Abstract
We described the development of functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) with PEG-modification, a phospholipids micelle coating, and their use in manipulating histidine-tagged proteins. Highly monodisperse MNPs were synthesized in an organic solvent and could be phase-transferred into an aqueous solution by encapsulating the nanoparticles with a phospholipids micelle. The phospholipids micelle coating rendered the nanoparticles highly water-soluble, and the functional groups of the phospholipids coating allowed for the bioconjugation of various moieties, such as fluorescent molecules and engineered proteins. Functionalized phospholipids, such as nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)-phospholipids, caused the MNPs to bind and allowed for manipulation of histidine-tagged proteins. Due to their high surface/volume ratio, the MNPs showed better performance (about 100 times higher) in immobilizing engineered proteins than conventional micrometer-sized beads. This demonstrates that MNPs coated with phospholipids micelle can be a versatile platform for the effective manipulation of various kinds of engineered proteins, which is very important in the field of proteomics. It is expected that a combination of MNPs with optical fluorescent molecules can find applications in bimodal (magnetic and optical) molecular imaging nanoprobes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 926-930 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Volume | 344 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Jun 9 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Grant No. RTI04-03-06 from the Regional Technology Innovation Program of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE), the KETI Research Program (Grant No. 10023796-2005-01), and the KRIBB Research Initiative Program.
Keywords
- Fluorescent proteins
- Immobilization of proteins
- Magnetic nanoparticles
- NTA-phospholipids
- Phospholipids micelle
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology