A fluorescent lectin array using supramolecular hydrogel for simple detection and pattern profiling for various glycoconjugates

J Am Chem Soc. 2006 Aug 16;128(32):10413-22. doi: 10.1021/ja0613963.

Abstract

Because sugar and its derivatives play important roles in various biological phenomena, the rapid and high-throughput analysis of various glycoconjugates is keenly desirable. We describe herein the construction of a novel fluorescent lectin array for saccharide detection using a supramolecular hydrogel matrix. In this array, the fluorescent lectins were noncovalently fixed under semi-wet conditions to suppress the protein denaturation. It is demonstrated by fluorescence titration and fluorescence lifetime experiments that the immobilized lectins act as a molecular recognition scaffold in the hydrogel matrix, similar to that in aqueous solution. That is, a bimolecular fluorescence quenching and recovery (BFQR) method can successfully operate under both conditions. This enables one to fluorescently read-out a series of saccharides on the basis of the recognition selectivity and affinity of the immobilized lectins without tedious washing processes and without labeling the target saccharides. Simple and high-throughput sensing and profiling were carried out using the present lectin array for diverse glycoconjugates, which not only included a simple glucose, but also oligosaccharides, and glycoproteins, and, furthermore, the pattern recognition and profiling of several types of cell lysates were also accomplished.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Glycoconjugates / analysis*
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / chemistry*
  • Lectins / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Protein Array Analysis*

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Glycoconjugates
  • Lectins
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate