Antibody-based nanoprobe for measurement of a fluorescent analyte in a single cell.
We report here the application of an antibody-based nanoprobe for in situ measurements of a single cell. The nanoprobe employs antibody-based receptors targeted to a fluorescent analyte, benzopyrene tetrol (BPT), a metabolite of the carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and of the BaP-DNA adduct. Detection of BPT is of great biomedical interest, since this species can serve as a biomarker for monitoring DNA damage due to BaP exposure and for possible precancer diagnosis. The measurements were performed on the rat liver epithelial clone 9 cell line, which was used as the model cell system. Before making measurements, the cells were treated with BPT. Nanoprobes were inserted into individual cells, incubated 5 min to allow antigen-antibody binding, and then removed for fluorescence detection. We determined a concentration of 9.6+/-0.2x10(-11) M for BPT in the individual cells investigated. The results demonstrate the possibility of in situ measurements inside a single cell using an antibody-based nanoprobe.
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- Spectrometry, Fluorescence
- Rats
- Pyrenes
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Liver
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Epithelium
- DNA Adducts
- Cell Line
- Biomarkers
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
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Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Spectrometry, Fluorescence
- Rats
- Pyrenes
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Liver
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Epithelium
- DNA Adducts
- Cell Line
- Biomarkers