Journal: PeerJ
Article Title: A novel one-step quick assay for detection of SARS-COV2 antibodies across mammalian species
doi: 10.7717/peerj.11381
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) A strategy of direct visualization of antigen-antibody reaction via aggregation by protein A/G/L. Antigen is labeled with GFP. Protein A/G/L cross-links Ig Fc and/or light chain of all antibodies (IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE, and IgD) that bind antigen-GFP to form high fluorescence aggregates. Aggregating fluorescent antigen-antibody complexes simultaneously depletes background fluorescence to achieve a high sensitivity. (B) One-Step assay. Rabbit polyclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV2 N nucleocapsid proteins were diluted in human serum. Different amount of the rabbit antibodies (100 ng (C), 10 ng (D), 1 ng (E)) was incubated with the scN-GFP fusion proteins for 5 min to examine the detection limit of the one-step test. Blackwhite images show antigen-antibody aggregates, and green fluorescence of the aggregates is shown side by side. Bar: 100 um. Non-specific background of the antigen-antibody aggregates was examined after 5 day incubation of reactions at 4 °C. (F) A pre-pandemic human serum was used as a negative control. (G) A positive control was human serum containing 100 ng of the rabbit antibodies against SARS-CoV2 N nucleocapsid protein.
Article Snippet: Rabbit polyclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV2 N nucleocapsid protein (cat. 40588-T62; SinoBiological, Beijing, China) were diluted in human serum to a concentration of 100 ng/ul, 10 ng/ul, 1 ng/ul, respectively.
Techniques: Labeling, Fluorescence, Incubation, Negative Control, Positive Control