Competitive Immunoassay of SARS-CoV-2 Using Pig Sera-Derived Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies.
Ji-Hong Bong, Tae-Hun Kim, Jaeyong Jung, Soo Jeong Lee, Jeong Soo Sung, Chang Kyu Lee, Min-Jung Kang, Hyun Ok Kim, Jae-Chul Pyun
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Ji-Hong Bong: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722 Republic of Korea.
Tae-Hun Kim: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722 Republic of Korea.
Jaeyong Jung: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722 Republic of Korea.
Soo Jeong Lee: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722 Republic of Korea.
Jeong Soo Sung: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722 Republic of Korea.
Chang Kyu Lee: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722 Republic of Korea.
Min-Jung Kang: Molecular Recognition Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea.
Hyun Ok Kim: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722 Republic of Korea.
Jae-Chul Pyun: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722 Republic of Korea. ORCID
Anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (anti-SARS-CoV-2) nucleoprotein (NP) antibodies were isolated from Pig sera using humanSARS-CoV-2 NP-immobilized magnetic beads. The binding properties of the isolated antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 NP were tested via flow cytometry using SARS-CoV-2 NP-immobilized magnetic beads. A competitive immunoassay was developed for detecting SARS-CoV-2 NP as well as SARS-CoV-2 in the culture fluid using magnetic beads with immobilized anti-SARS-CoV-2 NP antibodies. Selectivity tests were carried out during the competitive immunoassay for SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and CoV strain 229E in the culture fluid.