Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling

The detection and inactivation of pathogenic strains of bacteria continues to be an important therapeutic goal. Hence, there is a need for materials that can bind selectively to specific microorganisms, for diagnostic or anti-infective applications, but which can be formed from simple and inexpensiv...

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Main Authors: Magennis, Eugene Peter, Fernandez-Trillo, Francisco, Sui, Cheng, Spain, Sebastian G., Bradshaw, David, Churchley, David, Mantovani, Giuseppe, Winzer, Klaus, Alexander, Cameron
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28832/
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author Magennis, Eugene Peter
Fernandez-Trillo, Francisco
Sui, Cheng
Spain, Sebastian G.
Bradshaw, David
Churchley, David
Mantovani, Giuseppe
Winzer, Klaus
Alexander, Cameron
author_facet Magennis, Eugene Peter
Fernandez-Trillo, Francisco
Sui, Cheng
Spain, Sebastian G.
Bradshaw, David
Churchley, David
Mantovani, Giuseppe
Winzer, Klaus
Alexander, Cameron
author_sort Magennis, Eugene Peter
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description The detection and inactivation of pathogenic strains of bacteria continues to be an important therapeutic goal. Hence, there is a need for materials that can bind selectively to specific microorganisms, for diagnostic or anti-infective applications, but which can be formed from simple and inexpensive building blocks. Here, we exploit bacterial redox systems to induce a copper-mediated radical polymerisation of synthetic monomers at cell surfaces, generating polymers in situ that bind strongly to the microorganisms which produced them. This ‘bacteria-instructed synthesis’ can be carried out with a variety of microbial strains, and we show that the polymers produced are self-selective binding agents for the ‘instructing’ cell types. We further expand on the bacterial redox chemistries to ‘click’ fluorescent reporters onto polymers directly at the surfaces of a range of clinical isolate strains, allowing rapid, facile and simultaneous binding and visualisation of pathogens.
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spelling nottingham-288322020-05-04T20:14:01Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28832/ Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling Magennis, Eugene Peter Fernandez-Trillo, Francisco Sui, Cheng Spain, Sebastian G. Bradshaw, David Churchley, David Mantovani, Giuseppe Winzer, Klaus Alexander, Cameron The detection and inactivation of pathogenic strains of bacteria continues to be an important therapeutic goal. Hence, there is a need for materials that can bind selectively to specific microorganisms, for diagnostic or anti-infective applications, but which can be formed from simple and inexpensive building blocks. Here, we exploit bacterial redox systems to induce a copper-mediated radical polymerisation of synthetic monomers at cell surfaces, generating polymers in situ that bind strongly to the microorganisms which produced them. This ‘bacteria-instructed synthesis’ can be carried out with a variety of microbial strains, and we show that the polymers produced are self-selective binding agents for the ‘instructing’ cell types. We further expand on the bacterial redox chemistries to ‘click’ fluorescent reporters onto polymers directly at the surfaces of a range of clinical isolate strains, allowing rapid, facile and simultaneous binding and visualisation of pathogens. Nature Publishing Group 2014-07 Article PeerReviewed Magennis, Eugene Peter, Fernandez-Trillo, Francisco, Sui, Cheng, Spain, Sebastian G., Bradshaw, David, Churchley, David, Mantovani, Giuseppe, Winzer, Klaus and Alexander, Cameron (2014) Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling. Nature Materials, 13 (7). pp. 748-755. ISSN 1476-1122 Biomaterials molecular recognition antimicrobial resistance smart polymers bacterial detection http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v13/n7/full/nmat3949.html doi:10.1038/nmat3949 doi:10.1038/nmat3949
spellingShingle Biomaterials
molecular recognition
antimicrobial resistance
smart polymers
bacterial detection
Magennis, Eugene Peter
Fernandez-Trillo, Francisco
Sui, Cheng
Spain, Sebastian G.
Bradshaw, David
Churchley, David
Mantovani, Giuseppe
Winzer, Klaus
Alexander, Cameron
Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling
title Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling
title_full Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling
title_fullStr Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling
title_full_unstemmed Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling
title_short Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling
title_sort bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling
topic Biomaterials
molecular recognition
antimicrobial resistance
smart polymers
bacterial detection
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28832/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28832/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28832/