Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) is a widely-used label-free technique to characterize a variety of molecular interactions. SPR is an optical phenomenon that is sensitive to changes in the dielectric properties of the medium close to a metal surface. Specifically, the resonance condition is affected by changes in refractive index occurring up to 300 nm above the metal surface (Au) and thus by the material absorbed onto the metal film. Therefore, the SPR signal is a measure of the total mass concentration at the gold sensor chip surface.
Typically, a mobile molecule (analyte) is injected across an immobilized binding partner (ligand) and as the analyte binds, this mass accumulation on the sensor surface leads to an increase in refractive index, and the result is plotted as response versus time. SPR is commonly utilized by researchers to determine association/dissociation rates, affinities and thermodynamics of biomolecular interactions.
Traditionally, the interactions under study with SPR include those occurring with and between the major classes of biological macromolecules along with those involving small molecules and drugs. These classic experiments have been primarily carried with just purified samples. Reichert’s SPR systems implement a very robust fluidics arrangement that can accommodate a wide variety of sample compositions including crude samples such as lysates, whole cells and serum. In addition, Reichert’s systems are housed in an open architecture that easily allows coupling to other analytical techniques and instruments. Along with excelling at traditional biomolecular interactions, Reichert’s systems pave the way for new avenues of investigation involving crude samples and whole cells along with the ability to couple SPR to other techniques. This presentation will focus on the SPR technique and provide examples of unique applications with cells along with the possibility of interfacing SPR with other analytical methods.
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Expanding Surface Plasmon Resonance Capabilities with Reichert
1. Paving the Way for New Applications through
Flexible Biomolecular Interaction Analysis
2. Reichert Life Science Legacy
• 100+ year optics history
– Instruments with leading sensitivity, robustness and efficiency
• 20 years of SPR expertise
• >250 publications on Reichert SPR
• Cover the full spectrum of bio-molecular interactions
– Protein-protein, Protein-DNA, Protein-carbohydrate, etc.
– Protein-small molecule
– Whole cells, viruses
• Ensuring success through superior support & service
– SPR support staff helps researchers solve problems
– Methods development, high-volume experiments, feasibility studies
A history of exceptional performance, value and support.
3. Reichert SPR Product Offerings
• Innovative two and four channel systems
– High sensitivity for low molecular weight analysis & increased confidence
• Noise and sensitivity performance
required for challenging applications
• More applications and sample types
– Robust enough for handling crude samples,
cell lysates, aggregates
• High sample capacity
– Two 96- or 384-well plates
– Up to 768 samples—or any combination
of plates and vials
• Scalable to meet your needs now and later
– Solutions grow as you do
– Professional services available
4. What is Surface Plasmon Resonance?
Metal Surface
Plasmons (Electron
Waves)
Surface Plasmon Resonance
Angle
Intensity
> θc
Resonance
(Energy Transfer)
6. Response Units
Time
Response
Units are in µRIU (10-6 refractive index units)
1 µRIU = 1 pg/mm2 of mass binding
A very precise refractometer
A very precise mass sensor
7. Versatile Technique
Time
Response
Binding Reponse
Baseline
Is there an interaction? (Yes/No Binding)
How strong is the interaction? (Affinity)
How quickly do they interact and dissociate? (Kinetics)
Why? (Thermodynamics) (∆H, ∆S, ∆G)
How much? (Concentration)
Regeneration
8. All Classes of Biomolecules
<100 Da to Proteins to Cells
• Proteins
• Lipids
• Carbohydrates
• Nucleic Acids
• LMW Molecules
• Whole Cells
• Bacteria, Viruses
9. Low Volume Flow Cell
Sensor Slide
Inlet from Injector
Outlet from Left Channel
Outlet From Right
Channel or Both
Channels
2CH 4CH
16. Example 2: Cell Adhesion Studies
In collaboration with Dr. Michael Hill, Bioengineering Department, SUNY Buffalo
17. Cell Attachment Studies
Flow rate reduced
• Differential cell adhesion to immobilized
proteins can be correlated to protein
surface energy
• Proteins with higher surface energy have
greater tendency to bind cells
Cells
20. Greater Strength of Binding on Collagen I
200 µm
200 µm
Collagen I Matrigel®
10x20x
Serum
21. • Collagen I: Higher γp and γ+ correlate with increased cell adhesion
strength. This is the condition for ECs on stromal tissue as they undergo
angiogensis.
• Matrigel®: Lower γp and γ+ correlates with reduced EC interaction. This
occurs when cells form monolayers on basement membranes
• Young’s modulus of adhesion calculated via SPR
• Matrigel® ~0.5MPa & Collagen ~2MPa
• All results correlate well with AFM
Conclusions (I)
Collagen I: Immobilized arrays of
Lewis acid and Lewis base groups
Matrigel®: Cross-linked structure
causes shielding of Lewis
acid/base.
+ = Lewis acid
- = Lewis base
22. • SPR: Used to probe cell-matrix interactions in the context of both specific
and non-specific cell adhesion systems
• The two types of adhesion often co-exist in particular biological
contexts
• SPR is useful to dissect intermolecular force characteristics of cell
adhesion in different model systems, especially at short length and
time scales
• Hyperosmolar shock studies with SPR: can quantify strength of cell
interactions with proteins
• Cheaper, simpler, easier compared to past methods
• Similar quantitative results in comparison to Atomic Force
Microscopy
Conclusions (II)
27. • Results indicate that the measurement of cell adhesion can be easily
performed using a Reichert SPR system.
• In general, the study demonstrates the ability to perfuse live cells and probe
cell-protein interactions in the time scale of typical SPR runs.
• Reichert SPR systems provide the means to obtain quantitative
measurements by enabling ready manipulation of cell capture flow rates,
detachment kinetics under defined shear stress, and studies of osmotic
pressure perturbation.
• In comparison to other competing technologies like atomic force microscopy,
SPR measurements are more straightforward and cost- effective and the
measurements reflect the behavior of the average cell in a cell population
(rather than individual cells).
Conclusions from Cell Binding Studies
30. Horse Heart Myoglobin (HHM)/anti-HHM as Model System
• SPR sensorgram obtained for
HHM/anti-HHM in SPR/mass spec
coupling interface
• Total Ion chromatogram and multiple
charged ions identify the unfolded
apoprotein recognized by the antibody
31. Epitope Determination
• Aß- autoantibody Immobilized on a
Dextran sensor chip
• Tryptic mixture of Aß-peptide
fragments injected over immobilized
antibody
• Sensorgrams of the epitope peptide
binding to Aß- autoantibody
• ESI-MS identification by online SPR-
MS of the epitope Aß(17-28) eluted
from the Aß-antibody upon
proteolytic extraction
32. Applications of SPR-MS Analyzer
• Affinity-based biomarker evaluation
• Identification of protein and peptide epitopes
• Precise antibody affinity characterization
• Direct label-free antigen quantification
33. Example 5: Annexin V and PSP1 Peptide Binding to PS
Liposomes
Annexin V – Popular probe for imaging
apoptotic cell
Peptide –based PS Indicator (PSP1)
Kim S, Bae SM, Seo J, Cha K, Piao M, Kim S-J, et al. (2015) Advantages of the Phosphatidylserine-Recognizing Peptide PSP1 for
Molecular Imaging of Tumor Apoptosis Compared with Annexin V. PLoS ONE 10(3): e0121171. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121171
36. The Reichert SPR Advantage
• Your partner every step of the way
– Unmatched customer service and support solutions
– Maximum uptime drives better results
• Solve your research bottlenecks
– Scalable to research and lab needs
– Systems accessible to your lab
• Reliable binding, kinetics, concentration
and thermodynamic data
– Helping you answer questions quantitatively
• Increase your sample flexibility
– Broader application options
– Robust fluidics
• Reduce your equipment and maintenance costs