A biological probe for single-molecule immunoassay and detection method and use thereof

Abstract

The present application belongs to the technical field of single molecule immunoassay, and relates to a biological probe for single molecule immunoassay, a detection method and use thereof, and the biological probe for single molecule immunoassay comprises a first probe and a second probe; the first probe comprises an oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 and a target molecule binding sequence Ab1; the second probe comprises an oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 and a target molecule binding sequence Ab2; the oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 comprises a spacer region, an oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 complementary region, and a molecular beacon complementary region 1; the oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 comprises a spacer region, an oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 complementary region, and a molecular beacon complementary region 2. This pair of biological probes can complementally hybridize, and can bind to fluorescent signals and target molecules, and realize single molecule recognition in one step through homogeneous immune reaction; the operation is simple, fast and low cost.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of immunoassay, and specifically relates to a biological probe agent for single-molecule immunoassay, a detection method and a use thereof. Background Art

[0002] Single-molecule immunoassay technology is a highly sensitive digital method that can achieve a sensitivity of 10 -16 M, which can meet the requirements of high-sensitivity detection of low-abundance proteins, has attracted much attention in the field of in vitro diagnosis.

[0003] In recent years, many new single-molecule immunoassay methods have been developed, and the gold standard for single-molecule immunoassays based on microfluidic chips is single-molecule array technology (SiMoA). However, this method has problems such as low magnetic bead loading efficiency, high chip processing cost, and complex heterogeneous reaction operation. Summary of the invention

[0004] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by this application is to provide a biological probe and detection method and use for single molecule immunoassay. The problem of complex operation and error accumulation of heterogeneous single molecule immunoassay is solved, and the bottleneck of complex operation of droplet collection and variable temperature incubation required for homogeneous single molecule immunoassay is broken through, and a homogeneous, rapid and constant temperature incubation single molecule immunoassay method is constructed.

[0005] To this end, this application provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a biological probe for single-molecule immunoassay, the biological probe comprising a first probe and a second probe; partial sequences of the first probe and the second probe can complementally hybridize;

[0007] The first probe includes a target molecule binding sequence Ab1 and an oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 in sequence in the 5'-3' direction;

[0008] The second probe includes an oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 and a target molecule binding sequence Ab2 in sequence in the 5'-3' direction;

[0009] The target molecule binding sequence Ab1 and the target molecule binding sequence Ab2 can both bind to the target molecule;

[0010] The oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 includes, in the 5'-3' direction, a spacer region, an oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 complementary region, and a molecular beacon complementary region 1;

[0011] The oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 includes, in order from 5' to 3', a molecular beacon complementary region 2, an oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 complementary region, and a spacer region;

[0012] The spacer sequence is used to reduce steric hindrance during protein binding.

[0013] The molecular beacon complementary region 1 and the molecular beacon complementary region 2 can respectively bind to partial sequences at both ends of the molecular beacon.

[0014] In an alternative embodiment, the target molecule comprises a protein, a non-protein antigen, a non-protein antibody or a non-protein microbial surface antigen;

[0015] And / or, the target molecule binding sequence Ab1 and the target molecule binding sequence Ab2 are both single-stranded nucleic acids, antibodies, antigens or aptamers that can bind to target molecules.

[0016] In an optional embodiment, the target molecule binding sequence Ab1 and the target molecule binding sequence Ab2 are a pair of antibodies that bind to different parts of the target molecule.

[0017] In an optional embodiment, the 3' end of the oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 is complementary to the 5' end of the molecular beacon sequence; the 5' end of the oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 is complementary to the 3' end of the molecular beacon sequence;

[0018] The connection methods of the oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 and the target molecule binding sequence Ab1, or the oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 and the target molecule binding sequence Ab2 include but are not limited to using streptavidin-biotin affinity reaction or chemical modification covalent reaction.

[0019] In a second aspect, the present application further provides a single molecule immunoassay system, the single molecule immunoassay system comprising: the biological probe and molecular beacon for single molecule immunoassay,

[0020] The two ends of the molecular beacon sequence are respectively connected to a fluorescence enhancing group and a quenching group;

[0021] Partial sequences at both ends of the molecular beacon sequence are complementary and hybridized to form a hairpin structure.

[0022] In an optional embodiment, the 5' end of the molecular beacon sequence is connected to a fluorescence enhancing group; the 3' end of the molecular beacon sequence is connected to a quenching group;

[0023] And / or, the fluorescence enhancing group includes FAM or ROX;

[0024] And / or, the quencher group includes BHQ1 or BHQ2.

[0025] In an optional embodiment, the molecular beacon sequence further comprises an enzyme cleavage site;

[0026] Preferably, the molecular beacon sequence further comprises two restriction sites;

[0027] And / or, the single molecule immunoassay system further comprises an endonuclease corresponding to the restriction site (the endonuclease cleavage site is consistent with that in the MB sequence);

[0028] And / or, the single molecule immunoassay system further comprises an enzyme cleavage buffer;

[0029] And / or, the single molecule immunoassay system further comprises a reaction buffer;

[0030] And / or, the single molecule immunoassay system further comprises a droplet forming agent, wherein the droplet forming agent comprises oils, and the oils include but are not limited to mineral oils, fluorinated oils and / or thermosetting oils.

[0031] The MB (molecular beacon) sequence contains two repeated restriction sites, and the restriction site of the endonuclease is consistent with that in the MB sequence.

[0032] In an optional embodiment, the endonuclease includes but is not limited to the use of Nt.BbvCI and / or Nb.Btsl;

[0033] And / or, the enzyme digestion buffer contains 10-50 mM KAc solution, 10-30 mM Tris-Ac solution, 10-20 mM Mg(Ac)2 solution and 80-150 μg / ml BSA solution (bovine serum albumin solution);

[0034] And / or, the reaction buffer contains 120-140 mM NaCl solution, 5-10 mM Na2HPO4 solution, 5-10 mM K2HPO4 solution and 5-10 mM MgCl2 solution;

[0035] And / or, the droplet forming agent further comprises a surfactant, and the surfactant includes but is not limited to SDS, Triton-X100 and / or Lecithin and the like.

[0036] In an optional embodiment, the single molecule immunoassay system comprises a single molecule immunoassay kit;

[0037] The single molecule immunoassay kit comprises an A reaction reagent device, a B reaction reagent device and a C reaction reagent device;

[0038] The reaction reagent contained in the A reaction reagent device includes a first probe; the reaction reagent contained in the B reaction reagent device includes a second probe; and the reaction reagent contained in the C reaction reagent device includes a molecular beacon.

[0039] In an optional embodiment, the single molecule immunoassay kit further comprises a D reaction reagent device, and the reaction reagent contained in the D reaction reagent device comprises an endonuclease and / or an enzyme digestion buffer;

[0040] And / or, the single molecule immunoassay kit further comprises an E reaction reagent device, and the reaction reagent contained in the E reaction reagent device comprises a reaction buffer;

[0041] And / or, the single molecule immunoassay kit further comprises an F reaction reagent device, and the reaction reagent contained in the F reaction reagent device comprises a droplet forming agent.

[0042] Droplet forming agents include oils and surfactants.

[0043] In an optional embodiment, the single molecule immunoassay system further comprises a microfluidic chip or a droplet generator.

[0044] The microfluidic chip is a droplet microfluidic chip.

[0045] In an optional embodiment, the microfluidic chip is a PDMS microfluidic chip, and PMMA and the like may also be used.

[0046] In a third aspect, the present application also provides a method for single molecule immunoassay, comprising detecting a target molecule using the biological probe for single molecule immunoassay and / or the single molecule immunoassay system;

[0047] Reagents including the first probe, the second probe, the target molecule, and the molecular beacon are mixed and reacted, and then the reaction solution is subjected to single molecule immunoassay.

[0048] In an optional embodiment, the molar ratio of the first probe to the second probe is (0.5-1.5):1;

[0049] and / or, the concentrations of the first probe and the second probe in the reaction solution are both 100 to 500 pM;

[0050] and / or, the concentration of the target molecule in the reaction solution is 0-1.5 pg / mL;

[0051] and / or, the concentration of the molecular beacon in the reaction solution is 1 to 30 μM;

[0052] And / or, the temperature of the mixing and reaction is 30-40° C., and the time of the mixing and reaction is 30-40 min;

[0053] And / or, the method further comprises forming a mixed reaction solution with the reaction solution and the endonuclease, dispersing the mixed reaction solution into single-molecule droplets under the action of a droplet forming agent, incubating the mixed reaction solution, and then performing the detection.

[0054] In an optional embodiment, the incubation temperature is 37-45° C., and the heating time is 30-50 min;

[0055] and / or, the concentration of the endonuclease in the mixed reaction solution is 2 to 5 U / mL;

[0056] And / or, the formation process of the single-molecule droplets includes: passing the mixed reaction solution and the droplet generating agent into a microfluidic chip or a droplet generator to disperse them to form single-molecule droplets;

[0057] And / or, the detection is specifically to place the microfluidic chip or droplet generator under a fluorescence microscope for observation and analysis.

[0058] The droplet forming agent includes oil and surfactant; the flow rate of the oil phase (oil and surfactant) is adjusted to 2 μL / min and the flow rate of the water phase is adjusted to 1 μL / min by a pump system.

[0059] The fluorescence microscope includes but is not limited to using an ordinary fluorescence microscope, an inverted fluorescence microscope, etc.

[0060] The fluorescence microscope excitation light wavelength includes but is not limited to 497nm, 649nm, 550nm, etc.

[0061] The detection is specifically to place the microfluidic chip or droplet generator under a fluorescence microscope for observation and analysis.

[0062] The content of the surfactant in the droplet forming agent is 1% to 3 vol%.

[0063] The diameter of the single molecule droplet ranges from 50 to 60 μm.

[0064] In a fourth aspect, the present application also provides a use of the biological probe for single molecule immunoassay, the single molecule immunoassay system, or the single molecule immunoassay method in single molecule immunoassay.

[0065] The technical solution of this application has the following advantages:

[0066] 1. The present application provides a biological probe for single-molecule immunoassay, comprising a first probe and a second probe; partial sequences of the first probe and the second probe can be complementary hybridized; the first probe comprises an oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 and a target molecule binding sequence Ab1; the second probe comprises an oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 and a target molecule binding sequence Ab2; both the target molecule binding sequence Ab1 and the target molecule binding sequence Ab2 can bind to the target molecule; the oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 comprises a spacer, an oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 complementary region, and a molecular beacon complementary region 1; the oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 comprises a spacer, an oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 complementary region, and a molecular beacon complementary region 2; the molecular beacon complementary region 1 and the molecular beacon complementary region 2 can respectively bind to partial sequences at both ends of the molecular beacon. This pair of sequences can be complementary hybridized, and can bind to the molecular beacon and the target molecule, and can achieve single-molecule recognition in one step through homogeneous immune reaction without variable temperature amplification, avoiding magnetic bead loading; the operation is simple, fast, and low cost; it can detect target molecules with a minimum concentration of 0.15fg / mL, with high sensitivity.

[0067] 2. The present application provides a single molecule immunoassay method, wherein the first probe, the second probe, the target molecule and the molecular beacon reagent are mixed and reacted to perform the detection. Only one step of homogeneous reaction is required before the detection, which reduces the complexity of the operation and does not require any extra washing steps. The method is simple, fast, time-saving and low-cost. The experimental examples verify that the biological probe for single molecule immunoassay can achieve high sensitivity and high specificity detection of the target molecule.

[0068] 3. The single-molecule immunoassay system provided in the present application includes a first probe, a second probe and a molecular beacon, and the two ends of the molecular beacon sequence are respectively connected to a fluorescence enhancing group and a quenching group; by lighting up the single-molecule droplets with the molecular beacon, rapid, low-cost, highly sensitive and specific single-molecule immunoassay is achieved.

[0069] 4. In the single-molecule immunoassay system provided by the present application, the molecular beacon contains a restriction site, and the molecular beacon is subjected to restriction cleavage cycles by means of endonucleases, thereby achieving signal amplification, precise targeting of the target, and quantitative detection of the target molecule. With strong specificity, high sensitivity, low background signal, and low reaction temperature, there is no need for variable temperature amplification technology, providing a highly sensitive analytical method for quantitative detection of target molecules.

[0070] 5. The single-molecule immunoassay method provided in this application does not rely on expensive PCR instruments, and the operation method is simpler and more convenient. It can be observed using a simple fluorescence microscope, without the need for precision devices such as total internal reflection microscopes and confocal microscopes, and is low-cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0071] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation methods of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the specific implementation methods or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0072] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a homogeneous immune response based on proximity hybridization and molecular beacons in Example 4 of the present application;

[0073] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a constant temperature amplification reaction in a droplet according to Example 4 of the present application;

[0074] Figure 3 The bright field image and fluorescence imaging image of the sample under a fluorescence microscope under the condition of a 50 μm diameter droplet in Example 5;

[0075] Figure 4 This is the single molecule fluorescence imaging image of samples with different concentration gradients in Example 6.

[0076] Figure 5 This is a comparison of the detection capabilities of the single molecule technology and the traditional ELISA method in Comparative Example 1.

[0077] Figure 6 Comparison of the detection capabilities of single molecule technology in Comparative Example 2 with liquid phase reactions under the same methodology.

[0078] Figure 7 This is the fluorescence imaging image of the biological probe in Comparative Example 3 without the spacer region. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0079] The following examples are provided for a better understanding of the present application, but are not limited to the best implementation mode described, and do not limit the content and protection scope of the present application. Any product identical or similar to the present application obtained by anyone under the inspiration of the present application or by combining the features of the present application with other prior arts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0080] Unless otherwise specified, the solutions in this application are all sterile aqueous solutions. If no specific experimental steps or conditions are specified in the following examples, the conventional experimental steps or conditions described in the literature in this field can be used. If the manufacturer of the reagents or instruments used is not specified, they are all conventional reagent products that can be purchased commercially.

[0081] The materials and reagents involved in the following examples are all commercially available products. The following are taken as examples, and the details are as follows:

[0082] Oligonucleotides (DNA1, DNA2) and molecular beacon (MB) sequences were synthesized by Shanghai Bioengineering. Target molecule (CRP) product number CRP313, antibody Ab1 product number CRP103 and Ab2 product number CRP105 were all purchased from Boyue Biotechnology.

[0083] The sequences of the above products are shown in Table 1 below.

[0084] Table 1 Sequence Listing

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[0086] In Table 1, the underlined represents the molecular beacon complementary region, and the underlined Indicates the complementary hybridization region of DNA1 and DNA2, the italicized is the spacer sequence. The underline is the restriction site sequence of "___"MB (this site corresponds to the Nt.BbvCI enzyme).

[0087] Endonucleases (Nt.BbvCI, Nb.Btsl, enzyme activity of 10,000U / ml) and enzyme digestion buffer were purchased from New England Biolabs, Inc. Other chemicals were from Shanghai Shenggong Company and were of analytical grade.

[0088] Example 1 Biological probe for single molecule immunoassay

[0089] This embodiment provides a biological probe for single molecule immunoassay, including a first probe and a second probe;

[0090] The first probe includes an oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 and a target molecule binding sequence Ab1;

[0091] The second probe includes an oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 and a target molecule binding sequence Ab2;

[0092] DNA1 and Ab1, DNA2 and Ab2 are linked using streptavidin-biotin affinity reaction or chemical modification covalent reaction.

[0093] Preparation of the first probe (DNA1-Ab1): using streptavidin-biotin affinity reaction, DNA1 is linked to biotin during synthesis, and Ab1 is linked to streptavidin. The second probe (DNA1-Ab1) is prepared using the same method as the first probe.

[0094] The oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 includes a spacer region, a region complementary to the oligonucleotide sequence DNA2, and a molecular beacon complementary region 1;

[0095] The oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 includes a spacer region, a region complementary to the oligonucleotide sequence DNA1, and a molecular beacon complementary region 2.

[0096] In this embodiment, the target molecule binding sequence Ab1 and the target molecule binding sequence Ab2 are a pair of antibodies to the target molecule. The target molecule binding sequence Ab1 and the target molecule binding sequence Ab2 are both single-stranded nucleic acids, antibodies, antigens or aptamers that can bind to the target molecule;

[0097] The 3' end of the oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 is complementary to the 5' end of the molecular beacon sequence; the 5' end of the oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 is complementary to the 3' end of the molecular beacon sequence.

[0098] The oligonucleotide sequences of the first probe and the second probe are shown in DNA1 (SEQ ID NO. 1 in the sequence list) and DNA2 (SEQ ID NO. 2 in the sequence list) in Table 1. The 5' end of the first probe is connected to Ab1 antibody, and the 3' end of the second probe is connected to Ab2 antibody.

[0099] Example 2 Single molecule immunoassay system

[0100] This embodiment provides a single molecule immunoassay system, comprising a first probe, a second probe and a molecular beacon.

[0101] The two ends of the molecular beacon sequence are connected to a fluorescence enhancing group and a quenching group respectively;

[0102] The 5' end of the molecular beacon sequence is connected to a fluorescence enhancing group; the 3' end of the molecular beacon sequence is connected to a quenching group;

[0103] The fluorescence enhancing group in this embodiment is FAM (it can also be a material with luminescent properties such as ROX); the quenching group is BHQ1 (it can also be a material with quenching properties such as BHQ2).

[0104] The molecular beacon sequence also contains two repeated restriction sites; the final nucleotide sequence of the molecular beacon is shown in the MB sequence in Table 1 (SEQ ID NO. 3 in the sequence listing).

[0105] The single molecule immunoassay system also includes an endonuclease (Nt.BbvCI); the endonuclease may also be Nb.Btsl;

[0106] The single-molecule immunoassay system also includes an enzyme cleavage buffer; the enzyme cleavage buffer contains 10-50mM KAc solution, 10-30mM Tris-Ac solution, 10-20mM Mg(Ac)2 solution and 80-150μg / ml BSA solution;

[0107] The single molecule immunoassay system also includes a reaction buffer, which contains 120-140 mM NaCl solution, 5-10 mM Na2HPO4 solution, 5-10 mM K2HPO4 solution and 5-10 mM MgCl2 solution;

[0108] The single molecule immunoassay system further comprises a droplet generator, wherein the droplet generator contains mineral oil (which may also be fluorinated oil and / or thermosetting oil);

[0109] The droplet forming agent also includes a surfactant, which includes but is not limited to SDS, Triton-X100, Lecithin and the like.

[0110] Example 3 Single molecule immunoassay kit

[0111] This embodiment provides a single molecule immunoassay kit, including an A reaction reagent device, a B reaction reagent device, and a C reaction reagent device;

[0112] The reaction reagent contained in the reaction reagent device A includes a first probe; the reaction reagent contained in the reaction reagent device B includes a second probe; and the reaction reagent contained in the reaction reagent device C includes a molecular beacon;

[0113] Preferably, the single molecule immunoassay kit further comprises a D reaction reagent device, and the reaction reagent contained in the D reaction reagent device comprises an endonuclease and / or an enzyme digestion buffer;

[0114] The single molecule immunoassay kit also includes an E reaction reagent device, and the reaction reagent contained in the E reaction reagent device includes a reaction buffer;

[0115] The single molecule immunoassay kit also includes an F reaction reagent device, and the reaction reagents contained in the F reaction reagent device include a droplet generating agent.

[0116] Example 4 Single molecule immunoassay method

[0117] This embodiment provides a method for single molecule immunoassay, using the biological probe for single molecule immunoassay of embodiment 1 or the single molecule immunoassay system of embodiment 2 or the single molecule immunoassay kit of embodiment 3 to detect the target molecule;

[0118] Single molecule recognition is accomplished through proximity hybridization and molecular beacons, and then single molecule is illuminated in a single droplet through constant temperature amplification in the droplet. Specifically, the process includes the following steps:

[0119] Step 1: Construct a homogeneous immune system for single-molecule recognition, such as Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1 middle:

[0120] Ab1—target molecule binding sequence (antibody 1); Ab2—target molecule binding sequence (antibody 2); DNA2-Ab2—second probe; DNA1-Ab1—first probe; MB—molecular beacon; PH complex—proximity hybridization complex; MB-PH complex—homogeneous immune complex.

[0121] The reaction system includes: 8μM MB, 0.5μM DNA1-Ab1, 0.5μM DNA2-Ab2, 137mM NaCl, 8mM Na2HPO4, 5mM K2HPO4, 5mM MgCl2 and target protein samples of different concentrations. Specifically, the concentration of the target molecule in the reaction solution is: 0, 0.15fg / mL, 1.5fg / mL, 15fg / mL, 0.15pg / mL, 1.5pg / mL. C-reactive protein (CRP) is used as the target molecule.

[0122] The above reaction system was mixed and reacted at 37° C. for 30 min to obtain a homogeneous immune complex.

[0123] Step 2: The homogeneous immune complex and the endonuclease form a mixed reaction solution, and the mixed reaction solution and the oil phase (thermosetting oil and surfactant) are dispersed into single molecule droplets under the action of the microfluidic chip, so that the single droplet loads the single molecule. The content of the surfactant in the oil phase is 2 vol%.

[0124] 10 μL of endonuclease (Nt.BbvCI) was mixed with the homogeneous immune complex and enzyme digestion buffer in step 1 to form a mixed reaction solution with an enzyme content of 3U / mL (as the aqueous phase), and passed into the PDMS microfluidic chip together with the oil phase. The pump system was used to adjust the oil phase flow rate to 2 μL / min and the aqueous phase (homogeneous immune complex and endonuclease as the aqueous phase) flow rate to 1 μL / min to generate single molecule droplets (50 μm).

[0125] The enzyme cleavage buffer contains 50mM Kac, 20mM Tris-Ac, 10mM Mg(Ac)2, and 100μg / ml BSA.

[0126] Step 3: Perform constant temperature amplification to allow a single molecule to light up a single droplet.

[0127] The droplet observation area in the PDMS microfluidic chip is heated at a constant temperature to allow the system to undergo enzyme cutting cycles ( Figure 2 ). The temperature of the enzyme digestion reaction was 40°C and the heating time was 40 min.

[0128] It can be seen from the examples that the present application only requires one step of homogeneous immune reaction outside the chip and only one step of constant temperature incubation inside the chip, and the operation process is simple, fast, and does not require high professionalism. The present application solves the problem that heterogeneous immunity currently requires multiple steps of washing outside the chip, and homogeneous immunity requires variable temperature amplification and relies on a PCR instrument.

[0129] Example 5 Single molecule immunoassay and observation

[0130] This embodiment uses a droplet with a diameter of 50 μm as a standard, and on the basis of Embodiment 4, uses the single molecule homogeneous immunoassay to detect the signal results of the experimental sample.

[0131] Specifically, the immune complex and endonuclease formed in Example 4 were dispersed into single droplets in the PDMS chip through a pump system. After the droplets were incubated at a constant temperature, they were observed using a fluorescence microscope. The test results were as follows: Figure 3 As shown (target protein concentration was 0.3 pg / mL).

[0132] The excitation light of the fluorescence microscope is 497nm.

[0133] From the experimental results, it can be seen that in the bright field image (left), the diameter of the droplet is about 50μm, and the corresponding fluorescence image (right) is the imaging image of a single molecule droplet in a microscope during detection.

[0134] Example 6 Single molecule immunoassay of target molecules at different concentrations

[0135] Based on Examples 4 and 5, this example is a fluorescence imaging diagram of the detection of target molecule (CRP) protein samples with different concentration gradients under the condition of a 50 μm diameter droplet. The test results are as follows Figure 4 As shown, Figure 4 In the figure, from left to right are 0, 0.15fg / mL, 1.5fg / mL, 15fg / mL, 0.15pg / mL, and 1.5pg / mL.

[0136] It can be seen from the experimental results that different concentrations of protein samples produce different single-molecule fluorescence phenomena, and the number of luminescent droplets is proportional to the sample concentration. The method proposed in this application can complete single-molecule homogeneous immunoassay for protein samples.

[0137] Comparative Example 1

[0138] The traditional ELISA method was used to detect CRP. The ELISA kit was purchased from Abcam, with the catalog number ab260058. The OD values ​​at different concentrations were measured according to the instructions. The test results are as follows: Figure 5As shown, according to the results, we can see that in the simple ELISA method, the detection limit for CRP protein is about 14.43pg / mL. However, using the single molecule homogeneous immune constant temperature amplification technology strategy in this application, the detection limit is significantly reduced and can reach 0.15fg / mL. By comparison, the single molecule immune method proposed in this application can achieve highly sensitive detection of target molecules.

[0139] Comparative Example 2

[0140] A homogeneous immune complex was formed according to the method of step 1 of Example 4. Subsequently, 10 μL of endonuclease (Nt.BbvCI) was mixed with the homogeneous immune complex and enzyme cleavage buffer to form a mixed reaction solution with an enzyme content of 3 U / mL, which was incubated in a tube, and a fluorescence spectrometer was used to capture the fluorescence signal instead of single molecule detection using a microfluidic chip.

[0141] Test results such as Figure 6 As shown, according to the results, we can see that in a simple liquid phase method, the detection limit for CRP protein is about 10pg / mL. However, using the single molecule homogeneous immune constant temperature amplification technology strategy in this application, the detection limit is significantly reduced and can reach 0.15fg / mL. By comparison, the single molecule immune method proposed in this application can achieve highly sensitive detection of target molecules.

[0142] Comparative Example 3

[0143] The probes substantially the same as those in Example 1 were used, with the only difference being that neither the first probe nor the second probe included a spacer region.

[0144] Single molecule immunoassay was performed in exactly the same manner as in Example 4 and Example 5.

[0145] The results showed that when the target concentration was 0 and 0.3 pg / mL, the fluorescent droplet phenomenon was as follows Figure 7 As shown in the figure (the left figure corresponds to a target concentration of 0, and the right figure corresponds to a target concentration of 0.3 pg / mL), the signal is similar to the background result, and there is no gradient phenomenon. This may be because when the spacer sequence does not exist, after the two antibodies bind to the target, the nucleic acid chains do not have enough space to approach each other for hybridization complementation.

[0146] Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for the purpose of clear explanation, and are not intended to limit the implementation methods. For those skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the implementation methods here. The obvious changes or modifications derived therefrom are still within the scope of protection created by this application.

Claims

1. A biological probe for single molecule immunoassay, characterized in that: The biological probe comprises a first probe, a second probe and a molecular beacon; partial sequences of the first probe and the second probe can complementally hybridize; The first probe includes a target molecule binding sequence Ab1 and an oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 in sequence in the 5'-3' direction; the oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 is as SEQ ID NO.1; The second probe includes an oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 and a target molecule binding sequence Ab2 in sequence in the 5'-3' direction; the oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 is as SEQ ID NO.2; The target molecule binding sequence Ab1 and the target molecule binding sequence Ab2 can both bind to the target molecule; The oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 includes, in the 5'-3' direction, a first spacer region, a complementary region to the oligonucleotide sequence DNA2, and a first molecular beacon complementary region; The oligonucleotide sequence DNA2 includes, in order from 5' to 3', a second molecular beacon complementary region, an oligonucleotide sequence DNA1 complementary region, and a second spacer region; The first molecular beacon complementary region and the second molecular beacon complementary region are respectively capable of binding to partial sequences at both ends of the molecular beacon; The two ends of the molecular beacon sequence are connected with a fluorescence enhancing group and a quenching group respectively; the two end partial sequences of the molecular beacon sequence are complementary and hybridized to form a hairpin structure; the molecular beacon sequence is as SEQ ID NO.

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2. The biological probe for single molecule immunoassay according to claim 1, characterized in that: The target molecule includes a protein, a non-protein antigen or a non-protein microbial surface antigen; And / or, the target molecule binding sequence Ab1 and the target molecule binding sequence Ab2 are single-stranded nucleic acids, antibodies, antigens or aptamers that bind to different parts of the target molecule.

3. A single molecule immunoassay system, characterized in that: The single molecule immunoassay system comprises: the biological probe for single molecule immunoassay according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the biological probe comprises a first probe, a second probe and a molecular beacon; The molecular beacon sequence also contains restriction sites; The single molecule immunoassay system further comprises an endonuclease corresponding to the restriction site; The single molecule immunoassay system further includes an enzyme digestion buffer; The single molecule immunoassay system further comprises a reaction buffer; And / or, the single molecule immunoassay system further comprises a droplet forming agent, wherein the droplet forming agent comprises oil, wherein the oil comprises mineral oil, fluorinated oil and / or thermosetting oil.

4. The single molecule immunoassay system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The endonuclease comprises Nt.BbvCI and / or Nb.Btsl; The enzyme digestion buffer contains 10-50 mM KAc solution, 10-30 mM Tris-Ac solution, 10-20 mM Mg(Ac)2 solution and 80-150 μg / ml BSA solution; The reaction buffer contains 120-140 mM NaCl solution, 5-10 mM Na2HPO4 solution, 5-10 mM K2HPO4 solution and 5-10 mM MgCl2 solution; And / or, the droplet forming agent further comprises a surfactant, and the surfactant comprises SDS, Triton-X100 and / or Lecithin.

5. The single molecule immunoassay system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The single molecule immunoassay system comprises a single molecule immunoassay kit; The single molecule immunoassay kit comprises an A reaction reagent device, a B reaction reagent device and a C reaction reagent device; The reaction reagent contained in the A reaction reagent device includes a first probe; the reaction reagent contained in the B reaction reagent device includes a second probe; and the reaction reagent contained in the C reaction reagent device includes a molecular beacon.

6. The single molecule immunoassay system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The single molecule immunoassay kit further comprises a D reaction reagent device, wherein the reaction reagent contained in the D reaction reagent device comprises an endonuclease and / or an enzyme digestion buffer; The single molecule immunoassay kit further comprises an E reaction reagent device, wherein the reaction reagent contained in the E reaction reagent device comprises a reaction buffer; The single molecule immunoassay kit further comprises an F reaction reagent device, wherein the reaction reagent contained in the F reaction reagent device comprises a droplet forming agent; And / or, the single molecule immunoassay kit further comprises a G reaction chip device, and the G reaction chip device comprises a microfluidic chip or a droplet generator.

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