title: Sensitive detection of estrogenic mycotoxin zearalenone by open sandwich immunoassay.
abstract: Zearalenone (ZEA) is an estrogenic mycotoxin produced by Fusarium sp., and its production on corn and small grains during storage has been of considerable concern. For sensitive ZEA detection, we applied an open sandwich (OS) immunoassay that can noncompetitively detect monovalent antigens utilizing an antigen-induced enhancement of the V(H)/V(L) interaction. We cloned the V(H) and V(L) cDNAs of anti-ZEA mAb to a split-Fv phagemid pKST2, and firstly both V(H) and V(L) fragments were displayed on M13 phage p9 and p7, respectively, using an amber suppressor, TG-1, as a host. The split-Fv phage showed specific binding to immobilized ZEA, which was well inhibited by free ZEA. Then, the V(H)/V(L) interaction and its antigen-dependency were analyzed using a non-suppressor HB2151 as a host to produce V(H)-displaying phage and his/myc-tagged soluble V(L) in the culture supernatant. By capturing V(L) with an anti-myc or -his antibody and probing bound V(H)-phage, ZEA was successfully detected with a superior detection limit as well as a wider working range than those of a competitive assay. Also, essentially the same results were reproduced with purified V(H)-alkaline phosphatase and MBP-V(L) fusion proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Munakata
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinoda
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D007118:Immunoassay; D058619:Maltose-Binding Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D019151:Peptide Library; D015025:Zearalenone / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal; D058619:Maltose-Binding Proteins; D009183:Mycotoxins; D019151:Peptide Library; D015025:Zearalenone