nELISA: a high-throughput, high-plex platform enables quantitative profiling of the inflammatory secretome
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Bibliographic record
Abstract
Existing high-plex protein measurement tools compromise on quantification, precision and cost efficiency. Here, to address this, we present nELISA, a platform that combines a DNA-mediated, bead-based sandwich immunoassay with advanced multicolor bead barcoding. Antibody pairs are preassembled on target-specific, barcoded beads, which ensures spatial separation between noncognate assays. Detection antibodies are tethered via flexible single-stranded DNA to enable efficient ternary sandwich formation. Detection is achieved through toehold-mediated strand displacement, where fluorescently labeled DNA oligos simultaneously untether and label detection antibodies. nELISA delivers sub-picogram-per-milliliter sensitivity across seven orders of magnitude. Using a 191-plex inflammation panel, we profiled cytokine responses in 7,392 peripheral blood mononuclear cell samples, generating ~1.4 million protein measurements and revealing over 440 robust cytokine responses, including previously unreported effects. nELISA thus provides a simple, scalable and cost-efficient solution for large-scale, high-fidelity phenotypic screening.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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