title: Yeast cell assay with a surface plasma resonance sensor at multiple penetration depths.
abstract: We demonstrated a novel yeast cell assay using a multiple depth surface plasmon resonance platform, which has three detection depths. In the study we first identified the minimal and maximum number of cells required for detection and then used the platform to conduct a drug potency study. The study showed that the rank order of potency for 3 drugs could be clearly determined and was the same regardless of the penetration depth used for the measurement. The rank order made sense based on their respective mechanism of action. However the data quality of the inhibition curve was best when measured at the 1500 nm depth. The dose dependent response was noticeable even after only 15 min treatment, which is much earlier than those from traditional methods. By comparing the response units obtained at 3 different penetration depths in various yeast cell assays, we have confirmed that simultaneously monitoring from multiple penetration depths likely offers advantages to better detect robust signals from yeast cells, which proves difficult with other optical sensors with a short penetration depth of < 300 nm. The assay could be broadly applicable to other rigid and spherical cell types for biology studies and for antibiotic discovery.
authors: Science & Technology Division, Corning Incorporated, Corning, New York, NY 14831, United States. Electronic address: lig2@corning.com.
authors: Guangshan
authors: G
authors: Li
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Bradshaw
authors: Fang
authors: F
authors: Lai
authors: Anping
authors: A
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D007834:Lasers; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents
keywords: Antibiotic inhibition; DRCA; Label-free cell assay; Multiple penetration depth; Surface Plasma Resonance; Yeast