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Multiplex quadruple bioluminescent assay system.

Genta Kamiya¹, Nobuo Kitada¹, Shojiro Maki²

¹Department of Engineering Science, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo, 182-8585, Japan.

Scientific Reports

|October 19, 2022

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Researchers developed new bioluminescence (BL) substrates to prevent signal overlap in multiplex assays. This innovation enables precise, high-throughput imaging of multiple targets without optical cross-leakages.

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Bioimaging

Background:

Bioluminescence (BL) is a cold light emission from luciferin-luciferase reactions, widely used in bioassays and molecular imaging.
Existing BL methods suffer from broad spectral bandwidths and overlapping emissions in the blue-yellow region, leading to optical cross-talk in multiplex assays.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize novel coelenterazine (CTZ) analogues with blue-shifted spectral properties for selective marine luciferase illumination.
To develop a multiplex assay system for high-throughput screening and imaging without optical cross-leakages.

Main Methods:

Synthesis of a new series of K-series coelenterazine (CTZ) analogues.
Characterization of optical properties and specificity using marine luciferases (ALuc and RLuc).
Development of a multiplex quadruple bioluminescent assay system with specific single-chain bioluminescent probes and CTZ analogues.

Main Results:

K-series CTZ analogues exhibited unique, blue-shifted spectral properties.
K2 and K5 analogues demonstrated specific luminescence with ALuc and RLuc marine luciferases, respectively.
The developed assay system enabled multiplexed detection of four targets with minimized cross-leakages.

Conclusions:

The K-series CTZ analogues offer improved specificity and color variation for marine luciferases.
This approach effectively minimizes bioluminescence signal cross-talk, enhancing assay accuracy.
The multiplex quadruple bioluminescent assay system provides an efficient platform for specific, high-throughput bioimaging.