Journal: medRxiv
Article Title: Automated Cell-free Protein Synthesis for Distributed Biomanufacturing
doi: 10.1101/2025.10.15.25338083
Figure Lengend Snippet: (a) Nanobodies targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and murine TNF, as well as the TNF itself, were produced on MANGO from CFPS reactions (b) After production, the products, including TNF (predominantly monomer with traces of dimer), TNF Nb, and anti-spike Nb (Nb21), were analyzed using 4-20% gradient SDS-PAGE and stained with ProBlue Safe, which confirmed their presence at the correct size. The molecular weight ladder (in kilodaltons) is shown on the left. (c) ELISA was performed against recombinant spike protein receptor-binding domain (RBD) using MANGO-produced anti-spike Nb21 as the primary antibody and HRP-conjugated anti-His₆ antibody as the secondary. Detection was performed using the QuantaBlu fluorogenic peroxidase substrate kit, and fluorescence intensity was measured in a conventional plate reader. (d) TNF neutralization assay was conducted using anti-TNF Nb (MANGO) and L929 cells, demonstrating (e) cell survival after preincubation of TNF (1 ng/mL) with both in-house and commercial antibodies. (f) Dose-response curves in the presence or absence of MANGO anti-TNF Nb. Luminescence was measured with a standard plate reader. Statistical significance was assessed using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. Data are shown as the mean of three technical replicates ± SD (ns p-value > 0.05, **** p-value < 0.0001). Abbreviations: TNF, tumor necrosis factor; TNFR, tumor necrosis factor receptor; Nb, nanobody.
Article Snippet: After six additional washes with PBST, wells were incubated for 1 hour at 350 rpm with anti-His6-HRP Ab (SouthernBiotech, 4603-05, 1:6,000) prepared in 0.5% skim milk (Bioshop) in PBST (Gibco).
Techniques: Produced, SDS Page, Staining, Molecular Weight, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Recombinant, Binding Assay, Fluorescence, Neutralization