RNA Analysis Using Immunoassay Detection Format (2024) Methods in molecular biology
Date:
06/15/2024
Citation:
Astatke M, Tiburzi O, Connolly A, Robinson ML. RNA Analysis Using Immunoassay Detection Format. Methods Mol Biol. 2024;2822:175-186. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3918-4_13. PMID: 38907919.
Abstract
Oligonucleotide probe tagging and reverse transcriptase polymerase-chain reaction (RT-PCR) are the most widely used techniques currently used for detecting and analyzing RNA. RNA detection using labeled oligonucleotide probe-based approaches is suitable for point-of-care (POC) applications but lacks assay sensitivity, whereas RT-PCR requires complex instrumentation. As an alternative, immunoassay detection formats coupled with isothermal RNA amplification techniques have been proposed for handheld assay development. In this chapter, we describe a robust technique comprising of: (a) target RNA tagging with a complementary oligonucleotide probe labeled with a hapten moiety to form a DNA/RNA duplex hybrid; (b) complexing the DNA/RNA duplex with a pre-coated antibody (Ab) directed at the hapten moiety; (c) sandwich complex formation with an Ab that selectively recognizes the DNA/RNA structural motif; and (d) detection of the sandwich complex using a secondary Ab enzyme conjugate targeting the anti-DNA/RNA Ab followed by standard enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) visualization.