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- Al-Amin, Rasel A., 1983-, et al.
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Target Engagement-Mediated Amplification for Monitoring Drug-Target Interactions in Situ
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- It is important to determine the localization of drugs or drug candidates at cellular and subcellular resolution in relevant clinical specimens. This is necessary to evaluate drug candidates from early stages of drug development to clinical evaluation of mutations potentially causing resistance to targeted therapy. We describe a technology where oligonucleotide-conjugated drug molecules are used to visualize and measure target engagement in situ via rolling-circle amplification (RCA) of circularized oligonucleotide probes (padlock probes). We established this target engagement-mediated amplification (TEMA) technique using kinase inhibitor precursor compounds, and we applied the assay to investigate target interactions by microscopy in pathology tissue sections and using flow cytometry for blood samples from patients, as well as in commercial arrays including almost half of all human proteins. In the variant proxTEMAtechnique, in situ proximity ligation assays were performed by combining drug-DNA conjugates with antibody-DNA conjugates to specifically reveal drug binding to particular on- or off-targets in pathological tissues sections. In conclusion, the TEMA methods successfully visualize drug-target interaction by experimental and clinically approved kinase inhibitors in situ and with kinases among a large collection of arrayed proteins.
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- Björkesten, Johan, et al.
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Multiplex digital enumeration of circular DNA molecules on solid supports
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Digital PCR is a detection method with unprecedented accuracy for DNA quantification, but with some limitations in the form of complexity of instrumentation and limited multiplexing. Here we present an isothermal platform for digital enumeration of DNA reaction products in multiplex via standard fluorescence microscopy, to overcome limitations of digital PCR. In this method, sets of small DNA circles, resulting from detection reactions, are captured on a streptavidin-coated surface and subjected to rolling circle amplification (RCA). We found that the addition of 15% polyethylene glycol 4000 to RCA on planar surfaces ensured uniform, easily counted signals, each of which represents an individual reaction product. The DNA circles were immobilized and detected with efficiencies of 50 and 100%, respectively, as determined by droplet digital PCR. We confirmed previous reports about the effect on RCA efficiency by sequence composition and size of the RCA templates at the level of individual amplified molecules, and we developed an efficient one-step de- and re-staining procedure for sequential multiplexing via toehold-triggered DNA strand displacement.
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- Björkesten, Johan, et al.
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Rolling circle amplification reporters – a general tool to simplify molecular detections
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Methods to detect biomolecules via rolling circle amplification (RCA), for example padlock probes and proximity ligation assay (PLA) tend to be complex and include several reaction steps. Herein, we evaluated a new tool for the toolbox of RCA-based detection methods - RCA Reporters. Briefly, RCA Reporters represent inert DNA structures that, upon contact with a specific nucleic acid sequence, unravel via a highly specific strand displacement process to initiate local enzyme-assisted RCA reactions. The RCA Reporters can be used to directly detect ssDNA or RNA in a sample, or proteins via oligonucleotide-conjugated antibodies. The reagents can also enable faster RCA reactions or extremely selective genotyping of RCA products with repeated copies of a target sequence through a majority-vote mechanism. Further amplification of ongoing RCA reactions via RCA Reporters can allow efficient digital enumeration of single molecules via flow cytometry, with potential for simple and highly accurate molecular counting assays. The intrinsic simplicity of RCA Reporter also renders them attractive for applications at the point of care.
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- Chen, Lei, 1985-, et al.
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Rare Mutation Detection in Blood Plasma Using sRCA Molecule Counting Probes
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Problems in biology and medicine frequently require the ability to observe, evaluate, andcount even extremely rare macromolecules in biological samples. In particular, rare tumorspecific mutations in plasma provide valuable insights in the course of malignant disease andresponses to therapy, but simpler assay techniques are needed. We describe herein a rapidand exquisitely specific means to recognize and magnify detection signals from individualmolecules to easily recorded levels via a process we call super rolling circle amplification(sRCA). We demonstrate the ability of this technique to enumerate tumor-specific sequencevariants in plasma from cancer patients via flow cytometry at very high efficiency, with specificityadequate to detect single nucleotide mutant sequences among 100,000 copies of thenormal sequence in a 3 hr protocol. And the mutation analysis data generated from patientctDNA samples with our sRCA method are in high accordance with the patients’ primary tumorsequencing data.
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- Darmanis, Spyros, et al.
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Multiplexed solid-phase proximity ligation assays: Highly specific and parallel protein measurements with DNA sequencing readout
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Identification and validation of protein biomarkers is a very important step towards the understanding of the underlying mechanisms of disease, early diagnosis and efficient patient treatment. To carry out this task, methods are needed that would allow us to mine the proteome with sufficient sensitivity and specificity in large sets of samples. We present herein the development of a Multiplexed Proximity Ligation Assay (MultiPLAy), to facilitate efficient protein profiling in a parallel, sensitive and specific manner. We showed that for the simultaneous analysis of 35 proteins MultiPLAy exhibited an improved sensitivity over conventional sandwich assays as well as a smaller susceptibility to background signal increase in the transition from singleplex to multiplex. We used MultiPLAy to identify putative biomarkers in two separate sample cohorts of colorectal cancer (CRC) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and with the use a novel multivariate analysis approach were able to identify new, as well as already known diagnostic biomarkers. Furthermore we were able to combine MultiPLAy with the use of next-generation sequencing allowing for the first time digital recording of protein profiles in blood. We demonstrated good reproducibility of MultiPLAy coupled to next-generation sequencing, as well as a satisfactory correlation to standard real-time PCR readout. We conclude that MultiPLAy has great potential as a basis for highly multiplexed protein detection assays that can be utilized for the identification of large numbers of proteins or protein variants. This will allow extensive validation of protein expression patterns in biobanked samples and in prospective studies, and can provide a much-needed platform for efficient validation of diagnostic markers for clinical use.
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- de Oliveira, Felipe, 1984-, et al.
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Autoimmunity detection via proximity assays
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Since autoantibodies are recognized as valuable biomarkers for clinical diagnostics and prognostics in autoimmune diseases such as Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) and Type 1 diabetes, detection of such markers at improved sensitivity and specificity could be of significant interest. In addition, as proximity assays have been shown to offer highly sensitive and specific detection of multiple proteins, the technique could be expanded to applications for autoimmunity detection. In the present study, we have applied the newly developed proximity ligation assay with rolling circle amplification (PLARCA), and proximity extension assay (PEA) for the detection of GADA, autoantibodies specific for glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65). Through the use of oligonucleotide conjugated autoantigen GAD65 and anti-human antibodies, as proximity probes, we were able to apply these proximity assays to detect GADA in a set of SPS patient samples. In summary, we have applied and established both PLARCA and PEA, as a proof of concept, for the use of the specific and sensitive autoimmune detection.
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