Nanometric protein arrays on protein-resistant monolayers on silicon surfaces

J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Jul 7;126(26):8098-9. doi: 10.1021/ja048405x.

Abstract

We present a novel approach for preparation of nanometric protein arrays, based on binding of avidin molecules to nanotemplates generated by conductive AFM lithography on robust oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated monolayers on silicon (111) surfaces that are protein-resistant. We showed that only biotinated-BSA but not the native BSA bind to the avidin arrays and that the resulting arrays of biotinated BSA could bind avidin to form protein dots with a feature size of approximately 30 nm. This result demonstrates that the avidin array may serve as templates for preparation of nanoarrays of a wide variety of biotin-tagged proteins for studying their interactions with other protein molecules at nanoscale.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Avidin / chemistry*
  • Nanotechnology
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
  • Protein Array Analysis*
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Avidin
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Silicon Dioxide