Shamsuddin, SH, Jayne, DG orcid.org/0000-0002-8725-3283, Tomlinson, DC orcid.org/0000-0003-4134-7484 et al. (2 more authors) (2021) Selection and characterisation of Affimers specific for CEA recognition. Scientific Reports, 11 (1). 744. ISSN 2045-2322
Abstract
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is the only blood based protein biomarker at present, used for preoperative screening of advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) patients to determine the appropriate curative treatments and post-surveillance screening for tumour recurrence. Current diagnostics for CRC detection have several limitations and development of a highly sensitive, specific and rapid diagnostic device is required. The majority of such devices developed to date are antibody-based and suffer from shortcomings including multimeric binding, cost and difficulties in mass production. To circumvent antibody-derived limitations, the present study focused on the development of Affimer proteins as a novel alternative binding reagent for CEA detection. Here, we describe the selection, from a phage display library, of Affimers specific to CEA protein. Characterization of three anti-CEA Affimers reveal that these bind specifically and selectively to protein epitopes of CEA from cell culture lysate and on fixed cells. Kinetic binding analysis by SPR show that the Affimers bind to CEA with high affinity and within the nM range. Therefore, they have substantial potential for used as novel affinity reagents in diagnostic imaging, targeted CRC therapy, affinity purification and biosensor applications.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biomedical Sciences (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (Leeds) > Synthetic Biology (Leed) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2021 13:43 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2022 14:50 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Research |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41598-020-80354-6 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:170135 |