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Pang SN, Lin YL, Chiou YE, Leung WH, Weng WH. Urinary MicroRNA Sensing Using Electrochemical Biosensor to Evaluate Colorectal Cancer Progression. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10061434. [PMID: 35740455 PMCID: PMC9219985 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10061434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Research in cancer diagnostics has recently established its footing and significance in the biosensor sphere, emphasizing the idea of a unique probe design used as a sensor and actuator, to identify the presence of protein, DNA, RNA, or miRNA. The fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) probe and biotinylated probe are designed for a two-pronged approach to the detection of the urinary miR-21 and miR-141, both of which have demonstrated significance in the development and progression of colorectal cancer, a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. The remainder of the apparatus is composed of a modified screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE), to which the probes adhere, that transduces signals via the redox reaction between H2O2 and HRP, measured with chronoamperometry and cyclic voltammetry. The precise nature of our ultra-non-invasive biosensor makes for a highly sensitive and practical cancer detector, concluded by the significance when establishing disease presence (miR-21 p-value = 0.0176, miR-141 p-value = 0.0032), disease follow-up (miR-21 p-value = 0.00154, miR141 p-value < 0.0005), and even disease severity. This article hopes to emphasize the potential of an additional clinical tool for the management of colorectal cancer.
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- Sow-Neng Pang
- Department of General Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, D07 R2WY Dublin, Ireland;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology and Graduate Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City 106, Taiwan;
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- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan;
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City 104, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (W.-H.L.); (W.-H.W.); Tel.: +886-2-2771-2171 (ext. 2529) (W.-H.W.); Fax: +886-2-2776-5084 (W.-H.W.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology and Graduate Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City 106, Taiwan;
- Correspondence: (W.-H.L.); (W.-H.W.); Tel.: +886-2-2771-2171 (ext. 2529) (W.-H.W.); Fax: +886-2-2776-5084 (W.-H.W.)
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Munzar JD, Ng A, Juncker D. Duplexed aptamers: history, design, theory, and application to biosensing. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:1390-1419. [PMID: 30707214 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00880a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nucleic acid aptamers are single stranded DNA or RNA sequences that specifically bind a cognate ligand. In addition to their widespread use as stand-alone affinity binding reagents in analytical chemistry, aptamers have been engineered into a variety of ligand-specific biosensors, termed aptasensors. One of the most common aptasensor formats is the duplexed aptamer (DA). As defined herein, DAs are aptasensors containing two nucleic acid elements coupled via Watson-Crick base pairing: (i) an aptamer sequence, which serves as a ligand-specific receptor, and (ii) an aptamer-complementary element (ACE), such as a short DNA oligonucleotide, which is designed to hybridize to the aptamer. The ACE competes with ligand binding, such that DAs generate a signal upon ligand-dependent ACE-aptamer dehybridization. DAs possess intrinsic advantages over other aptasensor designs. For example, DA biosensing designs generalize across DNA and RNA aptamers, DAs are compatible with many readout methods, and DAs are inherently tunable on the basis of nucleic acid hybridization. However, despite their utility and popularity, DAs have not been well defined in the literature, leading to confusion over the differences between DAs and other aptasensor formats. In this review, we introduce a framework for DAs based on ACEs, and use this framework to distinguish DAs from other aptasensor formats and to categorize cis- and trans-DA designs. We then explore the ligand binding dynamics and chemical properties that underpin DA systems, which fall under conformational selection and induced fit models, and which mirror classical SN1 and SN2 models of nucleophilic substitution reactions. We further review a variety of in vitro and in vivo applications of DAs in the chemical and biological sciences, including riboswitches and riboregulators. Finally, we present future directions of DAs as ligand-responsive nucleic acids. Owing to their tractability, versatility and ease of engineering, DA biosensors bear a great potential for the development of new applications and technologies in fields ranging from analytical chemistry and mechanistic modeling to medicine and synthetic biology.
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- Jeffrey D Munzar
- McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Xu Y, Luo X, Geng N, Wu M, Lu Z. DNA Nanotweezers with Hydrolytic Activity for Enzyme-Free and Sensitive Detection of Fusion Gene via Logic Operation. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY 2018; 2018:4178045. [PMID: 30420935 PMCID: PMC6211150 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4178045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Gene fusion is a molecular event occurring in cellular proliferation and differentiation, and the occurrence of irregular fusion gene results in various malignant diseases. So, sensing fusion gene with high performance is an important task for integrating individual disease information. Here, we proposed a nonenzymatic and high-throughput fluorescent assay system for the detection of fusion gene by employing DNA nanotweezers with hydrolytic activity. This tweezer was assembled by three single-stranded DNAs and engineered with sensing elements and reporting subunits. In the absence of the fusion gene, the engineered tweezer remained opened and inactive which led to no signal output. However, the addition of fusion genes would cause structure alterations of the tweezer from open to close and further DNAzyme activation with the assembly of two reporting subunits. Then, the activated DNAzyme catalyzed fluorescence substrates for signal conversion. Taking BCR/ABL fusion gene as an example, the tweezer-based assay system showed not only excellent distinguishing capability towards different input targets but also high sensitivity with a detection limit of 5.29 pM. In addition to good detection performance, this system was simple and enzyme-free, offering a powerful nanometer tool as a smart nanodevice for sensing fusion detection.
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- Yongjie Xu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, College of Basic Medicine, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550002, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, College of Basic Medicine, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550002, Guizhou, China
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- Special Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research, Higher Education Institutions of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563099, Guizhou, China
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- Special Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research, Higher Education Institutions of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563099, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, College of Basic Medicine, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550002, Guizhou, China
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Rasouli E, Shahnavaz Z, Basirun WJ, Rezayi M, Avan A, Ghayour-Mobarhan M, Khandanlou R, Johan MR. Advancements in electrochemical DNA sensor for detection of human papilloma virus - A review. Anal Biochem 2018; 556:136-144. [PMID: 29981317 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2018.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 07/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted disease, transmitted through intimate skin contact or mucosal membrane. The HPV virus consists of a double-stranded circular DNA and the role of HPV virus in cervical cancer has been studied extensively. Thus it is critical to develop rapid identification method for early detection of the virus. A portable biosensing device could give rapid and reliable results for the identification and quantitative determination of the virus. The fabrication of electrochemical biosensors is one of the current techniques utilized to achieve this aim. In such electrochemical biosensors, a single-strand DNA is immobilized onto an electrically conducting surface and the changes in electrical parameters due to the hybridization on the electrode surface are measured. This review covers the recent developments in electrochemical DNA biosensors for the detection of HPV virus. Due to the several advantages of electrochemical DNA biosensors, their applications have witnessed an increased interest and research focus nowadays.
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- Elisa Rasouli
- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, Institute of Postgraduate Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, Institute of Postgraduate Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, Institute of Postgraduate Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Department of Modern Sciences and Technologies, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Modern Sciences and Technologies, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Modern Sciences and Technologies, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- School of Applied and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Federation University, 3350, Ballarat, Australia.
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- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, Institute of Postgraduate Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Wu N, Willner I. pH-Stimulated Reconfiguration and Structural Isomerization of Origami Dimer and Trimer Systems. NANO LETTERS 2016; 16:6650-6655. [PMID: 27586163 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Reversible pH-responsive dimer or trimer origami structures are assembled by bridging origami frames with pH-responsive units. The cyclic pH-stimulated separation and reassembly of dimer origami structures is demonstrated using i-motif or Hoogsteen-type (C-G·C+ or T-A·T) interactions. The duplex-bridged dimer T1-T2 is separated by the pH-induced formation of an i-motif structure (pH = 4.5), and the dimer is reassembled at pH = 7.0. The duplex-bridged dimer, T3-T4, is separated at pH = 4.5 through the formation of C-G·C+ triplex structures and is reassembled to the dimer at pH = 7.0. Similarly, the T-A·T triplex-bridged dimer, T5-T6, is separated at pH = 9.5 and is reassembled at neutral pH. Finally, a trimer, T3-T7-T6, that includes C-G·C+ and T-A·T pH-responsive bridges reveals pH-programmed cleavage to selectively yield the dimers T3-T7 or T7-T6, which reassemble to the trimer at pH = 7.0. A linear three-frame origami structure bridged by duplexes including caged i-motif units undergoes pH-stimulated isomerization to a bent structure (pH = 4.5) through the formation of i-motif complex and bridging T-A·T triplex units.
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- Na Wu
- Institute of Chemistry, The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Dimers of origami tiles are bridged by the Pb(2+)-dependent DNAzyme sequence and its substrate or by the histidine-dependent DNAzyme sequence and its substrate to yield the dimers T1-T2 and T3-T4, respectively. The dimers are cleaved to monomer tiles in the presence of Pb(2+)-ions or histidine as triggers. Similarly, trimers of origami tiles are constructed by bridging the tiles with the Pb(2+)-ion-dependent DNAzyme sequence and the histidine-dependent DNAzyme sequence and their substrates yielding the trimer T1-T5-T4. In the presence of Pb(2+)-ions and/or histidine as triggers, the programmed cleavage of trimer proceeds. Using Pb(2+) or histidine as trigger cleaves the trimer to yield T5-T4 and T1 or the dimer T1-T5 and T4, respectively. In the presence of Pb(2+)-ions and histidine as triggers, the cleavage products are the monomer tiles T1, T5, and T4. The different cleavage products are identified by labeling the tiles with 0, 1, or 2 streptavidin labels and AFM imaging.
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- Na Wu
- Institute of Chemistry, The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Ji X, Li J, Yang C. A label-free electrochemical aptasensor for the analysis of the potassium ion. J Immunoassay Immunochem 2015; 36:162-9. [PMID: 24785341 DOI: 10.1080/15321819.2014.915221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Herein, a simple and novel electrochemical method for the detection of potassium ions (K(+)) was developed. In the presence of potassium ions, the potassium ions aptamer will form a G-quadruplex complex. Thus, further addition of hemin in the presence of potassium ions will lead to the formation of a recombined G-quadruplex. Then the electroactive label, hemin, will give an electrochemical response. The linear range of the method covered a large variation of K(+) concentration from 0.1 nM to 0.1 μ M and the detection limit of 0.1 nM was obtained. Moreover, this assay was able to detect K(+) with high selectivity and had great potential applications.
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- Xiaoxia Ji
- a Department of ICU , The Second People's Hospital of Wuxi , Wuxi , China
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The base sequence in nucleic acids encodes substantial structural and functional information into the biopolymer. This encoded information provides the basis for the tailoring and assembly of DNA machines. A DNA machine is defined as a molecular device that exhibits the following fundamental features. (1) It performs a fuel-driven mechanical process that mimics macroscopic machines. (2) The mechanical process requires an energy input, "fuel." (3) The mechanical operation is accompanied by an energy consumption process that leads to "waste products." (4) The cyclic operation of the DNA devices, involves the use of "fuel" and "anti-fuel" ingredients. A variety of DNA-based machines are described, including the construction of "tweezers," "walkers," "robots," "cranes," "transporters," "springs," "gears," and interlocked cyclic DNA structures acting as reconfigurable catenanes, rotaxanes, and rotors. Different "fuels", such as nucleic acid strands, pH (H⁺/OH⁻), metal ions, and light, are used to trigger the mechanical functions of the DNA devices. The operation of the devices in solution and on surfaces is described, and a variety of optical, electrical, and photoelectrochemical methods to follow the operations of the DNA machines are presented. We further address the possible applications of DNA machines and the future perspectives of molecular DNA devices. These include the application of DNA machines as functional structures for the construction of logic gates and computing, for the programmed organization of metallic nanoparticle structures and the control of plasmonic properties, and for controlling chemical transformations by DNA machines. We further discuss the future applications of DNA machines for intracellular sensing, controlling intracellular metabolic pathways, and the use of the functional nanostructures for drug delivery and medical applications.
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Wang F, Liu X, Willner I. DNA switches: from principles to applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 54:1098-129. [PMID: 25521588 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 355] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Revised: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The base sequence of nucleic acid encodes structural and functional properties into the biopolymer. Structural information includes the formation of duplexes, G-quadruplexes, i-motif, and cooperatively stabilized assemblies. Functional information encoded in the base sequence involves the strand-displacement process, the recognition properties by aptamers, and the catalytic functions of DNAzymes. This Review addresses the implementation of the information encoded in nucleic acids to develop DNA switches. A DNA switch is a supramolecular nucleic acid assembly that undergoes cyclic, switchable, transitions between two distinct states in the presence of appropriate triggers and counter triggers, such as pH value, metal ions/ligands, photonic and electrical stimuli. Applications of switchable DNA systems to tailor switchable DNA hydrogels, for the controlled drug-release and for the activation of switchable enzyme cascades, are described, and future perspectives of the systems are addressed.
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- Fuan Wang
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904 (Israel) http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/willner/
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Wang F, Lu CH, Willner I. From cascaded catalytic nucleic acids to enzyme-DNA nanostructures: controlling reactivity, sensing, logic operations, and assembly of complex structures. Chem Rev 2014; 114:2881-941. [PMID: 24576227 DOI: 10.1021/cr400354z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 494] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Fuan Wang
- Institute of Chemistry, The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Ren TL, Yang CJ, Hang YX, Shi H, Zhou HX, Fang DY, Shi GX, Ji XJ. G-Quadruplex-Based DNAzyme as a Sensing Platform for Ultrasensitive Colorimetric Adenosine Deaminase Detection. ANAL LETT 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2013.800543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Pelossof G, Tel-Vered R, Liu X, Willner I. Switchable mechanical DNA "arms" operating on nucleic acid scaffolds associated with electrodes or semiconductor quantum dots. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:8977-8981. [PMID: 23903041 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr02653a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Functional footholds linked to DNA scaffolds associated with surfaces provide nano-engineered assemblies acting as switching devices. By the assembly of a β-cyclodextrin receptor on one foothold, and a ferrocene-modified nucleic acid on a second foothold, the switchable and reversible, fuel-driven activation of "molecular arms" proceeds, transduced by electrochemical or optical signals.
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- Gilad Pelossof
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
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Lu CH, Cecconello A, Elbaz J, Credi A, Willner I. A three-station DNA catenane rotary motor with controlled directionality. NANO LETTERS 2013; 13:2303-8. [PMID: 23557381 DOI: 10.1021/nl401010e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The assembly of DNA machines represents a central effort in DNA nanotechnology. We report on the first DNA rotor system composed of a two-ring catenane. The DNA rotor ring rotates in dictated directions along a wheel, and it occupies three distinct sites. Hg(2+)/cysteine or pH (H(+)/OH(-)) act as fuels or antifuels in positioning the rotor ring. Analysis of the kinetics reveals directional clockwise or anticlockwise population of the target-sites (>85%), and the rotor's direction is controlled by the shortest path on the wheel.
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- Chun-Hua Lu
- Institute of Chemistry and The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Freeman R, Girsh J, Willner I. Nucleic acid/quantum dots (QDs) hybrid systems for optical and photoelectrochemical sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:2815-2834. [PMID: 23425022 DOI: 10.1021/am303189h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Nucleic acid/semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) hybrid systems combine the recognition and catalytic properties of nucleic acids with the unique photophysical features of QDs. These functions of nucleic acid/QDs hybrids are implemented to develop different optical sensing platforms for the detection of DNA, aptamer-substrate complexes, and metal ions. Different photophysical mechanisms including fluorescence, electron transfer quenching, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), and chemiluminescence resonance energy transfer (CRET) are used to develop the sensor systems. The size-controlled luminescence properties of QDs are further implemented for the multiplexed, parallel analysis of several DNAs, aptamer-substrate complexes, or mixtures of ions. Similarly, methods to amplify the sensing events through the biocatalytic regeneration of the analyte were developed. An additional paradigm in the implementation of nucleic acid/QDs hybrids for sensing applications involves the integration of the systems with electrodes, and the generation of photocurrents as transduction signals for the sensing events. Finally, semiconductor QDs conjugated to functional DNA machines, such as "walker" systems, provide an effective optical label for probing the dynamics and mechanical functions of the molecular devices. The present article addresses the recent advances in the application of nucleic acid/QDs hybrids for sensing applications and DNA nanotechnology, and discusses future perspectives of these hybrid materials.
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- Ronit Freeman
- Institute of Chemistry, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnologhy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Serrano-Santos MB, Llobet E, Özalp VC, Schäfer T. Characterization of structural changes in aptamer films for controlled release nanodevices. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 48:10087-9. [PMID: 22948231 DOI: 10.1039/c2cc35683j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The dimension of the conformational changes of DNA-aptamers which can be used as stimulus-responsive gate-keepers in controlled delivery nanodevices has been determined by acoustic wave-based sensors upon molecular recognition of a small-sized target, adenosine-5'-monophosphate (AMP).
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- M Belén Serrano-Santos
- EMaS, Department of Electronic, Electric and Automation Engineering, University Rovira i Virgili, Avda. Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
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Yildiz HB, Talaz O, Kamaci M, Caliskan A, Caliskan S. Novel Photoelectrochemical Biosensors for Cholesterol Biosensing by Photonic “Wiring” of Cholesterol Oxidase. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART A-PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2014.843393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pelossof G, Tel-Vered R, Shimron S, Willner I. Controlling interfacial electron transfer and electrocatalysis by pH- or ion-switchable DNA monolayer-modified electrodes. Chem Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c2sc22193d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Zhang K, Yang Q, Zhang J, Fu L, Zhou Y, Wu B, Xie M, Huang B. An enzyme substrate binding aptamer complex based time-resolved fluorescence sensor for the adenosine deaminase detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2012. [PMID: 23202335 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.10.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In this work, we report an enzyme substrate binding aptamer complex based fluorescence sensor for an enzyme activity detection of adenosine deaminase (ADA). The sensor employs a DNA probe containing an adenosine aptamer region dually labeled with biotin and digoxigenin (DIG). The probe is immobilized in a streptavidin-modified 96-well micro plate via biotin-avidin bridge, and the DIG serves as an affinity tag for an Anti-DIG antibody conjugated with horseradish peroxidase (anti-DIG-HRP). The principle of our sensor is as follows: the aptamer forms a coiled structure making the DNA in a "closed" state in the presence of adenosine, which shields the DIG tag from the bulky anti-DIG-HRP due to a proper steric effect. After adding ADA in the test solution, adenosine will be converted to inosine regardless of the aptamer binding. Then, the inosine release causes the DNA to relax and consequently, the DIG becomes accessible to the bulky anti-DIG-HRP which will further conjugate a Eu³⁺ labeled anti-horseradish peroxidase (Eu-anti-HRP). The Eu-anti-HRP can give a fluorescence signal when an enhancement solution is added. In the result of the experiment, we found the sensor signal can reflect the enzyme activity accurately and the detection limit is lowered to 0.5 U L⁻¹ of ADA not only in buffer solution, but also in serum, and an enzyme inhibitor erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl) adenine hydrochloride is studied. With a concentration of 0.01 nM it is enough to cause a distinct difference of the sensor response.
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- Kai Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214063, China
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Liu A, Wang K, Weng S, Lei Y, Lin L, Chen W, Lin X, Chen Y. Development of electrochemical DNA biosensors. Trends Analyt Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2012.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Ofer I. Wilner
- Institute of Chemistry, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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The assembly of a "bipedal walker" and of a "bipedal stepper" using DNA constructs is described. These DNA machines are activated by H(+)/OH(-) and Hg(2+)/cysteine triggers. The bipedal walker is activated on a DNA template consisting of four nucleic acid footholds. The forward "walking" of the DNA on the template track is activated by Hg(2+) ions and H(+) ions, respectively, using the thymine-Hg(2+)-thymine complex or the i-motif structure as the DNA translocation driving forces. The backward "walking" is activated by OH(-) ions and cysteine, triggers that destroy the i-motif or thymine-Hg(2+)-thymine complexes. Similarly, the "bipedal stepper" is activated on a circular DNA template consisting of four tethered footholds. With the Hg(2+)/cysteine and H(+)/OH(-) triggers, clockwise or anticlockwise stepping is demonstrated. The operation of the DNA machines is followed optically by the appropriate labeling of the walker-foothold components with the respective fluorophores/quenchers units.
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- Zhen-Gang Wang
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Shimron S, Magen N, Elbaz J, Willner I. pH-programmable DNAzyme nanostructures. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:8787-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cc12795k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Biomolecular logic devices can be applied for sensing and nano-medicine. We built three DNA tweezers that are activated by the inputs H(+)/OH(-); ; nucleic acid linker/complementary antilinker to yield a 16-states finite-state automaton. The outputs of the automata are the configuration of the respective tweezers (opened or closed) determined by observing fluorescence from a fluorophore/quencher pair at the end of the arms of the tweezers. The system exhibits a memory because each current state and output depend not only on the source configuration but also on past states and inputs.
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Gutsmiedl K, Fazio D, Carell T. High-density DNA functionalization by a combination of Cu-catalyzed and cu-free click chemistry. Chemistry 2010; 16:6877-83. [PMID: 20458711 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201000363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We report the regioselective Cu-free click modification of styrene functionalized DNA with nitrile oxides. A series of modified oligodeoxynucleotides (nine base pairs) was prepared with increasing styrene density. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition with nitrile oxides allows the high density functionalization of the styrene modified DNA directly on the DNA solid support and in solution. This click reaction proceeds smoothly even directly in the DNA synthesizer and gives exclusively 3,5-disubstituted isoxazolines. Additionally, PCR products (300 and 900 base pairs) were synthesized with a styrene triphosphate and KOD XL polymerase. The click reaction on the highly modified PCR fragments allows functionalization of hundreds of styrene units on these large DNA fragments simultaneously. Even sequential Cu-free and Cu-catalyzed click reaction of PCR amplicons containing styrene and alkyne carrying nucleobases was achieved. This new approach towards high-density functionalization of DNA is simple, modular, and efficient.
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- Katrin Gutsmiedl
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Integrated Protein Science (CiPSM), Butenandtstrasse 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Freeman R, Sharon E, Teller C, Willner I. Control of biocatalytic transformations by programmed DNA assemblies. Chemistry 2010; 16:3690-8. [PMID: 20151432 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200902559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This study demonstrates the self-assembly of inhibitor/enzyme-tethered nucleic acid fragments or enzyme I-, enzyme II-modified nucleic acids into functional nanostructures that lead to the controlled inhibition of the enzyme or the activation of an enzyme cascade. In one system, the anti-cocaine aptamer subunits are modified with monocarboxy methylene blue (MB(+)) as the inhibitor and with choline oxidase (ChOx). The cocaine-induced self-assembly of the aptamer subunits complex results in the inhibition of ChOx by MB(+). In a further configuration, two nucleic acids of limited complementarity are functionalized at their 3' and 5' ends with glucose oxidase (GOx) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP), respectively, or with MB(+) and ChOx. In the presence of a target DNA sequence, synergistic complementary base-pairing occurs, thus leading to stable supramolecular Y-shaped nanostructures of the nucleic acid units. A GOx/HRP bienzyme cascade or the programmed inhibition of ChOx by MB(+) is demonstrated in the resulting nucleic acid nanostructures. A quantitative theoretical model that describes the nucleic acid assemblies and that results in the inhibition of ChOx by MB(+) or in the activation of the GOx/HRP cascade, respectively, is provided.
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- Ronit Freeman
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Engineered nucleic acid hairpin structures are used for the amplified analysis of low-molecular-weight substrates (adenosine monophosphate, AMP) or proteins (lysozyme). The hairpin structures consist of the anti-AMP or antilysozyme aptamer units linked to the horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-mimicking DNAzyme sequence. The HRP-mimicking DNAzyme sequence is protected in a "caged", inactive structure in the stem regions of the respective hairpins, whereas the loop regions include a part of the respective aptamer sequence. The opening of the hairpins by the analytes, AMP or lysozyme, through the formation of the respective analyte-aptamer complexes, results in the self-assembly of the active HRP-mimicking DNAzyme. The DNAzyme catalyzes the H(2)O(2)-mediated oxidation of 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS(2-)) to the colored ABTS(*-), thus providing the amplified optical detection of the respective analytes. The engineered aptamer-DNAzyme hairpin structures reveal significantly improved analytical performance, as compared to analogous fluorophore-quencher-labeled hairpins.
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- Carsten Teller
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904 Israel
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Elbaz J, Wang ZG, Orbach R, Willner I. pH-stimulated concurrent mechanical activation of two DNA "tweezers". A "SET-RESET" logic gate system. NANO LETTERS 2009; 9:4510-4514. [PMID: 19835388 DOI: 10.1021/nl902859m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A DNA tweezer consisting of C-rich arms is kept in the "closed" form by hybridization of the arms with a nucleic acid cross-linker. At acidic pH (pH = 5.2), the arms are stabilized through the formation of the i-motif, C-quadruplex structures, releasing the cross-linking nucleic acid and transforming the tweezer to its "opened" state. At neutral pH (pH = 7.2), the C-quadruplex structures are dissociated, resulting in the capturing of the cross-linking nucleic acid and the closure of the tweezer. By the reversible treatment of the tweezer at pH = 5.2 and at pH = 7.2, the tweezer system is cycled between the open and closed states, respectively, followed by a FRET process between a fluorophore-quencher pair that labels the tweezer. Also the concurrent activation of two DNA tweezers by pH stimuli is described. The pH-induced opening of one tweezer (tweezer A) by the formation of C-quadruplex (pH = 5.2) and the release of the cross-linking nucleic acid result in the closure of a second tweezer (tweezer B) by the hybridization of the released strand with the arms of tweezer B. The dissociation of the C-quadruplex structures (pH = 7.2) results in the favored translocation of the cross-linking nucleic acid from tweezer B to A. By the cycling of the pH of the system between pH = 5.2 and pH = 7.2, the concurrent opening and closure of the two tweezers are accomplished. The two tweezers system performs a SET-RESET logic gate operation, where the pH stimuli act as inputs.
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- Johann Elbaz
- The Institute of Chemistry, The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Sanles-Sobrido M, Rodríguez-Lorenzo L, Lorenzo-Abalde S, González-Fernández A, Correa-Duarte MA, Alvarez-Puebla RA, Liz-Marzán LM. Label-free SERS detection of relevant bioanalytes on silver-coated carbon nanotubes: The case of cocaine. NANOSCALE 2009; 1:153-158. [PMID: 20644874 DOI: 10.1039/b9nr00059c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy can be used for the label-free determination and quantification of relevant small biometabolites that are hard to identify by conventional immunological methods, in the absence of labelling. In this work, detection is based on monitoring the vibrational changes occurring at a specific biointerface (a monoclonal antibody, mAb) supported on silver-coated carbon nanotubes (CNT@Ag). Engineered CNT@Ag play a key role, as they offer a stable substrate to support the biointerface, with a high density of hot spots. Proof of concept is demonstrated through the analysis and quantification of the main cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine. These results open a new avenue toward the generation of portable sensors for fast ultradetection and quantification of relevant metabolites. The use of discrete particles (CNT@Ag@mAb) rather than rough films, or other conventional SERS supports, will also enable a safe remote interrogation of highly toxic sources in environmental problems or in biological fluids.
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- Marcos Sanles-Sobrido
- Departamento de Química Física and Unidad Asociada CSIC, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain.
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Shlyahovsky B, Li Y, Lioubashevski O, Elbaz J, Willner I. Logic gates and antisense DNA devices operating on a translator nucleic Acid scaffold. ACS NANO 2009; 3:1831-1843. [PMID: 19507821 DOI: 10.1021/nn900085x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A series of logic gates, "AND", "OR", and "XOR", are designed using a DNA scaffold that includes four "footholds" on which the logic operations are activated. Two of the footholds represent input-recognition strands, and these are blocked by complementary nucleic acids, whereas the other two footholds are blocked by nucleic acids that include the horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-mimicking DNAzyme sequence. The logic gates are activated by either nucleic acid inputs that hybridize to the respective "footholds", or by low-molecular-weight inputs (adenosine monophosphate or cocaine) that yield the respective aptamer-substrate complexes. This results in the respective translocation of the blocking nucleic acids to the footholds carrying the HRP-mimicking DNAzyme sequence, and the concomitant release of the respective DNAzyme. The released product-strands then self-assemble into the hemin/G-quadruplex-HRP-mimicking DNAzyme that biocatalyzes the formation of a colored product and provides an output signal for the different logic gates. The principle of the logic operation is, then, implemented as a possible paradigm for future nanomedicine. The nucleic acid inputs that bind to the blocked footholds result in the translocation of the blocking nucleic acids to the respective footholds carrying the antithrombin aptamer. The released aptamer inhibits, then, the hydrolytic activity of thrombin. The system demonstrates the regulation of a biocatalytic reaction by a translator system activated on a DNA scaffold.
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- Bella Shlyahovsky
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Cagnin S, Caraballo M, Guiducci C, Martini P, Ross M, SantaAna M, Danley D, West T, Lanfranchi G. Overview of electrochemical DNA biosensors: new approaches to detect the expression of life. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2009; 9:3122-48. [PMID: 22574066 PMCID: PMC3348825 DOI: 10.3390/s90403122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2009] [Revised: 04/20/2009] [Accepted: 04/23/2009] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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DNA microarrays are an important tool with a variety of applications in gene expression studies, genotyping, pharmacogenomics, pathogen classification, drug discovery, sequencing and molecular diagnostics. They are having a strong impact in medical diagnostics for cancer, toxicology and infectious disease applications. A series of papers have been published describing DNA biochips as alternative to conventional microarray platforms to facilitate and ameliorate the signal readout. In this review, we will consider the different methods proposed for biochip construction, focusing on electrochemical detection of DNA. We also introduce a novel single-stranded DNA platform performing high-throughput SNP detection and gene expression profiling.
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- Stefano Cagnin
- CRIBI Biotechnology Centre and Department of Biology, University of Padova, via U. Bassi 58/B 35121 Padova, Italy; E-Mails: ;
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- CombiMatrix Corporation, 6500 Harbour Heights Pkwy, 301, Mukilteo, WA 98275, USA; E-Mails: ; ; ; ;
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- DEIS Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informatica e Sistemistica, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy; E-Mail:
- IBI-EPFL, Institute of Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Station 15 CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- CRIBI Biotechnology Centre and Department of Biology, University of Padova, via U. Bassi 58/B 35121 Padova, Italy; E-Mails: ;
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- CombiMatrix Corporation, 6500 Harbour Heights Pkwy, 301, Mukilteo, WA 98275, USA; E-Mails: ; ; ; ;
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- CombiMatrix Corporation, 6500 Harbour Heights Pkwy, 301, Mukilteo, WA 98275, USA; E-Mails: ; ; ; ;
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- CombiMatrix Corporation, 6500 Harbour Heights Pkwy, 301, Mukilteo, WA 98275, USA; E-Mails: ; ; ; ;
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- CombiMatrix Corporation, 6500 Harbour Heights Pkwy, 301, Mukilteo, WA 98275, USA; E-Mails: ; ; ; ;
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- CRIBI Biotechnology Centre and Department of Biology, University of Padova, via U. Bassi 58/B 35121 Padova, Italy; E-Mails: ;
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Moshe M, Elbaz J, Willner I. Sensing of UO22+ and design of logic gates by the application of supramolecular constructs of ion-dependent DNAzymes. NANO LETTERS 2009; 9:1196-1200. [PMID: 19199475 DOI: 10.1021/nl803887y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Supramolecular constructs composed of ion-dependent DNAzymes and their substrates were used to develop DNAzyme cascades that enabled the sensitive detection of UO22+ or the activation of logic gate operations. The supramolecular complex between the UO22+-dependent DNAzyme and its substrate leads, in the presence of UO22+, to the cleavage of the substrate and to the release of the HRP-mimicking DNAzyme that enables the optical analysis of UO22+ (detection limit 1 x 10-9 M). Similarly, supramolecular complexes between the Mg2+- and UO22+-dependent DNAzymes and tailored substrates enables the design of the "OR" and "AND" logic gates, using Mg2+ and UO22+ as inputs.
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- Michal Moshe
- Institute of Chemistry, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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