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A Novel Fluorescent Probe:  Europium Complex Hybridized T7 Phage

Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439
Bioconjugate Chem., 2005, 16 (5), pp 1054–1057
DOI: 10.1021/bc050108+
Publication Date (Web): August 18, 2005
Copyright © 2005 American Chemical Society

Synopsis

A novel fluorescent probe was created by filling a ligand displayed T7 ghost with fluorescent europium complex. The nature of such a hybridized phage, which contains a fluorescent inorganic core surrounded by a biofunctional capsid shell, was confirmed by electron microscope with EDX and enhanced ELISA. As a benefit of phage display and manifold materials that can be filled to the ghost, the inorganic hybridized phages represent a new class probes for bioassays and bioimaging.

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We report on the creation of a novel fluorescent probe of europium-complex hybridized T7 phage. It was made by filling a ligand-displayed T7 ghost phage with a fluorescent europium complex particle. The structure of the hybridized phage, which contains a fluorescent inorganic core surrounded by a ligand-displayed capsid shell, was confirmed by electron microscope, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), bioassays, and fluorescence spectrometer. More importantly, as a benefit of the phage display technology, the hybridized phage has the capability to integrate an affinity reagent against virtually any target molecules. The approach provides an original method to fluorescently “tag” a bioligand and/or to “biofunctionalize” a fluorophore particle. By using other types of materials such as radioactive or magnetic particles to fill the ghost phage, we envision that the hybridized phages represent a new class of fluorescent, magnetic, or radioprobes for imaging and bioassays and could be used both in vitro and in vivo.

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Received 6 April 2005
Published online 18 August 2005
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