@article{HuettlHettrichMilleretal.2013, author = {H{\"u}ttl, Christine and Hettrich, Cornelia and Miller, Reinhard and Paulke, Bernd-Reiner and Henklein, Petra and Rawel, Harshadrai Manilal and Bier, Frank Fabian}, title = {Self-assembled peptide amphiphiles function as multivalent binder with increased hemagglutinin affinity}, series = {BMC biotechnology}, volume = {13}, journal = {BMC biotechnology}, number = {22}, publisher = {BioMed Central}, address = {London}, issn = {1472-6750}, doi = {10.1186/1472-6750-13-51}, pages = {10}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Background: A promising way in diagnostic and therapeutic applications is the development of peptide amphiphiles (PAs). Peptides with a palmitic acid alkylchain were designed and characterized to study the effect of the structure modifications on self-assembling capabilities and the multiple binding capacity to hemagglutinin (HA), the surface protein of influenza virus type A. The peptide amphiphiles consists of a hydrophilic headgroup with a biological functionality of the peptide sequence and a chemically conjugated hydrophobic tail. In solution they self-assemble easily to micelles with a hydrophobic core surrounded by a closely packed peptide-shell. Results: In this study the effect of a multiple peptide binding partner to the receptor binding site of HA could be determined with surface plasmon resonance measurements. The applied modification of the peptides causes signal amplification in relationship to the unmodified peptide wherein the high constant specificity persists. The molecular assembly of the peptides was characterized by the determination of critical micelle concentration (CMC) with concentration of 10(-5) M and the colloidal size distribution. Conclusion: The modification of the physico-chemical parameters by producing peptide amphiphiles form monomeric structures which enhances the binding affinity and allows a better examination of the interaction with the virus surface protein hemagglutinin.}, language = {en} } @article{StechMerkSchenketal.2012, author = {Stech, Marlitt and Merk, Helmut and Schenk, J{\"o}rg A. and St{\"o}cklein, Walter F. M. and W{\"u}stenhagen, Doreen Anja and Micheel, Burkhard and Duschl, Claus and Bier, Frank Fabian and Kubick, Stefan}, title = {Production of functional antibody fragments in a vesicle-based eukaryotic cell-free translation system}, series = {Journal of biotechnology}, volume = {164}, journal = {Journal of biotechnology}, number = {2}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0168-1656}, doi = {10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.08.020}, pages = {220 -- 231}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Cell-free protein synthesis is of increasing interest for the rapid and high-throughput synthesis of many proteins, in particular also antibody fragments. In this study, we present a novel strategy for the production of single chain antibody fragments (scFv) in a eukaryotic in vitro translation system. This strategy comprises the cell-free expression, isolation and label-free interaction analysis of a model antibody fragment synthesized in two differently prepared insect cell lysates. These lysates contain translocationally active microsomal structures derived from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), allowing for posttranslational modifications of cell-free synthesized proteins. Both types of these insect cell lysates enable the synthesis and translocation of scFv into ER-derived vesicles. However, only the one that has a specifically adapted redox potential yields functional active antibody fragments. We have developed a new methodology for the isolation of functional target proteins based on the translocation of cell-free produced scFv into microsomal structures and subsequent collection of protein-enriched vesicles. Antibody fragments that have been released from these vesicles are shown to be well suited for label-free binding studies. Altogether, these results show the potential of insect cell lysates for the production, purification and selection of antibody fragments in an easy-to-handle and time-saving manner.}, language = {en} } @article{PolleyBasakHassetal.2019, author = {Polley, Nabarun and Basak, Supratim and Hass, Roland and Pacholski, Claudia}, title = {Fiber optic plasmonic sensors}, series = {Biosensors and bioelectronics : the principal international journal devoted to research, design development and application of biosensors and bioelectronics}, volume = {132}, journal = {Biosensors and bioelectronics : the principal international journal devoted to research, design development and application of biosensors and bioelectronics}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0956-5663}, doi = {10.1016/j.bios.2019.03.020}, pages = {368 -- 374}, year = {2019}, abstract = {A simple, convenient, and inexpensive method to fabricate optical fiber based biosensors which utilize periodic hole arrays in gold films for signal transduction is reported. The process of hole array formation mainly relies on self-assembly of hydrogel microgels in combination with chemical gold film deposition and subsequent transfer of the perforated film onto an optical fiber tip. In the fabrication process solely chemical wet lab techniques are used, avoiding cost-intensive instrumentation or clean room facilities. The presented method for preparing fiber optic plasmonic sensors provides high throughput and is perfectly suited for commercialization using batch processing. The transfer of the perforated gold film onto an optical fiber tip does not affect the sensitivity of the biosensor ((420 +/- 83) nm/refractive index unit (RIU)), which is comparable to sensitivities of sensor platforms based on periodic hole arrays in gold films prepared by significantly more complex methods. Furthermore, real-time and in-line immunoassay studies with a specially designed 3D printed flow cell are presented exploiting the presented optical fiber based biosensors.}, language = {en} }