ANTIGEN RESPONSIVE ANTIBODY-FLUORESCENT DYE CONJUGATE AND METHOD FOR FLUORESCENCE DETECTION AND IMAGING OF TARGET CELL USING THE SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to an antibody-fluorescent dye conjugate capable of cancer cell-specific fluorescence imaging diagnosis, wherein the fluorescent dye comprises a covalently labeled antibody and is structured to be quenched by interaction with an amino acid residues in the antibody, selected from the group consisting of tryptophan, tyrosine, histidine, and methionine, and to be dequenched upon binding of the antibody to an antigen present on a cell surface to emit fluorescence, whereby cells having a target antigen thereon can be imaged for diagnosis. When using the antibody-fluorescent dye conjugate according to the present invention, in vitro cell assays, high-throughput screening of cells, and cytodiagnosis based on microfluidics exhibit the effect of detecting the presence of cancer cells having a specific antigen expressed thereon at high specificity and sensitivity without a washing process, and can detect the position of primary and metastatic cancer cells at high contrast within a short time, thereby enhancing the accuracy of fluorescent image-guided surgeries and a therapeutic effect.