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Bifunctional immunoaffinity magnetic nanoparticles for high-efficiency separation of exosomes based on host-guest
Shuailong Pei1, Wanting Sun1, Qiang Han2
1College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116000, PR China; MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Centre for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China.
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Bifunctional immunoaffinity magnetic nanoparticles (BI-NPs) efficiently isolate exosomes from bodily fluids. This method offers high purity and yield, advancing exosome applications in disease diagnosis.
Area of Science:
- Biotechnology
- Nanotechnology
- Biochemistry
Background:
- Exosome isolation is critical for disease diagnosis and prognosis.
- Low exosome concentration in bodily fluids necessitates efficient isolation techniques.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a novel method for rapid and low-loss exosome isolation.
- To create bifunctional immunoaffinity magnetic nanoparticles (BI-NPs) for exosome capture and elution.
Main Methods:
- Constructed BI-NPs by binding Ti4+ and antibody to magnetic nanoparticles via host-guest interaction.
- Captured exosomes from cell culture supernatant using BI-NPs.
- Eluted exosomes using α-CD and 10% ammonia solution.
Main Results:
- Achieved exosome protein content up to 97 μg/mL.
- Identified 2822 protein groups, with 1060 derived from exosomes.
- Exosome protein mass obtained was over 2 times that of ultracentrifugation (UC).
- BI-NPs demonstrated high purity enrichment performance due to dual affinity and mild elution.
Conclusions:
- BI-NPs provide an efficient and mild approach for exosome isolation.
- This method enhances exosome enrichment purity and yield.
- BI-NPs facilitate exosome application in disease diagnosis and prognosis.
Abstract:
The investigation of exosomes holds substantial importance in the field of disease diagnosis and prognosis, where in the rapid and low-loss isolation of exosomes emerges as a crucial step owing to their exceedingly low concentration in bodily fluids. Herein, bifunctional immunoaffinity magnetic nanoparticles (BI-NPs) were successfully constructed by binding Ti4+ and antibody to magnetic nanoparticles through host-guest interaction. Exosomes in the cell culture supernatant could be effectively captured by the BI-NPs and then gently eluted with α-CD and 10% ammonia solution. Following the elution process, the content of captured exosome protein was determined to be up to 97 μg/mL. A total of 2822 protein groups were identified in the exosomes isolated by BI-NPs, 1060 protein groups were derived from exosomes. At the same time, the mass of exosome protein obtained by BI-NPs was more than 2 times that of UC isolation, and the above results indicated that BI-NPs had high purity enrichment performance. This is attributed to the fact that BI-NPs combine the dual affinity of Ti4+ and antibody to achieve efficient enrichment of exosomes, in addition to the mild elution property of BI-NPs due to the presence of the host-guest system. BI-NPs offer a novel approach for the isolation of exosomes, in order to further promote the application of exosomes in the required fields.
