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Title: | Rational selection of hidden epitopes for a molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor in the recognition of heat-denatured dengue NS1 protein | Authors: | Silva, Matheus Siqueira Tavares, Ana Patricia Moreira Coelho, Luiz Felipe Leomil Dias, Lígia Ely Morganti Ferreira Chura-Chambi, Rosa Maria Guimarães da Fonseca, Flávio Sales, Maria Goreti Ferreira Figueiredo, Eduardo Costa |
Keywords: | DENV; Epitope; Label-free; Molecularly imprinted polymers; NS1; Sensor | Issue Date: | 8-Jun-2021 | Publisher: | Elsevier | Serial title, monograph or event: | Biosensors and Biolectronics | Volume: | 191 | Abstract: | Rational selection of predicted peptides to be employed as templates in molecular imprinting was carried out for the heat-denatured non-structural protein 1 (NS1) of dengue virus (DENV). Conservation analysis among 301 sequences of Brazilian isolates of DENV and zika virus (ZIKV) NS1 was carried out by UniProtKB, and peptide selection was based on in silico data of the conservational, structural and immunogenic properties of the sequences. The selected peptide (from dengue 1 NS1) was synthesized and employed as a template in the electropolymerization of polyaminophenol-imprinted films on the surface of carbon screen-printed electrodes. Heat denaturation of the protein was carried out prior to analysis, in order to expose its internal hidden epitopes. After removal of the template, the molecularly imprinted cavities were able to rebind to the whole denatured protein as determined by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. This label-free sensor was efficient to distinguish the NS1 of DENV from the NS1 of ZIKV. Additionally, the sensor was also selective for dengue NS1, in comparison with human serum immunoglobulin G and human serum albumin. Additionally, the device was able to detect the DENV NS1 at concentrations from 50 to 200 μg L-1 (RSD below 5.04%, r = 0.9678) in diluted human serum samples. The calculated LOD and LOQ were, respectively, 29.3 and 88.7 μg L-1 and each sensor could be used for six sequential cycles with the same performance. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/95119 | ISSN: | 09565663 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113419 | Rights: | openAccess |
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