Background
Results
Features | ABR | ANG | SB | RND |
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Working volume | 25 µL | 25 µL | 25 µL | 50 µL |
Working concentration of capture antibody | 10 µg/mL | 10 µg/mL | 2 µg/mL | 4 µg/mL |
Washing buffer post-coating | TBS-based buffer | PBS-based buffer | PBS-based buffer | PBS-based buffer |
Blocking step post-coating | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Working concentration of detection antibody | 60 ng/mL | 60 ng/mL | 100 ng/mL | 125 ng/mL |
Detection antibody | AP conjugated | AP conjugated | HRP conjugated | Unconjugated |
Incubation period post-antibody addition | 1 h | 1 h | 1 h | 2 h |
Washing buffer post-antibody addition | PBS-based buffer | PBS-based buffer | PBS-based buffer | PBS-based buffer |
Additional conjugation | NA | NA | NA | HRP |
Substrate reagent | LumiPhos Plus | LumiPhos Plus | LumiPhos-HRP | LumiPhos-HRP |
Incubation period post-substrate addition | 20 min | 20 min | 2 min | 2 min |
Lower range | 0.014 ng/mL | 0.17 ng/mL | 0.018 ng/mL | 0.015 ng/mL |
Upper range | 5 ng/mL | 5 ng/mL | 5 ng/mL | 3 ng/mL |
CA-p24 ELISA protocols
HIV isolate | Accession number | Subtype | Tropism |
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DJ258 | L22939 | A | R5 |
92UG029 | Partial | A | X4 |
NSI18 | NA | B | R5 |
SF162 | M65024 | B | R5 |
ADA | AF004394 | B | R5 |
Ba-L | M68893 | B | R5 |
JR-CSF | M38429 | B | R5 |
HXB2 | MZ868395 | B | X4 |
NL4-3 | AF003887 | B | X4 |
SI19 | NA | B | X4 |
SI22 | NA | B | X4 |
LAI | X01762 | B | X4 |
IIIB | KJ925006 | B | X4 |
RF | M17451 | B | R5X4 |
SF2 | K02007 | B | R5X4 |
3920C6 | Partial | B | R5X4 |
39201E8 | Partial | B | R5X4 |
PHD79C12 | Partial | C | R5 |
PHD79B8 | Partial | C | X4 |
92UG024 | Partial | D | X4 |
94TH001 | Partial | CRF01_AE | R5 |
94TH304 | NA | CRF01_AE | X4 |
Detection of HIV-1 isolates
Reactivity of ELISA systems towards HIV-1 A and B subtypes
Correlations between ELISA systems
Reproducibility of ELISA systems and influence of viral inactivation
Discussion
Conclusions
Methods
Biosafety
Production of HIV-1 isolates
CA-p24 ELISA solutions
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First wash buffer solution and dilution buffer:
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10 × Tris buffered saline (TBS) buffer: 1.37 M NaCl (80 g) + 27 mM KCl (2 g) + 2.4 g of Tris in a volume of 950 ml of ddH2O. Adjust pH to 7.4 with HCl and add ddH2O up to a volume of 1,000 mL. Store at room temperature (20–25 °C). Dilute 1:10 with ddH2O for 1 × TBS buffer.
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1 × TBS + 0.05% Empigen: Add 83 ml of 30% Empigen into 500 ml of 1 × TBS buffer (Table 3).
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Second wash buffer solution:
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10 × phosphate-buffered saline (PBS): 20 PBS tablets and up to 950 mL of ddH2O. Adjust pH to 7.4 with HCl up to 1000 mL and purify with a 0.2 µm filter and store at room temperature (20–25 °C). Dilute 1:10 with ddH2O for 1 × PBS buffer.
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10 × PBS buffer + 1% Tween. Add 10 ml of Tween 20 into 990 ml of 10 × PBS buffer. Store at room temperature (20–25 °C). Dilute 1:10 with ddH2O for 1 × PBS buffer + 0.1% Tween.
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Coating buffer and antibody:
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0.05 M NaHCO3: 4.2 g NaHCO3 and up to 450 mL of ddH2O. Adjust pH to 8.5 and add ddH2O up to a volume of 500 mL. Store at room temperature (20–25 °C).
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Anti-HIV Gag CA-p24: reconstitute according to manufacturer’s instructions. Make 100 µl aliquots and store at − 20 °C until use. To coat one 96-well plate, add 25 µl of aliquoted capture antibody into 2,475 µl of 0.05 M NaHCO3 (10 µg/mL) and dispense 25 µl of capture antibody solution into each well.
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CA-p24 standard protein and curve:
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CA-p24 protein: reconstitute with 1 × TBS, 20% Sheep serum, and 1% Empigen to a concentration of 10 µg/mL. Dilute 1:10 with 1 × TBS + 1% Empigen to a concentration of 1 µg/mL. Make 30 µl aliquots and store at -80 °C until use.
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CA-p24 standard curve: add 25 µl of aliquoted CA-p24 standard into 225 µl of dilution buffer (1 × TBS + 0.05% Empigen) (working stock). Prepare standard curve dilutions as specified in Additional File 2: Table S2.
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Detection antibody, conjugate, and substrate (ABR, ANG):
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HIV-CA-p24, Alkaline Phosphatase Conjugate monoclonal antibody (AP-mAb): reconstitute and dilute 1:5 by adding 20 µl of antibody into 80 µl triethanolamine. Store at 4 °C until use.
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Prepare the conjugate for one 96-well plate as followed: 2 mL of 1 × TBS + 0.5 mL of sheep serum + 2.5 µl of Tween 20 + 0.05 g of skim milk (2%) + 0.31 µl of the reconstituted conjugated (1:40,000, 60 ng/mL). Dispense 25 µl of conjugate solution into each well.
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Alkaline phosphatase substrate: dispense 25 µl of LumiPhos Plus solution (ready-to-use) into each well (Table 3).
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1 × PBS + 0.05% Tween + 2% bovine serum albumin (BSA): to prepare the blocking buffer needed for one 96-well plate, add 0.2 g of BSA into 10 ml of 1 × PBS buffer + 0.05% Tween.
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1 × PBS + 0.05% Tween + 0.1% BSA: to prepare the dilution buffer needed for one 96-well plate, dilute 1:20 the blocking buffer into new 1 × PBS buffer + 0.05% Tween as needed.
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Coating antibodies:
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Mouse Anti-HIV-CA-p24 (SB): reconstitute according to manufacturer’s instructions. To coat one 96-well plate, add 5.6 µl of coating antibody into 2.8 mL of 1 × PBS (2 µg/mL) and dispense 25 µl of coating antibody solution into each well (Table 4).
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Anti-HIV-CA-p24 mAb clone 340 (ANG): reconstitute according to manufacturer’s instructions. To coat one 96-well plate, add 25 µl of aliquoted coating antibody into 2,475 µl of 1 × PBS (10 µg/mL) and dispense 25 µl of coating antibody solution into each well (Table 5).
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CA-p24 standard curve:
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CA-p24 standard curve: add 25 µl of aliquoted CA-p24 standard (ABR) into 225 µl of dilution buffer (1 × PBS + 0.05% Tween + 0.1% BSA) (working stock). Prepare standard curve dilutions as specified in Additional File 1: Table S3.
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Detection antibody, conjugate, and substrate:
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Mouse Anti-HIV-CA-p24 horseradish peroxidase (HRP) antibody (SB): reconstitute according to manufacturer’s instructions. Dilute 1:1,000 in HRP stabilizer (Table 4) and store at 4 °C until use.
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Conjugate (SB): to prepare the conjugate for one 96-well plate, dilute 1:1,000 aliquoted detection antibody by adding 3 µl of antibody into 3,000 µl of dilution buffer (100 ng/mL) and dispense 25 µl of conjugate solution into each well.
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HRP substrate (SB): dilute 1:10 Lumiphos A and B solutions by adding 150 µl of solution A and 150 µl of solution B into 2.7 ml of ddH2O. Dispense 25 µl of LumiPhos A + B solution into each well (Table 4).
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Wash buffer and blocking/dilution buffer:
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1 × PBS buffer + 0.05% Tween: dilute 1:10 10 × PBS buffer + 0.5% Tween (as prepared for SB/ANG protocols) with ddH2O.
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1 × PBS + 0.2% TritonX-100 + 1% BSA: to prepare the blocking/dilution buffer needed for one 96-well plate, add 0.4 g of BSA and 80 µl of TritonX-100 into 40 ml of 1 × PBS buffer (Table 6).
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Coating antibody:
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Mouse Anti-HIV-1 Gag CA-p24 Capture Antibody: reconstitute according to manufacturer’s instructions with 0.5 mL of 1 × PBS buffer (Table 6). Make 45 µl aliquots and store at -20 °C until use. To coat one 96-well plate, add 41.8 µl of aliquoted coating antibody into 5 mL of 1 × PBS (4 µg/mL) and dispense 50 µl of coating antibody solution into each well.
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CA-p24 standard curve:
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CA-p24 standard curve: add 5 µl of aliquoted CA-p24 standard (ABR) into 45 µl of dilution buffer (1 × PBS + 0.2% TritonX-100 + 1% BSA) (working stock). Prepare standard curve dilutions as specified in Additional File 1: Table S4.
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Detection antibody, conjugate, and substrate:
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Biotinylated Mouse Anti-HIV-1 Gag CA-p24 Detection Antibody: reconstitute according to manufacturer’s instructions with 1.0 ml of dilution buffer (1 × PBS + 0.2% TritonX-100 + 1% BSA). Make 45 µl aliquots and store at − 20 °C until use. To prepare the antibody solution for one 96-well plate, add 41.8 µl of aliquoted detection antibody into 5 mL of 1 × PBS + 0.2% TritonX-100 + 1% BSA buffer (125 ng/mL) and dispense 50 µl of detection antibody solution into each well.
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Conjugate: to conjugate the detection antibody in one 96-well plate, dilute 1:80 Streptavidin-HRP solution by adding 62.5 µl of antibody into 5 ml of 1 × PBS + 0.2% TritonX-100 + 1% BSA buffer and dispense 50 µl of solution into each well.
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HRP substrate: dilute 1:10 Lumiphos A and B solutions by adding 300 µl of solution A and 300 µl of solution B into 5.4 ml of ddH2O (Table 6). Dispense 50 µl of LumiPhos A + B solution into each well.
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Type | Reagent | Source | Identifier |
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Antibodies | Anti-HIV Gag CA-p24 (capture) | Aalto Bio Reagents | D7320 |
HIV-CA-p24, Alkaline Phosphatase Conjugate monoclonal antibody (mAb) (detection) | BC1071-AP | ||
PBS tablets | Gibco | 18912-014 | |
Tween 20 | Merck | 822184 | |
Diluent solution, Blocking buffer | Empigen | Sigma-Aldrich | 45165 |
Skim Milk | SIAL | 70166 | |
Protein standard | HIV Gag CA-p24 | Aalto Bio Reagents | AG 6054 |
Substrate solution | LumiPhos Plus | Lumigen | P-7000 |
96-well plates | Half-area white 96-well plates | Greiner | 675074 |
Washer | BioTek ELx405 Select | Agilent | |
Shaker | Microplate shaker | VWR | 444-0270 |
Plate reader | GloMax® Navigator Microplate Luminometer | Promega | GM2010 |
Type | Reagent | Source | Identifier |
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Antibodies | Mouse Anti-HIV-CA-p24 (capture) | Sino Biological | 11695-MM08 |
Mouse Anti-HIV-CA-p24 HRP conjugate (detection) | 11695-MM15 | ||
Dilution buffer | PBS tablets | Gibco | 18912-014 |
Tween 20 | Merck | 822184 | |
Protein standard | HIV Gag CA-p24 | Aalto Bio Reagents | AG 6054 |
Conjugate | HRP Stabilizer | Abcam | ab270548 |
Substrate solution | Lumi-Phos HRP | Lumigen | PSA-100 |
96-well plates | Half-area white 96-well plates | Greiner | 675074 |
Washer | BioTek ELx405 Select | Agilent | |
Shaker | Microplate shaker | VWR | 444-0270 |
Plate reader | GloMax® Navigator Microplate Luminometer | Promega | GM2010 |
Type | Reagent | Source | Identifier |
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Antibodies | HIV-CA-p24, Alkaline Phosphatase Conjugate monoclonal antibody (mAb) (detection) | Aalto Bio Reagents | BC1071-AP |
mAb anti-HIV-1 P24 (capture) | Anogen | MO-I40002D2 | |
Dilution buffer | PBS tablets | Gibco | 18912-014 |
Tween 20 | Merck | 822184 | |
Protein standard | HIV Gag CA-p24 | Aalto Bio Reagents | AG 6054 |
Substrate solution | LumiPhos Plus | Lumigen | P-7000 |
96-well plates | Half-area white 96-well plates | Greiner | 675074 |
Washer | BioTek ELx405 Select | Agilent | |
Shaker | Microplate shaker | VWR | 444-0270 |
Plate reader | GloMax® Navigator Microplate Luminometer | Promega | GM2010 |
Type | Reagent | Source | Identifier |
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Antibodies | Mouse Anti-HIV Gag CA-p24 Capture Antibody | R&D Systems | 844,721, DY7360-05 |
Biotinylated Mouse Anti-HIV Gag CA-p24 Detection Antibody | R&D Systems | 844722, DY7360-05 | |
Diluent solution, Blocking buffer | PBS tablets | Gibco | 18912-014 |
Tween 20 | Merck | 822184 | |
BSA | Roche | 10735086001 | |
Triton X-100 | Fisher | BP151-500 | |
Protein standard | HIV Gag CA-p24 | Aalto Bio Reagents | AG 6054 |
Conjugate | Streptavidin-HRP | R&D Systems | 893975, DY7360-05 |
Substrate solution | Lumi-Phos HRP | Lumigen | PSA-100 |
96-well plates | Half-area white 96-well plates | Greiner | 675074 |
Washer | BioTek ELx405 Select | Agilent | |
Shaker | Microplate shaker | VWR | 444-0270 |
Plate reader | GloMax® Navigator Microplate Luminometer | Promega | GM2010 |