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Zhu Y, Lin Y, Gong B, Zhang Y, Su G, Yu Y. Dual toeholds regulated CRISPR-Cas12a sensing platform for ApoE single nucleotide polymorphisms genotyping. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 255:116255. [PMID: 38565025 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are closely associated with many biological processes, including genetic disease, tumorigenesis, and drug metabolism. Accurate and efficient SNP determination has been proved pivotal in pharmacogenomics and diagnostics. Herein, a universal and high-fidelity genotyping platform is established based on the dual toeholds regulated Cas12a sensing methodology. Different from the conventional single stranded or double stranded activation mode, the dual toeholds regulated mode overcomes protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) limitation via cascade toehold mediated strand displacement reaction, which is highly universal and ultra-specific. To enhance the sensitivity for biological samples analysis, a modified isothermal recombinant polymerase amplification (RPA) strategy is developed via utilizing deoxythymidine substituted primer and uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) treatment, designated as RPA-UDG. The dsDNA products containing single stranded toehold domain generated in the RPA-UDG allow further incorporation with dual toeholds regulated Cas12a platform for high-fidelity human sample genotyping. We discriminate all the single-nucleotide polymorphisms of ApoE gene at rs429358 and rs7412 loci with human buccal swab samples with 100% accuracy. Furthermore, we engineer visual readout of genotyping results by exploiting commercial lateral flow strips, which opens new possibilities for field deployable implementation.
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- Yuedong Zhu
- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
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Yu H, Han X, Wang W, Zhang Y, Xiang L, Bai D, Zhang L, Weng Z, Lv K, Song L, Luo W, Yin N, Zhang Y, Feng T, Wang L, Xie G. Modified Unit-Mediated Strand Displacement Reactions for Direct Detection of Single Nucleotide Variants in Active Double-Stranded DNA. ACS Nano 2024; 18:12401-12411. [PMID: 38701333 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c01511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Accurate identification of single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in key driver genes holds a significant value for disease diagnosis and treatment. Fluorescent probes exhibit tremendous potential in specific, high-resolution, and rapid detection of SNVs. However, additional steps are required in most post-PCR assays to convert double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) products into single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), enabling them to possess hybridization activity to trigger subsequent reactions. This process not only prolongs the complexity of the experiment but also introduces the risk of losing target information. In this study, we proposed two strategies for enriching active double-stranded DNA, involving PCR based on obstructive groups and cleavable units. Building upon this, we explored the impact of modified units on the strand displacement reaction (SDR) and assessed their discriminatory efficacy for mutations. The results showed that detection of low variant allele frequencies (VAF) as low as 0.1% can be achieved. The proposed strategy allowed orthogonal identification of 45 clinical colorectal cancer tissue samples with 100% specificity, and the results were generally consistent with sequencing results. Compared to existing methods for enriching active targets, our approach offers a more diverse set of enrichment strategies, characterized by the advantage of being simple and fast and preserving original information to the maximum extent. The objective of this study is to offer an effective solution for the swift and facile acquisition of active double-stranded DNA. We anticipate that our work will facilitate the practical applications of SDR based on dsDNA.
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- Hongyan Yu
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- The Center for Clinical Molecular Medical Detection, Biobank Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- The Center for Clinical Molecular Medical Detection, Biobank Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- The Center for Clinical Molecular Medical Detection, Biobank Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Marpaung DSS, Sinaga AOY, Damayanti D, Taharuddin T. Bridging biological samples to functional nucleic acid biosensor applications: current enzymatic-based strategies for single-stranded DNA generation. ANAL SCI 2024:10.1007/s44211-024-00566-y. [PMID: 38607600 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-024-00566-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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The escalating threat of emerging diseases, often stemming from contaminants and lethal pathogens, has precipitated a heightened demand for sophisticated diagnostic tools. Within this landscape, the functional nucleic acid (FNA) biosensor, harnessing the power of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), has emerged as a preeminent choice for target analyte detection. However, the dependence on ssDNA has raised difficulties in realizing it in biological samples. Therefore, the production of high-quality ssDNA from biological samples is critical. This review aims to discuss strategies for generating ssDNA from biological samples for integration into biosensors. Several innovative strategies for ssDNA generation have been deployed, encompassing techniques, such as asymmetric PCR, Exonuclease-PCR, isothermal amplification, biotin-streptavidin PCR, transcription-reverse transcription, ssDNA overhang generation, and urea denaturation PAGE. These approaches have been seamlessly integrated with biosensors for biological sample analysis, ushering in a new era of disease detection and monitoring. This amalgamation of ssDNA generation techniques with biosensing applications holds significant promise, not only in improving the speed and accuracy of diagnostic processes but also in fortifying the global response to deadly diseases, thereby underlining the pivotal role of cutting-edge biotechnology in public health and disease prevention.
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- David Septian Sumanto Marpaung
- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Jl. Terusan Ryacudu, Way Huwi, Kec. Jati Agung, Lampung Selatan, Lampung, 35365, Indonesia.
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- Department of Biology, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Jl. Terusan Ryacudu, Way Huwi, Kec. Jati Agung, Lampung Selatan, Lampung, 35365, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Jl. Terusan Ryacudu, Way Huwi, Kec. Jati Agung, Lampung Selatan, Lampung, 35365, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Lampung, Jl. Prof. Dr. Ir. Sumantri Brojonegoro No.1, Gedong Meneng, Kec. Rajabasa, Kota Bandar Lampung, Lampung, 35141, Indonesia
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Singh A, Patel G, Patel SS. Twinkle-Catalyzed Toehold-Mediated DNA Strand Displacement Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2023:10.1021/jacs.3c04970. [PMID: 37917930 PMCID: PMC11063129 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c04970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Strand exchange between homologous nucleic acid sequences is the basis for cellular DNA repair, recombination, and genome editing technologies. Specialized enzymes catalyze cellular strand exchange; however, the reaction occurs spontaneously when a single-stranded DNA toehold can dock the invader strand on the target DNA to initiate strand exchange through branch migration. Due to its precise response, the spontaneous toehold-mediated strand displacement (TMSD) reaction is widely employed in DNA nanotechnology. However, enzyme-free TMSD suffers from slow rates, resulting in slow response times. Here, we show that human mitochondrial DNA helicase Twinkle can accelerate TMSD up to 6000-fold. Mechanistic studies indicate that Twinkle accelerates TMSD by catalyzing the docking step, which typically limits spontaneous reactions. The catalysis occurs without ATP, and Twinkle-catalyzed TMSD rates remain sensitive to base-pair mismatches. The simple catalysis, tunability, and speed improvement of the catalyzed TMSD can be leveraged in nanotechnology, requiring sensitive detection and faster response times.
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- Anupam Singh
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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Zhao R, Luo W, Wu Y, Zhang L, Liu X, Li J, Yang Y, Wang L, Wang L, Han X, Wang Z, Zhang J, Lv K, Chen T, Xie G. Unmodificated stepless regulation of CRISPR/Cas12a multi-performance. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:10795-10807. [PMID: 37757856 PMCID: PMC10602922 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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As CRISPR technology is promoted to more fine-divided molecular biology applications, its inherent performance finds it increasingly difficult to cope with diverse needs in these different fields, and how to more accurately control the performance has become a key issue to develop CRISPR technology to a new stage. Herein, we propose a CRISPR/Cas12a regulation strategy based on the powerful programmability of nucleic acid nanotechnology. Unlike previous difficult and rigid regulation of core components Cas nuclease and crRNA, only a simple switch of different external RNA accessories is required to change the reaction kinetics or thermodynamics, thereby finely and almost steplessly regulating multi-performance of CRISPR/Cas12a including activity, speed, specificity, compatibility, programmability and sensitivity. In particular, the significantly improved specificity is expected to mark advance the accuracy of molecular detection and the safety of gene editing. In addition, this strategy was applied to regulate the delayed activation of Cas12a, overcoming the compatibility problem of the one-pot assay without any physical separation or external stimulation, and demonstrating great potential for fine-grained control of CRISPR. This simple but powerful CRISPR regulation strategy without any component modification has pioneering flexibility and versatility, and will unlock the potential for deeper applications of CRISPR technology in many finely divided fields.
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- Rong Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- The Center for Clinical Molecular Medical Detection, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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Adams MC, Milam VT. Uncovering Molecular Quencher Effects on FRET Phenomena in Microsphere-Immobilized Probe Systems. Anal Chem 2023; 95:13796-13803. [PMID: 37651319 PMCID: PMC10515108 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
Abstract
Double-stranded (ds) oligonucleotide probes composed of quencher-dye sequence pairs outperform analogous single-stranded (ss) probes due to their superior target sequence specificity without any prerequisite target labeling. Optimizing sequence combinations for dsprobe design requires promoting a fast, accurate response to a specific target sequence while minimizing spontaneous dsprobe dissociation events. Here, flow cytometry is used to rapidly interrogate the stability and selective responsiveness of 20 candidate LNA and DNA dsprobes to a 24 base-long segment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and ∼243 degenerate RNA sequences serving as model variants. Importantly, in contrast to quantifying binding events of dye-labeled targets via flow cytometry, the current work employs the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based detection of unlabeled RNA targets. One DNA dsprobe with a 15-base-long hybridization partner containing a central abasic site emerged as very stable yet responsive only to the SARS-CoV-2 RNA segment. Separate displacement experiments, however, indicated that ∼12% of these quencher-capped hybridization partners remain bound, even in the presence of an excess SARS-CoV-2 RNA target. To examine their quenching range, additional titration studies varied the ratios and spatial placement of nonquencher and quencher-capped hybridization partners in the dsprobes. These titration studies indicate that these residual, bound quencher-capped partners, even at low percentages, act as nodes, enabling both static quenching effects within each residual dsprobe as well as longer-range quenching effects on neighboring FAM moieties. Overall, these studies provide insight into practical implications for rapid dsprobe screening and target detection by combining flow cytometry with FRET-based detection.
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- Mary Catherine Adams
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering, Bioscience Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245 United States
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering, Bioscience Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245 United States
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Hartung J, McCann N, Doe E, Hayth H, Benkato K, Johnson MB, Viard M, Afonin KA, Khisamutdinov EF. Toehold-Mediated Shape Transition of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023. [PMID: 37204867 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We introduce a toehold-mediated strand displacement strategy for regulated shape-switching of nucleic acid nanoparticles (NANPs) enabling their sequential transformation from triangular to hexagonal architectures at isothermal conditions. The successful shape transitions were confirmed by electrophoretic mobility shift assays, atomic force microscopy, and dynamic light scattering. Furthermore, implementation of split fluorogenic aptamers allowed for monitoring the individual transitions in real time. Three distinct RNA aptamers─malachite green (MG), broccoli, and mango─were embedded within NANPs as reporter domains to confirm shape transitions. While MG "lights up" within the square, pentagonal, and hexagonal constructs, the broccoli is activated only upon formation of pentagon and hexagon NANPs, and mango reports only the presence of hexagons. Moreover, the designed RNA fluorogenic platform can be employed to construct a logic gate that performs an AND operation with three single-stranded RNA inputs by implementing a non-sequential polygon transformation approach. Importantly, the polygonal scaffolds displayed promising potential as drug delivery agents and biosensors. All polygons exhibited effective cellular internalization followed by specific gene silencing when decorated with fluorophores and RNAi inducers. This work offers a new perspective for the design of toehold-mediated shape-switching nanodevices to activate different light-up aptamers for the development of biosensors, logic gates, and therapeutic devices in the nucleic acid nanotechnology.
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- Jordan Hartung
- Department of Chemistry, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, United States
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- Laboratory of Integrative Cancer Immunology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Basic Science Program, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc. National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306, United States
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Zhang A, Kondhare D, Leonard P, Seela F. DNA Strand Displacement with Base Pair Stabilizers: Purine-2,6-Diamine and 8-Aza-7-Bromo-7-Deazapurine-2,6-Diamine Oligonucleotides Invade Canonical DNA and New Fluorescent Pyrene Click Sensors Monitor the Reaction. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202412. [PMID: 36178316 PMCID: PMC10100337 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Purine-2,6-diamine and 8-aza-7-deaza-7-bromopurine-2,6-diamine 2'-deoxyribonucleosides (1 and 2) were implemented in isothermal DNA strand displacement reactions. Nucleoside 1 is a weak stabilizer of dA-dT base pairs, nucleoside 2 evokes strong stabilization. Strand displacement reactions used single-stranded invaders with single and multiple incorporations of stabilizers. Displacement is driven by negative enthalpy changes between target and displaced duplex. Toeholds are not required. Two new environmental sensitive fluorescent pyrene sensors were developed to monitor the progress of displacement reactions. Pyrene was connected to the nucleobase in the invader or to a dendritic linker in the output strand. Both new sensors were constructed by click chemistry; phosphoramidites and oligonucleotides were prepared. Sensors show monomer or excimer emission. Fluorescence intensity changes when the displacement reaction progresses. Our work demonstrates that strand displacement with base pair stabilizers is applicable to DNA, RNA and to related biopolymers with applications in chemical biology, nanotechnology and medicinal diagnostics.
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- Aigui Zhang
- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149, Münster, Germany.,Laboratorium für Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Institut für Chemie neuer Materialien, Universität Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, 49069, Osnabrück, Germany
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Wu Y, Luo W, Weng Z, Guo Y, Yu H, Zhao R, Zhang L, Zhao J, Bai D, Zhou X, Song L, Chen K, Li J, Yang Y, Xie G. A PAM-free CRISPR/Cas12a ultra-specific activation mode based on toehold-mediated strand displacement and branch migration. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:11727-11737. [PMID: 36318259 PMCID: PMC9723625 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) technology has achieved great breakthroughs in terms of convenience and sensitivity; it is becoming the most promising molecular tool. However, only two CRISPR activation modes (single and double stranded) are available, and they have specificity and universality bottlenecks that limit the application of CRISPR technology in high-precision molecular recognition. Herein, we proposed a novel CRISPR/Cas12a unrestricted activation mode to greatly improve its performance. The new mode totally eliminates the need for a protospacer adjacent motif and accurately activates Cas12a through toehold-mediated strand displacement and branch migration, which is highly universal and ultra-specific. With this mode, we discriminated all mismatch types and detected the EGFR T790M and L858R mutations in very low abundance. Taken together, our activation mode is deeply incorporated with DNA nanotechnology and extensively broadens the application boundaries of CRISPR technology in biomedical and molecular reaction networks.
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Clinical Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Clinical Molecular Medicine Testing Center, The First Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical Laboratory Microfluidics and SPRi Engineering Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, PR China
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- Correspondence may also be addressed to Junjie Li. ;
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- Correspondence may also be addressed to Yujun Yang.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +86 23 68485240; Fax: +86 23 68485239;
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Liu Y, Wang C, Zhang C, Chen R, Liu B, Zhang K. Nonenzymatic Multiamplified Electrochemical Detection of Medulloblastoma-Relevant MicroRNAs from Cerebrospinal Fluid. ACS Sens 2022; 7:2320-2327. [PMID: 35925869 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c00956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The sensitive analysis of microRNAs (miRNAs) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) holds promise for the minimally invasive early diagnosis of brain cancers such as pediatric medulloblastoma but remains challenging due partially to a lack of facile yet sensitive sensing methods. Herein, an enzyme-free triple-signal amplification electrochemical assay for miRNA was developed by integrating the target-triggered cyclic strand-displacement reaction (TCSDR), hybridization chain reaction (HCR), and methylene blue (MB) intercalation. In this assay, the presence of target miRNA (miR-9) initiated the TCSDR and produced primers that triggered the subsequent HCR amplification to generate copious double-stranded DNAs (dsDNAs) on the electrode surface. Intercalation of a large number of MB reporters into the long nicked double helixes of dsDNAs yielded a more enhanced signal of differential pulse voltammetry. The enzyme-free multiple-amplification approach allowed for highly sensitive (detection limit: 6.5 fM) and sequence-specific (single-base mismatch resolution) detection of miR-9 from tumor cells and human CSF with minimal sample consumption (10 μL). Moreover, the clinical utilization of this method was documented by accurate discrimination of five medulloblastoma patients from the nontumoral controls. In light of its sensitivity, specificity, and convenience of use, this electrochemical method was expected to facilitate the early detection of malignant brain tumors.
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- Yujie Liu
- Shanghai Institute of Pediatric Research, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, State Key Lab of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pediatric Research, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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Zhang A, Kondhare D, Leonard P, Seela F. Anomeric DNA Strand Displacement with α-D Oligonucleotides as Invaders and Ethidium Bromide as Fluorescence Sensor for Duplexes with α/β-, β/β- and α/α-D Configuration. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201294. [PMID: 35652726 PMCID: PMC9543212 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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DNA strand displacement is a technique to exchange one strand of a double stranded DNA by another strand (invader). It is an isothermal, enzyme free method driven by single stranded overhangs (toeholds) and is employed in DNA amplification, mismatch detection and nanotechnology. We discovered that anomeric (α/β) DNA can be used for heterochiral strand displacement. Homochiral DNA in β-D configuration was transformed to heterochiral DNA in α-D/β-D configuration and further to homochiral DNA with both strands in α-D configuration. Single stranded α-D DNA acts as invader. Herein, new anomeric displacement systems with and without toeholds were designed. Due to their resistance against enzymatic degradation, the systems are applicable to living cells. The light-up intercalator ethidium bromide is used as fluorescence sensor to follow the progress of displacement. Anomeric DNA displacement shows benefits over canonical DNA in view of toehold free displacement and simple detection by ethidium bromide.
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- Aigui Zhang
- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149, Münster, Germany.,Laboratorium für Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Institut für Chemie neuer Materialien, Universität Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, 49069, Osnabrück, Germany
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Eze NA, Milam VT. Quantitative Analysis of In Situ Locked Nucleic Acid and DNA Competitive Displacement Events on Microspheres. Langmuir 2022; 38:6871-6881. [PMID: 35617467 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Synthetic analogues of natural oligonucleotides known as locked nucleic acids (LNAs) offer superior nuclease resistance and cytocompatibility for numerous scenarios ranging from in vitro detection to intracellular imaging of nucleic acids. While recognized as stronger hybridization partners than equivalent DNA residues, quantitative analysis of LNA hybridization activity is lacking, especially with respect to competitive displacement of the original hybridization partner by another oligonucleotide. In the current study, we perform in situ measurements of toehold-mediated competitive displacement of soluble, fluorescently labeled primary targets from probe strands immobilized on microspheres using high throughput flow cytometry. Both LNA-DNA hybrid sequences and pure DNA sequences are employed as the immobilized strands, as soluble, fluorescently labeled 9-base-long primary targets, and as unlabeled 15-base-long secondary or competitive targets. In addition to comparing chemically substituted and unsubstituted sequences, we explore the effects of mismatched primary targets and the location of the toehold segment within the primary duplexes on the resulting displacement profiles. The primary duplex or double-stranded probe (dsprobe) systems implemented here exhibited varying responses to unlabeled secondary targets ranging from surprisingly modest primary target displacement activity despite the presence of a six base-long nucleotide toehold segment at the dsprobe free end to distinctive displacement profiles sensitive to LNA substitutions and the placement of the toehold segment closer to the microsphere surface.
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Developing an intelligent theranostic nanoplatform with satisfied diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic efficiency holds great promise for personalized nanomedicine. Herein, we constructed a smart nanodevice for the accurate diagnosis of endogenous cancer microRNA (miRNA) biomarkers and efficient photothermal therapy (PTT). The nanodevice was composed of polydopamine (PDA)-functionalized CuS nanosheets (CuS@PDA NSs) and three elaborate DNA hairpin probes (TDHPs). The CuS@PDA NSs acted as efficient delivery vehicles and photothermal agents. They provided a large surface area available for an efficient and facile loading of TDHPs and a high-fluorescence (FL) quenching performance to achieve an ultralow background signal. The intracellular miRNA triggered TDHPs to assemble into three-arm branched junction structures for a strong fluorescence recovery as output signals to discriminate cancer cells from normal cells with an excellent sensitivity. The CuS@PAD NSs showed a good photothermal conversion efficiency in the near-infrared II (NIR II) region to mediate a good photothermal performance to kill cancer cells. A remarkable antitumor therapeutic effect was achieved in vivo. This work integrated highly sensitive detection to endogenous cancer biomarkers and valid therapeutic potency to tumor-bearing mice, indicating its promising biomedical applications.
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- Fan Yang
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Biosensor and Nanotheranostic, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China.,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, P.R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Biosensor and Nanotheranostic, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China.,School of Chemistry & Biological Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Biosensor and Nanotheranostic, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Biological Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology & Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Biological Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Biosensor and Nanotheranostic, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China.,School of Chemistry & Biological Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Biosensor and Nanotheranostic, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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Xu S, Wang Y, Yao Y, Chen L, Xu J, Qiu B, Guo L. Toehold-mediated strand displacement coupled with single nanoparticle dark-field microscopy imaging for ultrasensitive biosensing. Nanoscale 2022; 14:3496-3503. [PMID: 35171195 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr08030j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Highly sensitive detection of biomarkers is essential for disease prevention and early diagnosis. Herein, a highly sensitive strategy was proposed for microRNA-21 (miRNA-21) detection by the incorporation of programmable toehold-mediated strand displacement (TMSD) and dark-field microscopy imaging. Firstly, efficient and specific TSMD was carried out via hybridization between the substrate strand (Sub) and two short probe strands (P1, P2). Then, miRNA-21 could specifically hybridize with Sub due to the toehold that existed on its tail, which triggered the amplification with the help of the assist strands, and forming a large number of Sub-assist double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). This process realized the targeted highly specific recognition of miRNA-21 and the amplification of the trace target to high-output dsDNA. Additionally, as glucose oxidase (Gox) was modified on the end of the assist strands in advance, hydrogen peroxide was generated after adding glucose to the system, which further etched gold-silver core-shell nanocubes (Au@Ag NCs). As a result, the size of Au@Ag NCs decreased and the scattering intensity reduced simultaneously. The scattering intensity reduction value of Au@Ag NCs has a linear relationship with miRNA-21 concentration in the range of 1.0 to 100.0 fM with a limit of detection of 1.0 fM. Finally, the proposed method has been successfully demonstrated for the determination of miRNA-21 in lung cancer cell A549 lysate.
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- Shaohua Xu
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Sensing; College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, PR China.
- Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Cancer Research Center, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330004, China
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- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Sensing; College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, PR China.
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- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Sensing; College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, PR China.
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- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Sensing; College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, PR China.
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- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Sensing; College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, PR China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China.
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- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Sensing; College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, PR China.
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China.
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Zhang Z, Weng Z, Yao J, Liu D, Zhang L, Zhang L, Xie G. Toehold-mediated nonenzymatic DNA strand displacement coupling UDG mediated PCR and multi-code magnetic beads for DNA genotyping. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Weng Z, Yu H, Luo W, Zhang L, Zhang Z, Wang T, Liu Q, Guo Y, Yang Y, Li J, Yang L, Dai L, Pu Q, Zhou X, Xie G. Specific and robust hybridization based on double-stranded nucleic acids with single-base resolution. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1199:339568. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Choi W, Park E, Bae S, Choi KH, Han S, Son KH, Lee DY, Cho IJ, Seong H, Hwang KS, Nam JM, Choi J, Lee H, Choi N. Multiplex SNP Genotyping Using SWITCH: Sequence-Specific Nanoparticle with Interpretative Toehold-Mediated Sequence Decoding in Hydrogel. Small 2022; 18:e2105538. [PMID: 34923738 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202105538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that can alter phenotypes of individuals play a pivotal role in disease development and, more importantly, responses to therapy. However, SNP genotyping has been challenging due to the similarity of SNP alleles and their low concentration in biological samples. Sequence-specific nanoparticle with interpretative toehold-mediated sequence decoding in hydrogel (SWITCH) for multiplex SNP genotyping is presented. The encoding with gold nanoparticle probes transduces each SNP target to ≈1000 invaders with prominently different sequences between wild and mutant types, featuring polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-free amplification. Subsequently, the toehold-mediated DNA replacement in hydrogel microparticles decodes the invaders via SNP-specific fluorescence signals. The 4-plex detection of the warfarin-associated SNP targets spiked in commercially validated human serum (S1-100ML, Merck) is successfully demonstrated with excellent specificity. This work is the first technology development presenting PCR-free, multiplex SNP genotyping with a single reporting fluorophore, to the best of knowledge.
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- Woongsun Choi
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- Biomaterials Research Center, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Korea
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- OPTOLANE Technologies, Inc., Seongnam, 13494, Korea
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- OPTOLANE Technologies, Inc., Seongnam, 13494, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, 21936, Korea
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- OPTOLANE Technologies, Inc., Seongnam, 13494, Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Korea
- Yonsei-KIST Convergence Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Korea
- School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Korea
- Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul, 02792, Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Biomaterials Research Center, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Korea
- Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul, 02792, Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Korea
- Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul, 02792, Korea
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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Synthetic DNA is a growing alternative to electronic-based technologies in fields such as data storage, product tagging, or signal processing. Its value lies in its characteristic attributes, namely Watson-Crick base pairing, array synthesis, sequencing, toehold displacement and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) capabilities. In this review, we provide an overview of the most prevalent applications of synthetic DNA that could shape the future of information technology. We emphasize the reasons why the biomolecule can be a valuable alternative for conventional electronic-based media, and give insights on where the DNA-analog technology stands with respect to its electronic counterparts.
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- Linda C Meiser
- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Kundu N, Young BE, Sczepanski JT. Kinetics of heterochiral strand displacement from PNA-DNA heteroduplexes. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:6114-6127. [PMID: 34125895 PMCID: PMC8216467 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Dynamic DNA nanodevices represent powerful tools for the interrogation and manipulation of biological systems. Yet, implementation remains challenging due to nuclease degradation and other cellular factors. Use of l-DNA, the nuclease resistant enantiomer of native d-DNA, provides a promising solution. On this basis, we recently developed a strand displacement methodology, referred to as ‘heterochiral’ strand displacement, that enables robust l-DNA nanodevices to be sequence-specifically interfaced with endogenous d-nucleic acids. However, the underlying reaction – strand displacement from PNA–DNA heteroduplexes – remains poorly characterized, limiting design capabilities. Herein, we characterize the kinetics of strand displacement from PNA–DNA heteroduplexes and show that reaction rates can be predictably tuned based on several common design parameters, including toehold length and mismatches. Moreover, we investigate the impact of nucleic acid stereochemistry on reaction kinetics and thermodynamics, revealing important insights into the biophysical mechanisms of heterochiral strand displacement. Importantly, we show that strand displacement from PNA–DNA heteroduplexes is compatible with RNA inputs, the most common nucleic acid target for intracellular applications. Overall, this work greatly improves the understanding of heterochiral strand displacement reactions and will be useful in the rational design and optimization of l-DNA nanodevices that operate at the interface with biology.
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- Nandini Kundu
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Wu Y, Gao J, Wei J, Zhou J, Meng X, Wang Z. Development of Flow Cytometric Assay for Detecting Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Related hsa-miR-146b-5p through Toehold-Mediated Strand Displacement Reaction on Magnetic Beads. Molecules 2021; 26:1628. [PMID: 33804111 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In this work, a simple enzyme-free flow cytometric assay (termed as TSDR-based flow cytometric assay) has been developed for the detection of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)-related microRNA (miRNA), hsa-miR-146b-5p with high performance through the toehold-mediated strand displacement reaction (TSDR) on magnetic beads (MBs). The complementary single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) probe of hsa-miR-146b-5p was first immobilized on the surface of MB, which can partly hybridize with the carboxy-fluorescein (FAM)-modified ssDNA, resulting in strong fluorescence emission. In the presence of hsa-miR-146b-5p, the TSDR is trigged, and the FAM-modified ssDNA is released form the MB surface due to the formation of DNA/RNA heteroduplexes on the MB surface. The fluorescence emission change of MBs can be easily read by flow cytometry and is strongly dependent on the concentration of hsa-miR-146b-5p. Under optimal conditions, the TSDR-based flow cytometric assay exhibits good specificity, a wide linear range from 5 to 5000 pM and a relatively low detection limit (LOD, 3σ) of 4.21 pM. Moreover, the practicability of the assay was demonstrated by the analysis of hsa-miR-146b-5p amounts in different PTC cells and clinical PTC tissues.
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Zhao Z, Chen Z, Liu D, Wang L, Liu S. Fuel strand-powered self-propelled electrochemical DNA machine for enzyme-free and distinctly amplified detection of nucleic acid with tunable performance. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 171:112706. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wang GA, Xie X, Mansour H, Chen F, Matamoros G, Sanchez AL, Fan C, Li F. Expanding detection windows for discriminating single nucleotide variants using rationally designed DNA equalizer probes. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5473. [PMID: 33122648 PMCID: PMC7596233 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19269-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Combining experimental and simulation strategies to facilitate the design and operation of nucleic acid hybridization probes are highly important to both fundamental DNA nanotechnology and diverse biological/biomedical applications. Herein, we introduce a DNA equalizer gate (DEG) approach, a class of simulation-guided nucleic acid hybridization probes that drastically expand detection windows for discriminating single nucleotide variants in double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) via the user-definable transformation of the quantitative relationship between the detection signal and target concentrations. A thermodynamic-driven theoretical model was also developed, which quantitatively simulates and predicts the performance of DEG. The effectiveness of DEG for expanding detection windows and improving sequence selectivity was demonstrated both in silico and experimentally. As DEG acts directly on dsDNA, it is readily adaptable to nucleic acid amplification techniques, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The practical usefulness of DEG was demonstrated through the simultaneous detection of infections and the screening of drug-resistance in clinical parasitic worm samples collected from rural areas of Honduras.
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- Guan A Wang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 610064, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Chemistry, Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada
- Department of Cell Biology, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 610064, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Chemistry, Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department of Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada
- Microbiology Research Institute, National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Department of Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada
- Microbiology Research Institute, National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 201240, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 610064, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
- Department of Chemistry, Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada.
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Lu H, Ding B, Tong L, Wu F, Yi X, Wang J. Toehold-Mediated Strand Displacement Reaction for Dual-Signal Electrochemical Assay of Apolipoprotein E Genotyping. ACS Sens 2020; 5:2959-2965. [PMID: 32869976 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c01511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Apolipoprotein E (apoE) polymorphic genes are one of the main genetic determinants of Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. Relying on the toehold-mediated strand displacement reaction (SDR), the dual-signal electrochemical assay of apoE genotyping with potential applications in the early diagnosis of AD has been achieved. The displacement of the surface-confined methylene blue- and ferrocene-capped detection probe-modified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) by the complementary sequences (Tc 1 and Tc 2, fragment of allele ε4 at codon 112 and that of allele ε3 or ε4 at codon 158, respectively), triggered by the highly specific SDR, results in decreased voltammetric signals. In contrast, partial strand displacement caused by the single mismatched sequences (Tsm 1 and Tsm 2, fragment of allele ε2 or ε3 at codon 112 and that of allele ε2 at codon 158, respectively) produces larger voltammetric signals. The proposed method serves as a versatile platform for the discrimination of six apoE genotypes, including three homozygotes (ε2/2, ε3/3, and ε4/4) and three heterozygotes (ε2/3, ε2/4, and ε3/4), and for the quantification of apoE ε3/3 from genomic DNA extracts of AD patients.
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- Hanwen Lu
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- Department of Geriatrics, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 510060, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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Lu H, Hailin T, Yi X, Wang J. Three-Dimensional DNA Nanomachine Combined with Toehold-Mediated Strand Displacement Reaction for Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of MiRNA. Langmuir 2020; 36:10708-10714. [PMID: 32804511 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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MicroRNA (miRNA) serves as an ideal biomarker for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of various human cancers. The rationally designed three-dimensional (3D) DNA nanomachine was constructed on the matrixes of magnetic beads, and the high density of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on each magnetic bead and further enlargement of the AuNPs lead to the anchoring of numerous DNA walkers and signal probes on the AuNPs. With the combination of toehold-mediated strand displacement reaction (SDR), amplified electrochemical detection of miRNA is performed. The existence of miRNA triggers the toehold-mediated SDR and the released DNA walker probe is hybridized with the ferrocene (Fc)-tagged signal probe. The cleavage of the duplex by the nicking endonuclease detaches the signal probe from the magnetic nanocomposites. The oxidation current of Fc moieties was found to be inversely proportional to the concentrations of miRNA-182 between 1.0 fM and 2 pM. The assay is highly selective for discrimination of miRNAs with similar sequences. The feasibility of the method for sensitive detection of the expression levels of miRNA-182 from serum samples of glioma patients at different stages was demonstrated. The sensing protocol holds great promise for early diagnosis and prognosis of the cancer cases with abnormal miRNA expression.
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- Hanwen Lu
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan P. R. China 410083
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- SunYat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong P. R. China 510060
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan P. R. China 410083
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan P. R. China 410083
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Zhang W, Li Y, Li H, Cheng Y, Yu H, Xie Y, Yao W, Guo Y, Qian H. A simple, sensitive and non-enzymatic signal amplification strategy driven by seesaw gate. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1108:160-166. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tang W, Zhong W, Tan Y, Wang GA, Li F, Liu Y. DNA Strand Displacement Reaction: A Powerful Tool for Discriminating Single Nucleotide Variants. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2020; 378:10. [PMID: 31894426 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-019-0274-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) that are strongly associated with many genetic diseases and tumors are important both biologically and clinically. Detection of SNVs holds great potential for disease diagnosis and prognosis. Recent advances in DNA nanotechnology have offered numerous principles and strategies amenable to the detection and quantification of SNVs with high sensitivity, specificity, and programmability. In this review, we will focus our discussion on emerging techniques making use of DNA strand displacement, a basic building block in dynamic DNA nanotechnology. Based on their operation principles, we classify current SNV detection methods into three main categories, including strategies using toehold-mediated strand displacement reactions, toehold-exchange reactions, and enzyme-mediated strand displacement reactions. These detection methods discriminate SNVs from their wild-type counterparts through subtle differences in thermodynamics, kinetics, or response to enzymatic manipulation. The remarkable programmability of dynamic DNA nanotechnology also allows the predictable design and flexible operation of diverse strand displacement probes and/or primers. Here, we offer a systematic survey of current strategies, with an emphasis on the molecular mechanisms and their applicability to in vitro diagnostics.
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- Weiyang Tang
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada. .,College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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Zhang W, Li J, Salena B, Li Y. A DNA Switch for Detecting Single Nucleotide Polymorphism within a Long DNA Sequence Under Denaturing Conditions. Chemistry 2019; 26:592-596. [PMID: 31475757 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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DNA detection is usually conducted under nondenaturing conditions to favor the formation of Watson-Crick base-paring interactions. However, although such a setting is excellent for distinguishing a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) within short DNA sequences (15-25 nucleotides), it does not offer a good solution to SNP detection within much longer sequences. Here we report on a new detection method capable of detecting SNP in a DNA sequence containing 35-90 nucleotides. This is achieved through incorporating into the recognition DNA sequence a previously discovered DNA molecule that forms a stable G-quadruplex in the presence of 7 molar urea, a known condition for denaturing DNA structures. The systems are configured to produce both colorimetric and fluorescent signals upon target binding.
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- Wenqing Zhang
- M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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Ma F, Zhang Q, Zhang CY. Catalytic Self-Assembly of Quantum-Dot-Based MicroRNA Nanosensor Directed by Toehold-Mediated Strand Displacement Cascade. Nano Lett 2019; 19:6370-6376. [PMID: 31460766 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are highly attractive nanomaterials with wide biomedical applications owing to their unique photophysical properties. However, the adaptation of the nonenzymatic QD nanosensor assembly to sense low-abundance targets remains a great challenge. Herein, taking advantage of the dynamic DNA nanotechnology and single-molecule fluorescence detection, we demonstrate the catalytic self-assembly of a QD-based microRNA nanosensor directed by toehold-mediated strand displacement cascade for the simple and sensitive detection of microRNA at femtomolar concentration without the requirement of any enzymes. Moreover, this QD nanosensor is capable of detecting circulating microRNA in clinical serum samples and even imaging microRNA in living cells. This work may extend the use of an enzyme-free QD nanosensor assembly for low-abundance biomarker detection and offer a novel platform for fundamental biomedical research and clinical applications.
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- Fei Ma
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , China
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Kong Y, Liu X, Liu C, Xue Q, Li X, Wang H. A dandelion-like liposomes-encoded magnetic bead probe-based toehold-mediated DNA circuit for the amplification detection of MiRNA. Analyst 2019; 144:4694-4701. [PMID: 31268436 DOI: 10.1039/c9an00887j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The development of facile and sensitive miRNA quantitative detection methods is a central challenge for the early diagnosis of miRNA-related diseases. Herein, we propose a strategy for a liposome-encoded magnetic bead-based DNA toehold-mediated DNA circuit for the simple and sensitive detection of miRNA based on a toehold-mediated circular strand displacement reaction (TCSDR) coupled with a personal glucometer (PGM ). In this strategy, a glucoamylase-encapsulated liposomes (GELs)-encoded magnetic bead (GELs-MB) probe is designed to integrate target binding, magnetic separation, and signal response. Upon sensing the target miRNA-21, a GELs-MB probe-based toehold-mediated circular strand displacement reaction (TCSDR) was initiated with the help of fuel-DNA, constructing a DNA circuit system, and realizing target recycling amplification and the disassembly of the liposomes. The disassembled liposomes were finally removed via magnetic separation, and the encapsulated glucoamylase was liberated to catalyze amylose hydrolysis with multiple turnovers to glucose for a PGM readout. Benefiting from target recycling amplification initiated by the toehold-mediated DNA circuit and the liposome multiple-label amplification, a small quantity of target miRNA-21 can be transformed into a large glucose signal. The strategy realized the quantification of miRNA-21 down to a level of 0.7 fM without enzymatic amplification or precise instrumentation. Moreover, the high-density GELs-MB probe allows the sensitive detection of miRNA-21 to be accomplished within 1.5 h. Furthermore, this strategy exhibits the advantages of specificity and simplicity, since a toehold-mediated strand displacement reaction, magnetic separation and portable PGM were used. Importantly, this strategy has been demonstrated to allow the high-confidence quantification of miRNA. Therefore, with the advantages of low cost, ease of use, portability, and sensitivity, the reported method holds great potential for the early diagnosis of miRNA-related diseases.
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- Yancong Kong
- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, Shandong, China.
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- Fan Li
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical ProcessesSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China Normal University 500 Dongchuan Road 200241 Shanghai P.R. China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingLaboratory of Evolutionary TheranosticsSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University Nanhai Avenue 3688 518060 Shenzhen Guangzhou P.R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical ProcessesSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China Normal University 500 Dongchuan Road 200241 Shanghai P.R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical ProcessesSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China Normal University 500 Dongchuan Road 200241 Shanghai P.R. China
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Saisuk W, Srisawat C, Yoksan S, Dharakul T. Hybridization Cascade Plus Strand-Displacement Isothermal Amplification of RNA Target with Secondary Structure Motifs and Its Application for Detecting Dengue and Zika Viruses. Anal Chem 2019; 91:3286-3293. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, 73170
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Dynamic DNA nanotechnology, a subfield of DNA nanotechnology, is concerned with the study and application of nucleic acid strand-displacement reactions. Strand-displacement reactions generally proceed by three-way or four-way branch migration and initially were investigated for their relevance to genetic recombination. Through the use of toeholds, which are single-stranded segments of DNA to which an invader strand can bind to initiate branch migration, the rate with which strand displacement reactions proceed can be varied by more than 6 orders of magnitude. In addition, the use of toeholds enables the construction of enzyme-free DNA reaction networks exhibiting complex dynamical behavior. A demonstration of this was provided in the year 2000, in which strand displacement reactions were employed to drive a DNA-based nanomachine (Yurke, B.; et al. Nature 2000, 406, 605-608). Since then, toehold-mediated strand displacement reactions have been used with ever increasing sophistication and the field of dynamic DNA nanotechnology has grown exponentially. Besides molecular machines, the field has produced enzyme-free catalytic systems, all DNA chemical oscillators and the most complex molecular computers yet devised. Enzyme-free catalytic systems can function as chemical amplifiers and as such have received considerable attention for sensing and detection applications in chemistry and medical diagnostics. Strand-displacement reactions have been combined with other enzymatically driven processes and have also been employed within living cells (Groves, B.; et al. Nat. Nanotechnol. 2015, 11, 287-294). Strand-displacement principles have also been applied in synthetic biology to enable artificial gene regulation and computation in bacteria. Given the enormous progress of dynamic DNA nanotechnology over the past years, the field now seems poised for practical application.
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering , Boise State University , Boise , ID 83725 , United States
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- Physics Department , TU München , 85748 Garching , Germany
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Zhao M, Bai L, Cheng W, Duan X, Wu H, Ding S. Monolayer rubrene functionalized graphene-based eletrochemiluminescence biosensor for serum cystatin C detection with immunorecognition-induced 3D DNA machine. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 127:126-134. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Abolhasan R, Mehdizadeh A, Rashidi MR, Aghebati-Maleki L, Yousefi M. Application of hairpin DNA-based biosensors with various signal amplification strategies in clinical diagnosis. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 129:164-74. [PMID: 30708263 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Biosensors have been commonly used in biomedical diagnostic tools in recent years, because of a wide range of application, such as point-of-care monitoring of treatment and disease progression, drug discovery, commonly use food control, environmental monitoring and biomedical research. Additionally, development of DNA biosensors has been increased enormously over the past few years as confirmed by the large number of scientific publications in this field. A wide range of techniques can be used for the development of DNA biosensors, such as DNA nano-machines and various signal amplification strategies. This article selectively reviews the recent advances in DNA base biosensors with various signal amplification strategies for detection of cancer DNA and microRNA, infectious microorganisms, and toxic metal ions.
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Lai W, Ren L, Tang Q, Qu X, Li J, Wang L, Li L, Fan C, Pei H. Programming Chemical Reaction Networks Using Intramolecular Conformational Motions of DNA. ACS Nano 2018; 12:7093-7099. [PMID: 29906089 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b02864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The programmable regulation of chemical reaction networks (CRNs) represents a major challenge toward the development of complex molecular devices performing sophisticated motions and functions. Nevertheless, regulation of artificial CRNs is generally energy- and time-intensive as compared to natural regulation. Inspired by allosteric regulation in biological CRNs, we herein develop an intramolecular conformational motion strategy (InCMS) for programmable regulation of DNA CRNs. We design a DNA switch as the regulatory element to program the distance between the toehold and branch migration domain. The presence of multiple conformational transitions leads to wide-range kinetic regulation spanning over 4 orders of magnitude. Furthermore, the process of energy-cost-free strand exchange accompanied by conformational change discriminates single base mismatches. Our strategy thus provides a simple yet effective approach for dynamic programming of complex CRNs.
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- Wei Lai
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , East China Normal University , 500 Dongchuan Road , Shanghai , 200241 , P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , East China Normal University , 500 Dongchuan Road , Shanghai , 200241 , P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , East China Normal University , 500 Dongchuan Road , Shanghai , 200241 , P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , East China Normal University , 500 Dongchuan Road , Shanghai , 200241 , P. R. China
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- Division of Physical Biology & Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility , Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201800 , P. R. China
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- Division of Physical Biology & Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility , Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201800 , P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , East China Normal University , 500 Dongchuan Road , Shanghai , 200241 , P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , East China Normal University , 500 Dongchuan Road , Shanghai , 200241 , P. R. China
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Jiang J, Lin X, Ding D, Diao G. Enzyme-free homogeneous electrochemical biosensor for DNA assay using toehold-triggered strand displacement reaction coupled with host-guest recognition of Fe 3O 4@SiO 2@β-CD nanocomposites. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 114:37-43. [PMID: 29775857 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Taking advantages of the toehold-triggered strand displacement reaction (TSDR) and host-guest interaction of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), a facile enzyme-free and homogeneous electrochemical sensing strategy was designed for the sensitive assay of target DNA using Fe3O4@SiO2@β-CD nanocomposites and ferrocene-labeled hairpin DNA (H-1) as the capture and electrochemical probes, respectively. Upon addition of target molecule, the initiated TSDR process induced the conformational change of H-1, and subsequently stimulated the dynamic assembly of assist probes (A-1 and A-2) to generate H-1:A-1:A-2 duplex along with the release of target sequence. The released target could drive the next TSDR recycling and finally result in the formation of numerous DNA duplex. After the molecular recognition of Fe3O4@SiO2@β-CD nanocomposites, a large number of duplex were easily separated from the supernatant solution under an external magnetic field, which led to a decreased H-1 concentration in residual solution, concomitant with a remarkable reduction of peak current. Under the optimized conditions, wide linear range (1-5000 pM), low detection limit (0.3 pM), desirable reproducibility, good selectivity, and satisfactory practical analysis were obtained by the combination of the superior recognition capability of β-CD, TSDR-induced signal amplification, and homogeneous electroanalytical method. The proposed detection strategy could offer a universal approach for the monitoring of various biological analytes via the rational design of probe sequences.
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Kikuchi N, Kolpashchikov DM. A universal split spinach aptamer (USSA) for nucleic acid analysis and DNA computation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 53:4977-4980. [PMID: 28425510 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc01540b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We demonstrate how a single universal spinach aptamer (USSA) probe can be used to detect multiple (potentially any) nucleic acid sequences. USSA can be used for cost-efficient and highly selective analysis of even folded DNA and RNA analytes, as well as for the readout of outputs of DNA logic circuits.
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- Nanami Kikuchi
- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, 32816, Florida, USA
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Chen Q, Hu W, Shang B, Wei J, Chen L, Guo X, Ran F, Chen W, Ding X, Xu Y, Wu Y. Ultrasensitive amperometric aptasensor for the epithelial cell adhesion molecule by using target-driven toehold-mediated DNA recycling amplification. Mikrochim Acta 2018; 185:202. [PMID: 29594643 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-018-2739-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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An amperometric aptasensor is reported for the electrochemical determination of the epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM). It is based on a combination of EpCAM-driven toehold-mediated DNA recycling amplification, the specific recognition of EpCAM aptamer, and its binding to EpCAM. Hairpin probe 1 (Hp1) with a toehold region was modified with a 5'-thiol group (5'-SH) and self-assembled onto the surface of a gold electrode. Upon addition of EpCAM, the probe A (a 15-mer) is liberated from the aptamer/probe A complex and then hybridizes with the toehold domain of Hp1. This results in the exposure of another toehold for further hybridizing with hairpin probe 2 (Hp2) to displace probe A in the presence of Hp2 that was labeled with the electrochemical probe Methylene Blue (MB). Subsequently, liberated probe A is hybridized again with another Hp1 to start the next round of DNA recycling amplification by reusing probe A. This leads to the formation of plenty of MB-labeled DNA strands on the electrode surface and generates an amplified current. This 1:N probe-response amplification results in ultrasensitive and specific detection of EpCAM, with a 20 pg·mL-1 detection limit. The electrode is highly stable and regenerable. It was successfully applied to the determination of EpCAM in spiked human serum, urine and saliva, and thus provides a promising tool for early clinical diagnosis. Graphical abstract Schematic illustration of the electrochemical detection for EpCAM. The method is based on aptamer-based recognition and EpCAM-driven toehold-mediated DNA recycling amplification. Hp1: Hairpin probe 1; Hp2: Hairpin probe 2; MB: Methylene blue; MCH: 6-Mercapto-1-hexanol; EpCAM: Epithelial cell adhesion molecule.
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Methods for conjugating DNA to gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have recently attracted considerable attention. The ability to control such conjugation in a programmable way is of great interest. Here, we have developed a logic-based method for manipulating the conjugation of thiolated DNA species to AuNPs via cascading DNA strand displacement. Using this method, several logic-based operation systems are established and up to three kinds of DNA signals are introduced at the same time. In addition, a more sensitive catalytic logic-based operation is also achieved based on an entropy-driven process. In the experiment, all of the DNA/AuNPs conjugation results are verified by agrose gel. This strategy promises great potential for automatically conjugating DNA stands onto label-free gold nanoparticles and can be extended to constructing DNA/nanoparticle devices for applications in diagnostics, biosensing, and molecular robotics.
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- Cheng Zhang
- Institute of Software, School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, Key laboratory of High Confidence Software Technologies, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Control and Computer Engineering, North China Electric Power University , Beijing 102206, China
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- School of Control and Computer Engineering, North China Electric Power University , Beijing 102206, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian, 116624, China
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- School of Control and Computer Engineering, North China Electric Power University , Beijing 102206, China
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Wang S, Yang F, Jin D, Dai Q, Tu J, Liu Y, Ning Y, Zhang GJ. Toehold Mediated One-Step Conformation-Switchable “Signal-On” Electrochemical DNA Sensing Enhanced with Homogeneous Enzymatic Amplification. Anal Chem 2017; 89:5349-5356. [PMID: 28452219 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b05171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Siqi Wang
- School
of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, China
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- School
of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, China
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- School
of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, China
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- Huangjia
Lake Hospital, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia
Lake West Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia
Lake West Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia
Lake West Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, China
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- School
of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, China
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- School
of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, China
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Owing to the significance of single nucleotide mutation (SNM) for personalized medicine, the detection of SNM with high accuracy has recently attracted considerable interest. Here, we present a kinetic method for selective detection of SNM based on a discrimination cascade constructed by combining the toehold strand displacement (TSD) and endonuclease IV (Endo IV) catalyzed hydrolysis. The single-nucleotide specificity of the two DNA reactions allows highly selective detection of all types of single nucleotide changes (including single-nucleotide insertion and deletion), achieving a high discrimination factor with a median of 491 which is comparable with recently reported methods. For the first time, the enzyme assisted nucleic acid assay was characterized by single molecule analysis on total internal reflection fluorescence microscope (TIRFM) suggesting that the two steps do not work independently and the rate of TSD can be tuned by Endo IV facilitated conformation selection. The effective discrimination of the point mutation of BRAF gene in cancer and normal cell line suggests that this method can be a prominent post-PCR genotyping assay.
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- Lidan Li
- College
of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Family
Planning Research Institute/Center of Reproductive Medicine, Tongji
Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- College
of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College
of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College
of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College
of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College
of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College
of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Fenati RA, Connolly AR, Ellis AV. Single nucleotide polymorphism discrimination with and without an ethidium bromide intercalator. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 954:121-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yu W, Tang L, Qiu JH, Zhang Z, Zhou LL, Li JL, Xie GM. Systematic comparison between toehold exchange and toehold displacement: exploration for highly specific and sensitive DNA detection. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra07481f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The detection of nucleic acid variations with high specificity and sensitivity is essential for the good practice of precision medicine.
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- Wen Yu
- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics of Education
- Department of Laboratory Medicine
- Chongqing Medical University
- Chongqing 400016
- P. R. China
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- The Public Health Center
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
- Chongqing 400016
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology
- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences
- School of Life Sciences
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine
- Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University
- Luzhou
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics of Education
- Department of Laboratory Medicine
- Chongqing Medical University
- Chongqing 400016
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics of Education
- Department of Laboratory Medicine
- Chongqing Medical University
- Chongqing 400016
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics of Education
- Department of Laboratory Medicine
- Chongqing Medical University
- Chongqing 400016
- P. R. China
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Li J, Chen Z, Xiang Y, Zhou L, Wang T, Zhang Z, Sun K, Yin D, Li Y, Xie G. An electrochemical biosensor for double-stranded Wnt7B gene detection based on enzymatic isothermal amplification. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 86:75-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cox AJ, Bengtson HN, Gerasimova YV, Rohde KH, Kolpashchikov DM. DNA Antenna Tile-Associated Deoxyribozyme Sensor with Improved Sensitivity. Chembiochem 2016; 17:2038-2041. [PMID: 27620365 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Some natural enzymes increase the rate of diffusion-limited reactions by facilitating substrate flow to their active sites. Inspired by this natural phenomenon, we developed a strategy for efficient substrate delivery to a deoxyribozyme (DZ) catalytic sensor. This resulted in a three- to fourfold increase in sensitivity and up to a ninefold improvement in the detection limit. The reported strategy can be used to enhance catalytic efficiency of diffusion-limited enzymes and to improve sensitivity of enzyme-based biosensors.
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- Amanda J Cox
- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32816-2366, USA.,Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32816-2366, USA.,Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32816-2366, USA
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32816-2366, USA. .,Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32827, USA. .,National Center for Forensic Science, University of Central Florida, 12354 Research Pkwy. Suite 225, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA.
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Hwang MT, Landon PB, Lee J, Choi D, Mo AH, Glinsky G, Lal R. Highly specific SNP detection using 2D graphene electronics and DNA strand displacement. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:7088-93. [PMID: 27298347 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1603753113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a gene sequence are markers for a variety of human diseases. Detection of SNPs with high specificity and sensitivity is essential for effective practical implementation of personalized medicine. Current DNA sequencing, including SNP detection, primarily uses enzyme-based methods or fluorophore-labeled assays that are time-consuming, need laboratory-scale settings, and are expensive. Previously reported electrical charge-based SNP detectors have insufficient specificity and accuracy, limiting their effectiveness. Here, we demonstrate the use of a DNA strand displacement-based probe on a graphene field effect transistor (FET) for high-specificity, single-nucleotide mismatch detection. The single mismatch was detected by measuring strand displacement-induced resistance (and hence current) change and Dirac point shift in a graphene FET. SNP detection in large double-helix DNA strands (e.g., 47 nt) minimize false-positive results. Our electrical sensor-based SNP detection technology, without labeling and without apparent cross-hybridization artifacts, would allow fast, sensitive, and portable SNP detection with single-nucleotide resolution. The technology will have a wide range of applications in digital and implantable biosensors and high-throughput DNA genotyping, with transformative implications for personalized medicine.
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Gliddon HD, Howes PD, Kaforou M, Levin M, Stevens MM. A nucleic acid strand displacement system for the multiplexed detection of tuberculosis-specific mRNA using quantum dots. Nanoscale 2016; 8:10087-95. [PMID: 27088427 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr00484a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The development of rapid, robust and high performance point-of-care diagnostics relies on the advancement and combination of various areas of research. We have developed an assay for the detection of multiple mRNA molecules that combines DNA nanotechnology with fluorescent nanomaterials. The core switching mechanism is toehold-mediated strand displacement. We have used fluorescent quantum dots (QDs) as signal transducers in this assay, as they bring many benefits including bright fluorescence and multiplexing abilities. The resulting assay is capable of multiplexed detection of long RNA targets against a high concentration of background non-target RNA, with high sensitivity and specificity and limits of detection in the nanomolar range using only a standard laboratory plate reader. We demonstrate the utility of our QD-based system for the detection of two genes selected from a microarray-derived tuberculosis-specific gene expression signature. Levels of up- and downregulated gene transcripts comprising this signature can be combined to give a disease risk score, making the signature more amenable for use as a diagnostic marker. Our QD-based approach to detect these transcripts could pave the way for novel diagnostic assays for tuberculosis.
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- H D Gliddon
- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK.
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Yang F, Wang S, Zhang Y, Tang L, Jin D, Ning Y, Zhang GJ. Toehold enabling stem-loop inspired hemiduplex probe with enhanced sensitivity and sequence-specific detection of tumor DNA in serum. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 82:32-9. [PMID: 27040528 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The sensitivity of structure-switchable electrochemical DNA (E-DNA) sensors is generally limited by the irremovable redox labels that are close to or distant from the sensing interface. To address this issue, we design a semiduplex probe inspired by the stem-loop structure, in which the "nicked loop" domain can serve as toehold to mediate a target-responsive strand-displacement reaction. Such a reaction can fundamentally eliminate the post-responsive background current that arises from the irremovable probe, and thus improve the sensitivity. This novel toehold E-DNA (tE-DNA) sensor is able to achieve a detection limit as low as 0.2pM, which is lower than that of the classic stem-loop structured sensor by two orders of magnitude. Moreover, the toehold domain endows the sensor an excellent selectivity against a single-base mismatched sequence and high binding kinetics. By combining this heterogeneous surface-based dynamic self-assembly design with a homogeneous enzyme amplification strategy, the sensitivity can be further improved by three orders of magnitude to sub-femtomolar level. Additionally, this unique biosensor presents reliable reusability, and is capable of probing low abundance of target DNA directly in complex matrices, such as human serum, with minimal interference. These advantages make our tE-DNA sensor a promising contender in the E-DNA sensor family for clinical diagnostics.
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- Fan Yang
- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan 430065, China.
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan 430065, China.
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Zang Y, Wei Y, Shi Y, Chen Q, Xing D. Chemo/Photoacoustic Dual Therapy with mRNA-Triggered DOX Release and Photoinduced Shockwave Based on a DNA-Gold Nanoplatform. Small 2016; 12:756-769. [PMID: 26683002 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201502857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2015] [Revised: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A multifunctional nanoparticle based on gold nanorod (GNR), utilizing mRNA triggered chemo-drug release and near-infrared photoacoustic effect, is developed for a combined chemo-photoacoustic therapy. The constructed nanoparticle (GNR-DNA/FA:DOX) comprises three functional components: (i) GNR as the drug delivery platform and photoacoustic effect enhancer; (ii) toehold-possessed DNA dressed on the GNR to load doxorubicin (DOX) to implement a tumor cell specific chemotherapy; and (iii) folate acid (FA) modified on GNR to guide the nanoparticle to target tumor cells. The results show that, upon an effective and specific delivery of the nanoparticles to the tumor cells with overexpressed folate receptors, the cytotoxic DOX loaded on the GNR-DNA nanoplatform can be released through DNA displacement reaction in melanoma-associated antigen gene mRNA expressed cells. With 808 nm pulse laser irradiation, the photoacoustic effect of the GNR leads to a direct physical damage to the cells. The combined treatment of the two modalities can effectively destroy tumor cells and eradicate the tumors with two distinctively different and supplementing mechanisms. With the nanoparticle, photoacoustic imaging is successfully performed in situ to monitor the drug distribution and tumor morphology for therapeutical guidance. With further in-depth investigation, the proposed nanoparticle may provide an effective and safe alternative cancer treatment modality.
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- Yundong Zang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, P. R. China
- Joint Laboratory of Laser Oncology with Cancer Center of Sun Yat-sen University, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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