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Site-specific Labeling of Active Proteins with Gold Nanoparticles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Marie-Eve Aubin-Tam  and
Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli
Marie-Eve Aubin-Tam
Affiliation:
meaubin@mit.edu, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Biological Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Ave, 56-354, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli
Affiliation:
schiffer@mit.edu, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Biological Engineering, United States
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Abstract

Covalent conjugation of nanoparticles to proteins is challenging as proteins have numerous residues to which the nanoparticle can non-specifically adsorb. This is problematic as non-specific adsorption is known to denature the protein, altering its structure and thus compromising protein activity. We study site specific gold nanoparticle labeling of two enzymes, Ribonuclease S and Cytochrome c, with the goal of understanding conditions that minimize non-specific adsorption and optimize protein structure and activity. Ribonuclease S is a two-piece protein made of S-peptide and S-protein. 3nm gold nanoparticle is attached to a mutated cysteine residue on the S-peptide. The altered enzymatic activity of gold labeled Ribonuclease S is determined using RNA substrate with a fluorophore-quencher couple. Cytochrome c is linked to 1.5nm nanoparticles with ligands having neutral, negatively, or positively charged endgroups, through covalent attachment of gold with a specific surface cysteine residue. The labeled protein is characterized by circular dichroism spectroscopy and UV-visible absorption. For both proteins, agarose gel electrophoresis was used to determine optimal reaction stoichiometry and also probe non-specific adsorption between the nanoparticle and protein.

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nanostructurebiologicalcolloid
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 900: Symposium O – Nanoparticles and Nanostructures in Sensors and Catalysis , 2005 , 0900-O02-03
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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