An anion exchange membrane sensor detects EGFR and its activity state in plasma CD63 extracellular vesicles from patients with glioblastoma

Abstract We present a quantitative sandwich immunoassay for CD63 Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) and a constituent surface cargo, EGFR and its activity state, that provides a sensitive, selective, fluorophore-free and rapid alternative to current EV-based diagnostic methods. Our sensing design utilizes...

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Main Authors: Nalin H. Maniya, Sonu Kumar, Jeffrey L. Franklin, James N. Higginbotham, Andrew M. Scott, Hui K. Gan, Robert J. Coffey, Satyajyoti Senapati, Hsueh-Chia Chang
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06385-1
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author Nalin H. Maniya
Sonu Kumar
Jeffrey L. Franklin
James N. Higginbotham
Andrew M. Scott
Hui K. Gan
Robert J. Coffey
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Hsueh-Chia Chang
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description Abstract We present a quantitative sandwich immunoassay for CD63 Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) and a constituent surface cargo, EGFR and its activity state, that provides a sensitive, selective, fluorophore-free and rapid alternative to current EV-based diagnostic methods. Our sensing design utilizes a charge-gating strategy, with a hydrophilic anion exchange membrane functionalized with capture antibodies and a charged silica nanoparticle reporter functionalized with detection antibodies. With sensitivity and robustness enhancement by the ion-depletion action of the membrane, this hydrophilic design with charged reporters minimizes interference from dispersed proteins, thus enabling direct plasma analysis without the need for EV isolation or sensor blocking. With a LOD of 30 EVs/μL and a high relative sensitivity of 0.01% for targeted proteomic subfractions, our assay enables accurate quantification of the EV marker, CD63, with colocalized EGFR by an operator/sample insensitive universal normalized calibration. We analysed untreated clinical samples of Glioblastoma to demonstrate this new platform. Notably, we target both total and “active” EGFR on EVs; with a monoclonal antibody mAb806 that recognizes a normally hidden epitope on overexpressed or mutant variant III EGFR. Analysis of samples yielded an area-under-the-curve (AUC) value of 0.99 and a low p-value of 0.000033, surpassing the performance of existing assays and markers.
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spelling doaj-art-73f922b965a546b2a477dcf2d44e21d82025-08-20T03:46:11ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422024-06-017111110.1038/s42003-024-06385-1An anion exchange membrane sensor detects EGFR and its activity state in plasma CD63 extracellular vesicles from patients with glioblastomaNalin H. Maniya0Sonu Kumar1Jeffrey L. Franklin2James N. Higginbotham3Andrew M. Scott4Hui K. Gan5Robert J. Coffey6Satyajyoti Senapati7Hsueh-Chia Chang8Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre DameDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre DameDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTumour Targeting Laboratory, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research InstituteTumour Targeting Laboratory, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research InstituteDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre DameDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre DameAbstract We present a quantitative sandwich immunoassay for CD63 Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) and a constituent surface cargo, EGFR and its activity state, that provides a sensitive, selective, fluorophore-free and rapid alternative to current EV-based diagnostic methods. Our sensing design utilizes a charge-gating strategy, with a hydrophilic anion exchange membrane functionalized with capture antibodies and a charged silica nanoparticle reporter functionalized with detection antibodies. With sensitivity and robustness enhancement by the ion-depletion action of the membrane, this hydrophilic design with charged reporters minimizes interference from dispersed proteins, thus enabling direct plasma analysis without the need for EV isolation or sensor blocking. With a LOD of 30 EVs/μL and a high relative sensitivity of 0.01% for targeted proteomic subfractions, our assay enables accurate quantification of the EV marker, CD63, with colocalized EGFR by an operator/sample insensitive universal normalized calibration. We analysed untreated clinical samples of Glioblastoma to demonstrate this new platform. Notably, we target both total and “active” EGFR on EVs; with a monoclonal antibody mAb806 that recognizes a normally hidden epitope on overexpressed or mutant variant III EGFR. Analysis of samples yielded an area-under-the-curve (AUC) value of 0.99 and a low p-value of 0.000033, surpassing the performance of existing assays and markers.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06385-1
spellingShingle Nalin H. Maniya
Sonu Kumar
Jeffrey L. Franklin
James N. Higginbotham
Andrew M. Scott
Hui K. Gan
Robert J. Coffey
Satyajyoti Senapati
Hsueh-Chia Chang
An anion exchange membrane sensor detects EGFR and its activity state in plasma CD63 extracellular vesicles from patients with glioblastoma
Communications Biology
title An anion exchange membrane sensor detects EGFR and its activity state in plasma CD63 extracellular vesicles from patients with glioblastoma
title_full An anion exchange membrane sensor detects EGFR and its activity state in plasma CD63 extracellular vesicles from patients with glioblastoma
title_fullStr An anion exchange membrane sensor detects EGFR and its activity state in plasma CD63 extracellular vesicles from patients with glioblastoma
title_full_unstemmed An anion exchange membrane sensor detects EGFR and its activity state in plasma CD63 extracellular vesicles from patients with glioblastoma
title_short An anion exchange membrane sensor detects EGFR and its activity state in plasma CD63 extracellular vesicles from patients with glioblastoma
title_sort anion exchange membrane sensor detects egfr and its activity state in plasma cd63 extracellular vesicles from patients with glioblastoma
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06385-1
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