TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Larissa A1 - Mairinger, T. A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Koellensperger, G. A1 - Hann, S. T1 - Characterization of metal-tagged antibodies used in ICP-MS-based immunoassays N2 - A detailed characterization of metal-tagged antibodies is the prerequisite for the implementation of quantitative concepts in inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)-based bioanalysis or future medical diagnosis. In this paper, the common modification with bifunctional ligands containing maleimide residues as a reactive group was investigated in detail via size exclusion chromatography (SEC)-ICP-MS and liquid chromatography–time-of-flight (LC-TOF)-MS to determine the preservation of the antibody structure after tagging. Mouse monoclonal IgG modified with metal-coded tags (MeCATs) was used as a model system. Several antibody fragments were identified carrying different numbers of metal tags. In a second step, a functionality test was performed with isolated fragments where the antigen specificity was tested in a dot blot immunoassay. KW - Bioanalytical methods KW - Mass spectrometry KW - ICP-MS KW - Antibody tagging KW - Antibodies KW - Immunoassay KW - Maleimide DOTA KW - Tags PY - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-013-7416-x SN - 1618-2642 SN - 1618-2650 VL - 406 IS - 1 SP - 163 EP - 169 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-30037 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -