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ArticleScientific reports2015

An optical biosensor assay for rapid dual detection of Botulinum neurotoxins A and E.

Christian Lévêque, Géraldine Ferracci, Yves Maulet, Christelle Mazuet, Michel R Popoff, Marie-Pierre Blanchard, Michael Seagar, Oussama El Far

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Christian LévêqueINSERM, UMR_S 1072, 13015 Marseille, France.
Géraldine FerracciCNRS, UMR 7286, Plate-Forme de Recherche en Neurosciences PFRN, 13015 Marseille, France.
Yves MauletINSERM, UMR_S 1072, 13015 Marseille, France.
Christelle MazuetCNR Bactéries Anaérobies et botulisme, Unité des Bactéries anaérobies et toxines. Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.
Michel R PopoffCNR Bactéries Anaérobies et botulisme, Unité des Bactéries anaérobies et toxines. Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.
Marie-Pierre BlanchardCNRS, UMR 7286, Plate-Forme de Recherche en Neurosciences PFRN, 13015 Marseille, France.
Michael SeagarINSERM, UMR_S 1072, 13015 Marseille, France.
Oussama El FarINSERM, UMR_S 1072, 13015 Marseille, France.
Aix-Marseille Université · FRInstitut Pasteur · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRInserm · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The enzymatic activity of the pathogenic botulinum neurotoxins type A and E (BoNT/A and E) leads to potentially lethal paralytic symptoms in humans and their prompt detection is of crucial importance. A chip assay based on Surface Plasmon Resonance monitoring of the cleavage products is a simple method that we have previously established to detect BoNT/A activity. We have now developed a similar format assay to measure BoNT/E activity. A monoclonal antibody specifically recognizing SNAP25 cleaved by BoNT/E was generated and used to measure the appearance of the neo-epitope following injection of BoNT/E over SNAP-25 immobilized on a chip. This assay detects BoNT/E activity at 1 LD50/ml within minutes and linear dose-responses curves were obtained using a multiplexed biosensor. A threshold of 0.01 LD50/ml was achieved after 5 h of cleavage. This assay is 10-fold more sensitive than the in vivo assay for direct detection of BoNT/E in serum samples. The SNAP25 chip assay is able to discriminate in an automated manner the presence of BoNT/E, BoNT/A or a combination of both toxins.

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Biosensing TechniquesBotulinum ToxinsBotulinum Toxins, Type AAntibodies, MonoclonalEnzyme ActivationEpitopesHumansKineticsLab-On-A-Chip DevicesMicrochip Analytical ProceduresSensitivity and SpecificitySubstrate SpecificityAntibodies, MonoclonalBotulinum ToxinsBotulinum Toxins, Type AEpitopesincobotulinumtoxinA

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PMID26648139
PMCPMC4673697
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