Biomimetic estrogen sensor based on soft colloidal probes

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Beitragende

  • David Rettke - , Berufsakademie Sachsen - Staatliche Studienakademie (Autor:in)
  • Florian Seufert - , Berufsakademie Sachsen - Staatliche Studienakademie (Autor:in)
  • Julia Döring - , Institut für Genetik (Autor:in)
  • Kai Ostermann - , Institut für Genetik (Autor:in)
  • Dimitri Wilms - , Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf (Autor:in)
  • Stephan Schmidt - , Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf (Autor:in)
  • Tilo Pompe - , Berufsakademie Sachsen - Staatliche Studienakademie (Autor:in)

Abstract

An increasing number of reports substantiate the link between emerging estrogenic pollutants and a variety of adverse effects including developmental disorders, infertility, cancer and neurological disorders, threatening public health as well as environment. The detection of the diverse classes of estrogenic and antiestrogenic substances is still challenging due to analytics which needs to cover the whole range of compounds acting on estrogen receptors and the complex estrogen pathways. In this proof-of-concept study, we report a novel biomimetic detection scheme based on the specific recognition of estrogenic ligands by estrogen sulfotransferase 1E1 (SULT1E1), which acts as one of the key enzymes in estrogen homeostasis. SULT1E1 was site-specifically immobilized on transparent glass slides via a hexahistidine-tag in a multi-step procedure. Soft colloidal probes (SCPs) covalently functionalized with ligands of SULT1E1, namely estrone and estradiol 17-(β-D-glucuronide), served as adhesion probes. The various functionalization steps were analyzed and optimized using epifluorescence, confocal laser scanning as well as reflection interference contrast microscopy (RICM). A competitive SCP binding assay probing the elastic SCP deformation driven by the specific interaction between SCPs and the SULT1E1 decorated glass slides was employed in conjunction with an optical readout by RICM and automated image analysis to detect estrogenic compounds by their inhibition of SCP adhesion. This sensing concept has demonstrated exceptional specificity for estrogenic steroid compounds compared to structurally related substance classes and provides promising options for multiplexed assays and incorporation of other proteins of the endocrine system to fully capture the whole ensemble of hormonally active substances.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer113506
Seitenumfang9
FachzeitschriftBiosensors & bioelectronics
Jahrgang2021
Ausgabenummer192
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 15 Nov. 2021
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 85111247776
PubMed 34325320
ORCID /0000-0001-7717-4381/work/142252484

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

Schlagwörter

  • Biomimetics, Biosensing Techniques, Estradiol, Estrogens, Receptors, Estrogen

Bibliotheksschlagworte