The present invention pertains to a polyclonal or monoclonal antibody specifically binding to BoNT/E-cleaved SNAP-25. Further, the invention provides a method for directly determining the biological activity of BoNT/E in cells, comprising the steps of: a) incubating cells susceptible to BoNT/E intoxication with BoNT/E for a time and under conditions which allow for the BoNT/E to exert its biological activity; b) fixing the cells and, optionally, permeabilizing the cells with a detergent; c) contacting the cells with at least a first capture antibody specifically binding to non-cleaved and BoNT/E-cleaved SNAP-25, and with at least a second capture antibody specifically binding to BoNT/E-cleaved SNAP-25, wherein the second capture antibody is an antibody of the invention, under conditions which allow for binding of said capture antibodies to the indicated substrates; d) contacting the cells with at least a first detection antibody specifically binding to the first capture antibody, under conditions which allow for binding of said first detection antibody to said first capture antibody, thus forming first detection complexes, and with at least a second detection antibody specifically binding to the second capture antibody, under conditions which allow for binding of said second detection antibody to said second capture antibody, thus forming second detection complexes, and wherein the first detection antibody is different from the second detection antibody; e) determining the amount of the first and second detection complexes of step d); and f) calculating the amount of SNAP-25 cleaved by BoNT/E in said cells by means of the second detection complexes, thereby determining the biological activity of BoNT/E in said cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to a kit for carrying out the method of the invention.
                            本发明涉及一种特异性结合 BoNT/E 裂解 SNAP-25 的多克隆或单克隆
抗体。此外,本发明还提供了一种直接测定细胞中 BoNT/E 
生物活性的方法,包括以下步骤:a) 将易受 BoNT/E 感染的细胞与 BoNT/E 培养一段时间,并在允许 BoNT/E 发挥其
生物活性的条件下培养;b) 固定细胞,可选地,用去垢剂使细胞渗透;c) 在允许所述捕获
抗体与所述底物结合的条件下,使细胞与至少一种特异性结合非裂解和 BoNT/E 裂解 SNAP-25 的第一捕获
抗体和至少一种特异性结合 BoNT/E 裂解 SNAP-25 的第二捕获
抗体(其中第二捕获
抗体是本发明的
抗体)接触;d) 在允许所述第一检测
抗体与所述第一捕获
抗体结合从而形成第一检测复合物的条件下,至少用特异性结合第一捕获
抗体的第一检测
抗体与细胞接触,以及在允许所述第二检测
抗体与所述第二捕获
抗体结合从而形成第二检测复合物的条件下,至少用特异性结合第二捕获
抗体的第二检测
抗体与细胞接触,其中第一检测
抗体不同于第二检测
抗体;e) 确定步骤 d) 中第一和第二检测复合物的数量;以及 f) 通过第二检测复合物计算所述细胞中被 BoNT/E 裂解的 SNAP-25 的数量,从而确定所述细胞中 BoNT/E 的
生物活性。此外,本发明还涉及一种用于实施本发明方法的试剂盒。