NeuroTorp, a lateral flow test based on toxin-receptor affinity for in-situ early detection of cyclic imine toxins. 2022

Fanny Noirmain, and Julie Dano, and Nathalie Hue, and Jesús M Gonzalez-Jartin, and Luis M Botana, and Denis Servent, and Stéphanie Simon, and Rómulo Aráoz
Université Paris Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour La Santé (DMTS), SIMoS/ Laboratoire Toxines, Récepteurs et Canaux Ioniques, 91191 Gisf-sur-Yvette, France.

The emergent cyclic imine toxins produced by marine dinoflagellates are potent antagonists of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Shellfish accumulate cyclic imine toxins following filter-feeding on toxic dinoflagellates vectoring them to humans. Herein is presented a lateral flow test for the detection of cyclic imine toxins based on three new concepts for test strips: i) the immobilization of lipoprotein vesicles in the test-line, ii) the high affinity of neurotoxins for their receptor targets and iii) the use of high porosity glass fiber filter membranes as support for the fabrication of the lateral flow test NeuroTorp (WO2017108115). Purified electrocyte membrane vesicles from Torpedo marmorata were used as a source of receptor and were immobilized in the test-line. Biotin-α-bungarotoxin was used as toxin tracer for the NeuroTorp LFT given its high affinity for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors while neutravidin nanogold particle conjugates enable its visual detection. Herein is reported for the first time the use of GF/C glass fiber membranes as the stationary phase for a lateral flow test. The GF/C filter ensures both: the immobilization of a complex lipoprotein in the test-line and the capillary migration of the mobile phase. Scanning electron microscopy studies shed light into the mechanism by which Torpedo-electrocyte membranes vesicles are immobilized in the GF/C glass microfiber. The electrocyte membrane vesicles anchor in neighboring microfibers randomly disposed in the same plane of the GF/C filter forming stable microfilm structures ensuring the functionality of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. NeuroTorp is a ready-to-use low-cost early warning device for rapid detection of cyclic imine toxins in shellfish by end-users.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007097 Imines Organic compounds containing a carbon-nitrogen double bond where a NITROGEN atom can be attached to HYDROGEN or an alkyl or aryl group. Imine
D011978 Receptors, Nicotinic One of the two major classes of cholinergic receptors. Nicotinic receptors were originally distinguished by their preference for NICOTINE over MUSCARINE. They are generally divided into muscle-type and neuronal-type (previously ganglionic) based on pharmacology, and subunit composition of the receptors. Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors,Nicotinic Receptors,Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor,Nicotinic Receptor,Acetylcholine Receptor, Nicotinic,Acetylcholine Receptors, Nicotinic,Receptor, Nicotinic,Receptor, Nicotinic Acetylcholine,Receptors, Nicotinic Acetylcholine
D002352 Carrier Proteins Proteins that bind or transport specific substances in the blood, within the cell, or across cell membranes. Binding Proteins,Carrier Protein,Transport Protein,Transport Proteins,Binding Protein,Protein, Carrier,Proteins, Carrier
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012758 Shellfish Aquatic invertebrates belonging to the phylum MOLLUSCA or the subphylum CRUSTACEA, and used as food.
D014101 Torpedo A genus of the Torpedinidae family consisting of several species. Members of this family have powerful electric organs and are commonly called electric rays. Electric Rays,Torpedinidae,Rays, Electric
D014118 Toxins, Biological Specific, characterizable, poisonous chemicals, often PROTEINS, with specific biological properties, including immunogenicity, produced by microbes, higher plants (PLANTS, TOXIC), or ANIMALS. Biological Toxins

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