The measurements of Ferritin, RBD monomers, RBD-Ferritin nanoparticles and RBD-HR_Ferritin nanoparticles binding to hACE2 were carried out with a
BIAcore T100 instrument (GE Healthcare). A
BIAcore CM5 Sensor Chip and an amine coupling kit were purchased from GE Healthcare. The suitable pH value of 4.5 for hACE2 immobilization was determined. The CM5 censor chip was activated and then injected with hACE2 (2 μg/mL, in 10 mM acetate buffer, pH 4.5) for 7 min. The residual activated groups on the surfaces were blocked with an injection of ethanolamine HCl (1 M) for 7 min. Ferritin only nanoparticles, RBD only monomers, RBD-Ferritin nanoparticles and RBD-HR-Ferritin nanoparticles were diluted into different concentrations and then injected (30 μl/min). hACE2-bound protein was monitored for about 120 s for each protein. The dissociation time was 200 s with running buffer per cycle. The association rate (‘on rate’, Ka) and dissociation rate (‘off rate’, Kd) were measured, followed by the calculating of equilibrium dissociation constant (‘binding constant’, KD).
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