JP2010207115A - Method for producing biochip - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a biochip which can detect a gene in reduced irregularity of detected fluorescent light intensity and in high repeatability in a method for detecting the gene by a hybridization reaction on a prescribed substrate carrier. <P>SOLUTION: This method for producing the biochip, in which a physiologically active substance-catching carrier is fixed to a substrate carrier surface, comprises (a) a process for fixing the physiologically active substance-catching carrier to the surface of the substrate carrier and (b) a process for bringing a solution containing a nonionic surfactant into contact with the surface of the substrate carrier. Preferably, the nonionic surfactant is one of Tween 20 (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate), Tween 80 (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate), and Triton X-100 (polyethylene glycol-p-isooctyl phenyl ether). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing a biochip.

  Conventional DNA chips include a step of contacting with a surfactant at the time of production, and most of them use SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate) as a surfactant.

SDS has a low degree of hydrophilicity, and it cannot be expected that the hydrophilicity of the substrate surface will be greatly improved even when brought into contact with the substrate. In particular, when a plastic material is used for the substrate carrier, the substrate itself is often hydrophobic, and the substrate surface cannot be hydrophilized upon contact with the aqueous SDS solution.
Further, since SDS is an ionic surfactant, it causes non-specific adsorption of charged impurities and is not suitable as a substance to be brought into contact with the substrate surface.

  Non-Patent Document 1 describes that a DNA chip substrate “CodeLink” manufactured by GE Healthcare Co., Ltd. is spotted / immobilized and then contacted with an aqueous solution containing 0.1% SDS. Yes. However, when a DNA chip is produced using this method and hybridization is performed, the hydrophilicity of the substrate surface is low and the sample does not spread uniformly, the substrate surface is charged and nonspecific adsorption occurs, etc. There was a problem.

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  An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a biochip capable of detecting a gene with a small variation in fluorescence intensity and high reproducibility in a method for detecting a gene by a hybridization reaction on a predetermined substrate carrier.

That is, the present invention is as follows.
(1) A method for producing a biochip in which a physiologically active substance capture carrier is immobilized on a substrate carrier surface,
(A) a step of immobilizing a physiologically active substance capturing carrier on the surface of a substrate carrier;
(B) contacting the substrate carrier surface with a solution containing a nonionic surfactant;
A method for producing a biochip, comprising:
(2) The nonionic surfactant is any one of Tween 20 (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate), Tween 80 (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate), Triton X-100 (polyethylene glycol-p-isooctyl phenyl ether). The method for producing a biochip as set forth in (1), wherein
(3) The biochip production method according to (1) or (2), wherein the concentration of the nonionic surfactant in the solution containing the nonionic surfactant is 0.005 to 2 wt%.
(4) The substrate support according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the first unit having a group derived from a phosphate ester constituting the hydrophilic part of the phospholipid and the electron withdrawing substituent are carbonyl groups A method for producing a biochip, comprising a polymer substance containing a second unit having a carboxylic acid derivative group bonded to the surface.
(5) In the method for producing a biochip according to (4),
The group derived from the phosphate ester contained in the first unit of the polymer substance is any one of phosphorylcholine group, phosphorylethanolamine group, phosphorylserine group, phosphorylinositol group, phosphorylglycerol group, and phosphatidylphosphorylglycerol group. A biochip manufacturing method characterized by the above.
(6) In the method for producing a biochip according to (4) or (5),
Production of biochip characterized in that the physiologically active substance-trapping carrier is covalently bonded at a second unit site having a carboxylic acid derivative group in which the electron-withdrawing substituent is bonded to a carbonyl group. Method.
(7) In the biochip production method according to any one of (4) to (6),
A method for producing a biochip, wherein the polymer substance has a third unit containing a butyl methacrylate group.
(8) In the method for producing a biochip according to any one of (4) to (7),
In addition to the polymer substance, the substrate carrier includes a second unit having a first unit having a group derived from a phosphate ester constituting a hydrophilic part of a phospholipid and a third unit containing a butyl methacrylate group. A method for producing a biochip comprising a polymer substance.
(9) In the method for producing a biochip according to any one of (1) to (8),
A biochip manufacturing method, wherein the substrate carrier is made of a plastic material.
(10) A biochip produced by the biochip production method according to any one of (1) to (9).

  According to the present invention, it is possible to produce a biochip that can be detected with small variations and high reproducibility.

The biochip production method according to the present invention is characterized in that a physiologically active substance-trapping carrier is immobilized on the surface of a substrate carrier, and a nonionic surfactant is brought into contact with the surface of the substrate carrier. By bringing the surface of the substrate carrier into contact with a nonionic surfactant, the hydrophilicity of the surface of the substrate carrier is increased, and it becomes possible to produce a biochip that can be detected with little variation and high reproducibility.
Conventionally, SDS has been used as a surfactant, and the degree of hydrophilicity is insufficient, and there has been a problem that the surface of the substrate is charged due to the ionic surfactant, but a nonionic surfactant has been used. By using it, the hydrophilicity and non-specific adsorption of the substrate were improved, and it became possible to produce a biochip that can be detected with small variations and high reproducibility.

  On the surface of the substrate carrier (substrate) used in the present invention, a first unit having a group derived from a phosphate ester constituting the hydrophilic part of the phospholipid and an electron-attracting substituent are bonded to a carbonyl group. It is preferable to have a polymer substance containing a second unit having a carboxylic acid derivative group.

  It has a first unit containing a group derived from a phosphate ester constituting the hydrophilic part of this phospholipid and a second unit having a carboxylic acid derivative group in which an electron-withdrawing substituent is bonded to a carbonyl group. The polymer substance is a polymer having both the property of suppressing nonspecific adsorption of DNA strands and the property of immobilizing DNA strands. In particular, a group derived from a phosphate ester constituting the hydrophilic part of the phospholipid contained in the first unit plays a role in suppressing nonspecific adsorption of the template DNA fragment, and the carboxylic acid-derived group contained in the second unit. Plays a role of chemically immobilizing the physiologically active substance-trapping carrier. That is, the physiologically active substance-trapping carrier is immobilized on the surface of the substrate by covalent bonding at the site of the carboxylic acid derivative group of the coating layer made of the polymer substance.

The first unit is, for example, a (meth) acryloyloxyalkyl phosphorylcholine group such as a 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine group, a 6-methacryloyloxyhexyl phosphorylcholine group;
(Meth) acryloyloxyalkoxyalkylphosphorylcholine groups such as 2-methacryloyloxyethoxyethyl phosphorylcholine group and 10-methacryloyloxyethoxynonylphosphorylcholine group;
Alkenylphosphorylcholine groups such as allylphosphorylcholine group, butenylphosphorylcholine group, hexenylphosphorylcholine group, octenylphosphorylcholine group, and decenylphosphorylcholine group;
And a phosphorylcholine group is included in these groups.

  Of these groups, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine is preferable. By adopting a configuration in which the first unit has 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine, nonspecific adsorption of the analyte on the surface of the substrate can be more reliably suppressed.

  In addition, although the example which is the phosphorylcholine group shown to following formula (a) as a basic skeleton was given here, this phosphorylcholine is phosphorylethanolamine group of following formula (b), phosphorylinositol group of following formula (c), following formula The phosphoryl serine group in (d), the phosphoryl glycerol group in the following formula (e), and the phosphate group such as the phosphatidyl phosphoryl glycerol group in the following formula (f) may be substituted (the same applies to the following).

  The carboxylic acid derivative is a carboxylic acid in which the carboxyl group of the carboxylic acid is activated and has a leaving group via C═O. Specifically, the carboxylic acid derivative is a compound in which a nucleophilic reaction is activated by bonding a group having higher electron withdrawing property than an alkoxyl group to a carbonyl group. The carboxylic acid derivative group is a compound having reactivity with an amino group, a thiol group, a hydroxyl group and the like.

More specifically, carboxylic acid derivatives include carboxyl groups such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, maleic acid, and fumaric acid, which are carboxylic acids, in acid anhydrides, acid halides, active esters, and activated amides. Examples include converted compounds. Carboxylic acid-derived groups are activated groups derived from such compounds, for example, active ester groups such as p-nitrophenyl groups and N-hydroxysuccinimide groups;
-Halogen such as Cl, -F;
And the like.

  The carboxylic acid derivative group can be a group represented by the following formula (1).

（ただし、上記式（１）において、Ａは水酸基を除く脱離基である。）

(In the above formula (1), A is a leaving group excluding a hydroxyl group.)

  The monovalent group represented by the above formula (1) can be, for example, any group selected from the following formula (p) or formula (q).

(However, in the above formulas (p) and (q), R ¹ and R ² are each independently a monovalent organic group, which may be linear, branched, or cyclic. In Formula (p), R ¹ may be a divalent group that forms a ring with C. In Formula (q), R ² is a divalent group that forms a ring with N. It may be a group of

  Examples of the group represented by the formula (p) include groups represented by the following formulas (r), (s), and (w). Moreover, as group shown by the said formula (q), group shown by following formula (u) is mentioned, for example.

The group represented by the above formula (1) is, for example, a group derived from an acid anhydride represented by the following formula (r), formula (s) or the like;
A group derived from an acid halide represented by the following formula (t);
A group derived from an active ester represented by the following formula (u) or formula (w); or a group derived from an activated amide represented by the following formula (v).

  Of the carboxylic acid-derived groups, an active ester group is preferably used because of its excellent reactivity under mild conditions. The mild conditions include, for example, neutral or alkaline conditions, specifically pH 7.0 or more and 10.0 or less, more specifically pH 7.6 or more and 9.0 or less, and more specifically pH 8.0. It can be.

  In addition, the definition of “active ester group” as defined in this specification is not strictly defined. However, as a conventional technical expression, an electron withdrawing property having high acidity on the alcohol side of the ester group. An ester group having a group and activating a nucleophilic reaction, that is, an ester group having a high reaction activity, is commonly used in various chemical synthesis fields such as polymer chemistry and peptide synthesis. is there. In the field of peptide synthesis, as described in Nobuo Izumiya, Tetsuo Kato, Toshihiko Aoyagi, Noriaki Waki, “Basics and Experiments of Peptide Synthesis”, published in 1985, Maruzen, It is used as one of the methods for activating the C-terminus of amino acids or peptides.

  Actually, the ester group has an electron-attracting group on the alcohol side of the ester group and is activated more than the alkyl ester. The active ester group has reactivity with groups such as amino group, thiol group, and hydroxyl group. More specifically, an active ester group in which phenol esters, thiophenol esters, N-hydroxyamine esters, cyanomethyl esters, esters of heterocyclic hydroxy compounds, etc. have much higher activity than alkyl esters etc. Known as.

  Here, the case where the activated carboxylic acid derivative group in the polymer substance is an active ester group will be described as an example. Examples of the active ester group include p-nitrophenyl group, N-hydroxysuccinimide group, succinimide group, phthalimide group, 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboximide group, and the like. A nitrophenyl group is preferably used.

  In the case of the substrate on which the oligonucleotide is immobilized on the surface, as a more specific combination of the first unit and the second unit, for example, a group derived from a phosphate ester constituting the hydrophilic part of the phospholipid is included. The first unit may have a 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine group and the active ester group may be a p-nitrophenyl group.

  In addition, the polymer substance used for the coating layer of the substrate of the present embodiment may contain other groups in addition to the group derived from the phosphate ester and the carboxylic acid derived group constituting the hydrophilic part of the phospholipid. The polymer substance can be a copolymer. Specifically, the polymer substance is preferably a copolymer containing a butyl methacrylate group. By so doing, the polymer substance can be appropriately hydrophobized, and the adsorptivity of the polymer substance to the substrate surface can be more suitably ensured.

  Specifically, the polymer substance is composed of a first monomer having a 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) group and a second monomer having a p-nitrophenyloxycarbonyl polyethylene glycol methacrylate (NPMA) group. , And a copolymer with a third monomer having a butyl metallate (BMA) group. These copolymers, poly (MPC-co-BMA-co-NPMA) (PMBN), are schematically represented by the following general formula (2).

  However, in the said General formula (2), a, b, and c are respectively independently a positive integer. In the general formula (2), the first to third monomers may be block copolymerized, or these monomers may be copolymerized randomly.

  The copolymer represented by the general formula (2) has a balance between appropriate hydrophobicity of the polymer substance, the property of suppressing nonspecific adsorption of the specimen, and the property of immobilizing the physiologically active substance capture carrier. The structure is even better. For this reason, by using such a copolymer, the surface of the substrate is more reliably coated with the polymer material, and the nonspecific adsorption of the specimen on the substrate coated with the polymer material is suppressed. In addition, the physiologically active substance-trapping carrier can be more reliably immobilized by covalent bonding and introduced onto the substrate.

  The copolymer represented by the general formula (2) can be obtained by mixing MPC, BMA, and NPMA monomers and using a known polymerization method such as radical polymerization. When the copolymer represented by the general formula (2) is prepared by radical polymerization, solution polymerization can be performed, for example, in an inert gas atmosphere such as Ar under a temperature condition of 30 ° C. or higher and 90 ° C. or lower.

  The solvent used for the solution polymerization is appropriately selected. For example, alcohols such as methanol, ethanol and isopropanol, ethers such as diethyl ether, and organic solvents such as chloroform can be used alone or in combination. Specifically, a mixed solvent in which diethyl ether and chloroform are in a volume ratio of 8 to 2 can be obtained.

Moreover, what is used normally can be used as a radical polymerization initiator used for radical polymerization reaction. For example, azo initiators such as azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) and azobisvaleronitrile;
Oil-soluble organic peroxides such as lauroyl peroxide, benzoyl peroxide, t-butylperoxyneodecanoate, t-butylperoxypivalate;
Etc. are used.

  More specifically, polymerization can be carried out in Ar at 60 ° C. for about 2 to 6 hours using a mixed solvent of diethyl ether and chloroform in a volume ratio of 8 to 2 and AIBN.

  In this embodiment, an example in which the high molecular substance has a third unit containing a butyl methacrylate group has been described. However, the first unit containing a group derived from a phosphate ester constituting the hydrophilic part of the phospholipid and a carboxylic acid A polymer substance having a second unit containing an acid-derived group as a first polymer substance, and in addition to this, a first unit containing a group derived from a phosphate ester constituting the hydrophilic part of the phospholipid; A second polymer substance having a third unit containing a butyl methacrylate group may be included.

  The first unit of the first polymer substance and the first unit of the second polymer substance may have the same structure or different structures. In addition, when the first polymer substance includes a third unit containing a butyl methacrylate group, the third unit of the first polymer substance and the third unit of the second polymer substance have the same structure. There may be a different structure.

  Such a second polymer substance is used as a polymer that suppresses nonspecific adsorption of the template DNA fragment. As such a polymer, for example, an MPC polymer (manufactured by NOF Corporation) containing 30 mol% phosphorylcholine groups and 70 mol% butyl methacrylate groups can be used.

  In addition, when a high molecular substance consists of said 1st high molecular substance and 2nd high molecular substance, it can be set as the structure by which these high molecular substances are mixed. Since the polymer of each polymer substance can be dissolved in, for example, an ethanol solution, a mixed polymer can be easily obtained by mixing the respective polymer solutions.

  The substrate including the coating layer made of the polymer material as described above is obtained by applying a liquid containing the polymer material to the surface of the substrate processed into a predetermined shape and drying it. Further, the substrate may be immersed in a liquid containing a polymer substance and dried.

  In addition, when a plastic material is used as the substrate, flexibility in changing the shape and size is secured, and it is preferable from the viewpoint that it can be provided at a lower cost than that of a glass substrate. As such a plastic material, a thermoplastic resin can be used from the viewpoint of easy surface treatment and mass productivity.

  As a thermoplastic resin, a thing with little fluorescence generation amount can be used. By using a resin with a small amount of fluorescence generation, the background in the detection reaction of the DNA strand can be lowered, and therefore the detection sensitivity can be further improved. Examples of the thermoplastic resin that generates a small amount of fluorescence include linear polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, cyclic polyolefins, fluorine-containing resins, and the like. Among the above resins, saturated cyclic polyolefin is particularly excellent in heat resistance, chemical resistance, low fluorescence, transparency and moldability, and is therefore suitable for optical analysis and is preferably used as a substrate material.

  Here, the saturated cyclic polyolefin refers to a saturated polymer obtained by hydrogenating a polymer having a cyclic olefin structure or a copolymer of a cyclic olefin and an α-olefin. Examples of the former are produced by hydrogenating norbornene monomers represented by, for example, norbornene, dicyclopentadiene, and tetracyclododecene, and polymers obtained by ring-opening polymerization of these alkyl-substituted products. It is a saturated polymer. The latter copolymer is composed of α-olefin such as ethylene, propylene, isopropylene, 1-butene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 1-pentene, 3-methyl-1-pentene, 1-hexene and 1-octene. It is a saturated polymer produced by hydrogenating a random copolymer of cyclic olefin monomers. As the copolymer, a copolymer with ethylene is most preferable. These resins may be used alone, or two or more copolymers or a mixture may be used. Further, not only a saturated cyclic polyolefin obtained by ring-opening polymerization of a monomer having a cyclic olefin structure, but also a saturated cyclic polyolefin obtained by addition polymerization of a monomer having a cyclic olefin structure can be used.

  A substrate made of a plastic material including a polymer substance as described above can be obtained by applying a liquid containing the polymer substance to the surface of the substrate processed into a predetermined shape and drying it. Further, the substrate may be immersed in a liquid containing a polymer substance and dried.

  When the base material is plastic, the shape is not limited to a plate shape, and may be a film shape or a sheet shape, for example. Specifically, the substrate can be a flexible plastic film. Moreover, the base body may be composed of one member or a plurality of members.

Next, a method for immobilizing a physiologically active substance-trapping carrier and a method for contacting a nonionic surfactant will be described for the case where a polymer substance having an active ester group is present on the substrate surface.
For example, (i) among the plurality of active ester groups contained in the polymer substance on the substrate surface, at least a part of the active ester groups are reacted with a physiologically active substance capturing carrier to form a covalent bond, thereby forming a substrate Immobilize the physiologically active substance capturing carrier on the surface, and then (ii) inactivate the active ester groups on the surface of the substrate other than the immobilized physiologically active substance capturing carrier, that is, inactivate the remaining active ester groups. Thus, the physiologically active substance-trapping carrier can be immobilized on the surface of the substrate, and (iii) is brought into contact with pure water or a buffer solution containing a nonionic surfactant.
Said process (ii) and (iii) can also be performed simultaneously.

  In the step (i), when immobilizing the physiologically active substance capturing carrier on the substrate surface, a method of spotting a liquid in which the physiologically active substance capturing carrier is dissolved or dispersed is preferable. A part of the active ester group contained in the polymer substance reacts with the physiologically active substance capturing carrier to form a covalent bond between the physiologically active substance capturing carriers.

  The liquid in which the physiologically active substance-trapping carrier is dissolved or dispersed can be, for example, neutral to alkaline, for example, pH 7.6 or higher.

  In addition, after the spotting, in order to remove the physiologically active substance capturing carrier that has not been immobilized on the surface of the substrate, the carrier may be washed with pure water or a buffer solution.

  Further, as shown in the above step (ii), after the washing, the inactive treatment of the active ester on the surface of the substrate other than the immobilized physiologically active substance capturing carrier is performed with an alkali compound or a compound having a primary amino group. .

  Examples of the alkali compound include sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, calcium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, sodium borate, lithium hydroxide, and potassium phosphate. it can.

  Examples of the compound having a primary amino group include glycine, 9-amino aquadine, aminobutanol, 4-aminobutyric acid, aminocaprylic acid, aminoethanol, 5-amino2,3-dihydro-1,4-pentanol, and aminoethanethiol. Hydrochloride, aminoethanethiolsulfuric acid, 2- (2-aminoethylamino) ethanol, 2-aminoethyl dihydrogen phosphate, aminoethyl hydrogensulfate, 4- (2-aminoethyl) morpholine, 5-aminofluorescein, 6- Aminohexanoic acid, aminohexyl cellulose, p-aminohippuric acid, 2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol, 5-aminoisophthalic acid, aminomethane, aminophenol, 2-aminooctane, 2-amino Octanoic acid, 1-amino-2-propanol, 3-amino-1-propyl Lopanol, 3-aminopropene, 3-aminopropionitrile, aminopyridine, 11-aminoundecanoic acid, aminosalicylic acid, aminoquinoline, 4-aminophthalonitrile, 3-aminophthalimide, p-aminopropiophenone, aminophenylacetic acid , Aminonaphthalene and the like can be used. Of these, aminoethanol and glycine are preferably used.

  In addition, it is preferable to introduce an amino group into the physiologically active substance-trapping carrier immobilized on the substrate in order to increase the reactivity with the active ester group. Since the amino group is excellent in reactivity with the active ester group, it can be efficiently and firmly immobilized on the surface of the substrate by using the physiologically active substance-trapping carrier into which the amino group has been introduced.

Examples of the nonionic surfactant used in the step (iii) include polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, polyoxyethylene alkyl phenyl ether, polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, and the like. Can be mentioned.
Among these, Tween 20 (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate), Tween 80 (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate), or Triton X-100 (polyethylene glycol-p-iso), which are generally used in biochemical experiments and the like, are used. Octylphenyl ether) is preferred.

  The nonionic surfactant is used after being diluted with pure water or a buffer solution. Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular in the grade of dilution, It is preferable that it is 0.005-2 wt%, and it is more preferable that it is 0.01-1 wt%. If it is less than the lower limit, it may not be obtained with a sufficient effect, and if it exceeds the upper limit, there is a concern that the subsequent reaction will be inhibited.

The method of bringing the diluted solution into contact with the surface of the substrate on which the physiologically active substance-capturing carrier is immobilized is performed by immersing the substrate in the diluted solution or by dropping the diluted solution on the surface of the substrate. Is preferred. If necessary, centrifugal drying is performed after immersion.
As described above, a biochip on which a physiologically active substance capturing carrier is immobilized can be obtained.

Synthetic oligo DNA was used as a bioactive capture carrier.
By the following method, a gene-specific synthetic oligo DNA is immobilized on the surface of a plastic substrate corresponding to this embodiment, a nonionic surfactant is brought into contact with the substrate surface, and then the gene detection ability is evaluated. Went. In this example, S. aureus 23S ribosomal DNA was used as a gene.

  A saturated cyclic polyolefin resin was processed into a slide glass shape (dimensions: 76 mm × 26 mm, 1 mm) to prepare a solid phase substrate. By immersing the solid phase substrate in a 0.3 wt% ethanol solution of 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine-butyl methacrylate-p-nitrophenylcarbonyloxyethyl methacrylate copolymer, phosphorylcholine groups and active ester groups are formed on the plastic substrate surface. A polymer material having was introduced.

(Preparation of synthetic oligo DNA)
A synthetic oligo DNA having an amino group at the 5 ′ end and having a chain length of 25 bp (manufactured by Sigma Genosys) was dissolved in a predetermined buffer so as to be 10 μM. The sequence of the synthetic oligo DNA is shown below.
agtaggataggcgaagcgtgcgatt (SEQ ID NO: 1)

(Immobilization of synthetic oligo DNA)
The dissolved synthetic oligo DNA was spotted at 96 locations on the surface of the plastic substrate with a 300 μm diameter spot pin using a microarray production apparatus (MARKS-I manufactured by Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.). The substrate on which the synthetic oligo DNA was spotted was heated at 80 ° C. for 1 hour to immobilize the synthetic oligo DNA.

(Deactivation treatment of active ester and nonionic surfactant treatment on substrate)
The substrate on which the synthetic oligo DNA was immobilized was immersed in a phosphate buffer containing sodium hydroxide and Tween 20 at room temperature for 5 minutes to inactivate the active ester and at the same time hydrophilize the substrate surface.
The concentration of each component in the phosphate buffer was 0.1 N sodium hydroxide and 0.1 wt% Tween 20.
After immersion, centrifugal drying was performed to complete the substrate.

(Bacteria culture)
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 was cultured on an agar medium and incubated at 37 ° C. all day and night (14-18 hours). The medium used was "Normal Bouillon Eiken" which is an instant medium, the liquid medium was dissolved in the indicated amount of "Normal Bouillon Eiken" in demineralized water, 1.6% agar was added to the agar medium, and each was used after autoclaving. .

(Extraction of 23S ribosomal DNA)
One colony in the above bacterial culture was dispersed in 200 μl of PBS (−), and 3 μl of DNA extract was obtained using a DNA extraction kit (Invitrogen).

(23S ribosomal DNA chain amplification reaction by PCR)
23S ribosomal DNA was amplified by PCR reaction using a universal primer of 23S ribosomal DNA.
The sequences of primers used for amplification by PCR are shown below.
Primer sequence:
Sense: 5'-gacagccaggatgttggcttagaagcagc (SEQ ID NO: 2)
Antisense: The same amount of the following was used.
5'-ggaatttcgctaccttaggaccgttatagttacg (SEQ ID NO: 3)
5'-ggaatttcgctaccttaggatggttatagttacc (SEQ ID NO: 4)
In 25 μL, 12.5 pmol of each of the above primers, 200 μM dATP, dCTP, dGTP, Cy3-labeled dUTP, 0.5 U of DNA polymerase (Ex Taq manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.) was dissolved in a PCR buffer, and a thermal cycler was used. Heat-denatured at 95 ° C. for 1 minute, annealed at 70 ° C. for 2 minutes, and DNA strand extension reaction at 72 ° C. for 5 minutes for 30 cycles to obtain a Cy3-labeled PCR product.

(Hybridization)
Hybridization was performed using an automatic hybridization apparatus (Hyb4 Genomic Solutions).
The substrate was set in a chamber, and a Cy3-labeled PCR product dissolved in a predetermined buffer solution was injected, followed by reaction at 65 ° C. for 3 hours.
After hybridization, the substrate was washed with 0.1% Tween 20 aqueous solution to finish.

(Fluorescence measurement)
The fluorescence intensity of the spots was measured with a microarray fluorescence scanner (ScanArray Lite Perkin Elmer), and the variation in fluorescence intensity (CV value) was evaluated.

(Example 2)
The same procedure as in Example 1 was performed except that the Tween 20 concentration during the treatment with the nonionic surfactant was 0.01 wt%.

Example 3
The same procedure as in Example 1 was performed except that the Tween 20 concentration during the treatment with the nonionic surfactant was changed to 1 wt%.
As implemented.

Example 4
The same operation as in Example 1 was carried out except that Tween 80 was used as the nonionic surfactant.
As implemented.

(Example 5)
The same operation as in Example 1 was performed except that Triton X-100 was used as the nonionic surfactant.

(Comparative Example 1)
The same procedure as in Example 1 was performed except that the nonionic surfactant was removed.

(Comparative Example 2)
The same procedure as in Example 1 was performed except that the Tween 20 concentration during the treatment with the nonionic surfactant was changed to 5 wt%.

  Tables 1 and 2 show variations in the fluorescence intensity of the spots in the examples and comparative examples.

When the nonionic surfactant concentration was treated at 0.005 to 2 wt%, the fluorescence intensity was stable and the variation (CV value) was as low as about 12%.
When the nonionic surfactant treatment was not performed, the variation in the fluorescence intensity increased.
In addition, when the nonionic surfactant concentration exceeded 2 wt%, the fluorescence intensity decreased and the variation also increased.

Claims (10)

A method for producing a biochip in which a physiologically active substance capturing carrier is immobilized on a substrate carrier surface,
(A) a step of immobilizing a physiologically active substance capturing carrier on the surface of a substrate carrier;
(B) contacting the substrate carrier surface with a solution containing a nonionic surfactant;
A method for producing a biochip, comprising:   The nonionic surfactant contains any of Tween 20 (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate), Tween 80 (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate), Triton X-100 (polyethylene glycol-p-isooctyl phenyl ether). The method for producing a biochip according to claim 1.   The method for producing a biochip according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the concentration of the nonionic surfactant in the solution containing the nonionic surfactant is 0.005 to 2 wt%.   The substrate carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a first unit having a group derived from a phosphate ester constituting a hydrophilic part of a phospholipid and an electron-attracting substituent are bonded to a carbonyl group. A method for producing a biochip, comprising a polymer substance including a second unit having a carboxylic acid-derived group on a surface. The method for producing a biochip according to claim 4, wherein
The group derived from the phosphate ester contained in the first unit of the polymer substance is any one of phosphorylcholine group, phosphorylethanolamine group, phosphorylserine group, phosphorylinositol group, phosphorylglycerol group, and phosphatidylphosphorylglycerol group. A biochip manufacturing method characterized by the above. The method for producing a biochip according to claim 4 or 5,
Production of biochip characterized in that the physiologically active substance-trapping carrier is covalently bonded at a second unit site having a carboxylic acid derivative group in which the electron-withdrawing substituent is bonded to a carbonyl group. Method. In the method for producing a biochip according to any one of claims 4 to 6,
A method for producing a biochip, wherein the polymer substance has a third unit containing a butyl methacrylate group. In the method for producing a biochip according to any one of claims 4 to 7,
In addition to the polymer substance, the substrate carrier includes a second unit having a first unit having a group derived from a phosphate ester constituting a hydrophilic part of a phospholipid and a third unit containing a butyl methacrylate group. A method for producing a biochip comprising a polymer substance. The method for producing a biochip according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
A biochip manufacturing method, wherein the substrate carrier is made of a plastic material.   A biochip produced by the biochip production method according to claim 1.