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Chovelon B, Ranganathan V, Srinivasan S, McConnell EM, Faure P, Fiore E, Ravelet C, Peyrin E, DeRosa M. Noncompetitive Determination of Small Analytes by Sandwich-Type Lateral Flow Assay Based on an Aptamer Kissing Complex. Anal Chem 2024; 96:6875-6880. [PMID: 38651263 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Here, we present the proof-of-concept of a lateral flow assay (LFA) that is capable of detecting small-molecule targets in a noncompetitive manner by deploying a sandwich-type format based on the aptamer kissing complex (AKC) strategy. A fluorescently labeled hairpin aptamer served as the signaling agent, while a specific RNA hairpin grafted onto the strip served as the capture element. The hairpin aptamer switched from an unfolded to a folded form in the presence of the target, resulting in kissing interactions between the loops of the reporter and the capture agents. This design triggered a target-dependent fluorescent signal at the test line. The AKC-based LFA was developed for the detection of adenosine, achieving a detection limit in the micromolar range. The assay revealed the presence of the same analyte in urine. The method also proved effective with another small molecule (theophylline). We believe that the AKC-based LFA approach could overcome many of the shortcomings associated with conventional signal-off methods and competitive processes.
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- Benoit Chovelon
- University Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, CNRS, F-38041 Grenoble, France
- Biochemistry, Toxicology and Pharmacology Department, Grenoble Site Nord CHU-Biology and Pathology Institute, F-38041 Grenoble, France
- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- University Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, CNRS, F-38041 Grenoble, France
- Biochemistry, Toxicology and Pharmacology Department, Grenoble Site Nord CHU-Biology and Pathology Institute, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, CNRS, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, CNRS, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, CNRS, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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Vallina NS, McRae EKS, Geary C, Andersen ES. An RNA origami robot that traps and releases a fluorescent aptamer. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadk1250. [PMID: 38507482 PMCID: PMC10954211 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk1250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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RNA nanotechnology aims to use RNA as a programmable material to create self-assembling nanodevices for application in medicine and synthetic biology. The main challenge is to develop advanced RNA robotic devices that both sense, compute, and actuate to obtain enhanced control over molecular processes. Here, we use the RNA origami method to prototype an RNA robotic device, named the "Traptamer," that mechanically traps the fluorescent aptamer, iSpinach. The Traptamer is shown to sense two RNA key strands, acts as a Boolean AND gate, and reversibly controls the fluorescence of the iSpinach aptamer. Cryo-electron microscopy of the closed Traptamer structure at 5.45-angstrom resolution reveals the mechanical mode of distortion of the iSpinach motif. Our study suggests a general approach to distorting RNA motifs and a path forward to build sophisticated RNA machines that through sensing, computing, and actuation modules can be used to precisely control RNA functionalities in cellular systems.
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Center for RNA Therapeutics, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave, R10-117, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Zhang Y, Fang X, Huang W, Li Q, Hu F, Liu H. Record Resolution of Nanometal Surface Energy Transfer Optical Nanoruler Projects 3D Spatial Configuration of Aptamers on a Living Cell Membrane. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:11968-11974. [PMID: 38059895 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Decrypting the in situ three-dimensional spatial configuration of an aptamer is of considerable significance; however, suitable nanoscale resolution tools are lacking. Herein, we show that a new nanometal surface energy transfer (NSET) optical nanoruler has a record resolution, down to single-nucleobase levels. We labeled fluorophores on different T bases of XQ-2d, including 5', 3', 6T, 22T, 38T, and 52T positions. The NSET nanoruler in situ decrypted the base sequence-dependent distance projection on the nanogold surface, demonstrating that 5', 3', stem, and loop structures are symmetrical in three-dimensional spatial configuration. The orientation of the 5' and 3' stem was toward the antiCD71-binding site, whereas the loop was in the opposite direction at a considerable distance. Molecular docking simulation was performed to list all of the possible conformations; however, all base distance parameters projecting on the nanogold surface determined a single conformation of XQ-2d. The specific binding sites of XQ-2d were Lys477, Ser691, and Arg698 on the CD71 receptor.
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- Yu Zhang
- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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Onaş AM, Dascălu C, Raicopol MD, Pilan L. Critical Design Factors for Electrochemical Aptasensors Based on Target-Induced Conformational Changes: The Case of Small-Molecule Targets. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:816. [PMID: 36290952 PMCID: PMC9599214 DOI: 10.3390/bios12100816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nucleic-acid aptamers consisting in single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides emerged as very promising biorecognition elements for electrochemical biosensors applied in various fields such as medicine, environmental, and food safety. Despite their outstanding features, such as high-binding affinity for a broad range of targets, high stability, low cost and ease of modification, numerous challenges had to be overcome from the aptamer selection process on the design of functioning biosensing devices. Moreover, in the case of small molecules such as metabolites, toxins, drugs, etc., obtaining efficient binding aptamer sequences proved a challenging task given their small molecular surface and limited interactions between their functional groups and aptamer sequences. Thus, establishing consistent evaluation standards for aptamer affinity is crucial for the success of these aptamers in biosensing applications. In this context, this article will give an overview on the thermodynamic and structural aspects of the aptamer-target interaction, its specificity and selectivity, and will also highlight the current methods employed for determining the aptamer-binding affinity and the structural characterization of the aptamer-target complex. The critical aspects regarding the generation of aptamer-modified electrodes suitable for electrochemical sensing, such as appropriate bioreceptor immobilization strategy and experimental conditions which facilitate a convenient anchoring and stability of the aptamer, are also discussed. The review also summarizes some effective small molecule aptasensing platforms from the recent literature.
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- Andra Mihaela Onaş
- Advanced Polymer Materials Group, University ‘Politehnica’ of Bucharest, 1-7 Gheorghe Polizu, District 1, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, University ‘Politehnica’ of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independenţei, District 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University ‘Politehnica’ of Bucharest, 1-7 Gheorghe Polizu, District 1, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University ‘Politehnica’ of Bucharest, 1-7 Gheorghe Polizu, District 1, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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Billet B, Chovelon B, Fiore E, Faure P, Ravelet C, Peyrin E. Detection of small molecules by fluorescence intensity using single dye labeled aptamers and quencher transition metal ions. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 205:114091. [PMID: 35217256 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We describe herein an aptamer-based sensing approach that signal the presence of small-molecule targets when fluorescent DNA probes are challenged with the Ni2+ or Co2+ quencher metal ions. Functional oligonucleotides targeting L-tyrosinamide (L-Tym), adenosine (Ade) or cocaine (Coc) were end-labeled by the Texas-Red fluorophore. A fluorescence quenching occurred upon association of these transition metal ions with the free conjugates. The formation of the target-probe complex, by the way of variations in the overall binding of quencher metal ions along the DNA strands, led to a partial restoration (for the Ade and Coc systems) or a further attenuation (for the L-Tym system) of the fluorescence intensity. The absolute signal gain varied from 40 to 180% depending on the target-probe pair investigated. The approach was also used to detect the compound Ade in a spiked biological matrix in 1 min or less. The transition metal ion-based quenching strategy is characterized by its very simple implementation, low cost, and rapid signaling.
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- Blandine Billet
- University Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France; Biochemistry, Toxicology and Pharmacology Department, Grenoble Site Nord CHU - Biology and Pathology Institute, F-38041, Grenoble, France; CNRS, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France; Biochemistry, Toxicology and Pharmacology Department, Grenoble Site Nord CHU - Biology and Pathology Institute, F-38041, Grenoble, France; CNRS, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France; CNRS, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France; Biochemistry, Toxicology and Pharmacology Department, Grenoble Site Nord CHU - Biology and Pathology Institute, F-38041, Grenoble, France; CNRS, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France; CNRS, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France.
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- University Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France; CNRS, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041, Grenoble, France.
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Le ATH, Wang TY, Krylova SM, Beloborodov SS, Krylov SN. Quantitative Characterization of Partitioning in Selection of DNA Aptamers for Protein Targets by Capillary Electrophoresis. Anal Chem 2022; 94:2578-2588. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- An T. H. Le
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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Billet B, Chovelon B, Fiore E, Oukacine F, Petrillo MA, Faure P, Ravelet C, Peyrin E. Aptamer Switches Regulated by Post-Transition/Transition Metal Ions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12346-12350. [PMID: 33742515 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We introduced an aptamer switch design that relies on the ability of post-transition/transition metal ions to trigger, through their coordination to nucleobases, substantial DNA destabilization. In the absence of molecular target, the addition of one such metal ion to usual aptamer working solutions promotes the formation of an alternative, inert DNA state. Upon exposure to the cognate compound, the equilibrium is shifted towards the competent DNA form. The switching process was preferentially activated by metal ions of intermediate base over phosphate complexation preference (i.e. Pb2+ , Cd2+ ) and operated with diversely structured DNA molecules. This very simple aptamer switch scheme was applied to the detection of small organics using the fluorescence anisotropy readout mode. We envision that the approach could be adapted to a variety of signalling methods that report on changes in the surface charge density of DNA receptors.
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- Blandine Billet
- DPM UMR 5063, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 38041, Grenoble, France.,Biochemistry, Toxicology and Pharmacology Department, Grenoble site Nord CHU- Biology and Pathology Institute, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- DPM UMR 5063, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 38041, Grenoble, France.,Biochemistry, Toxicology and Pharmacology Department, Grenoble site Nord CHU- Biology and Pathology Institute, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- DPM UMR 5063, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- DPM UMR 5063, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- DPM UMR 5063, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 38041, Grenoble, France.,Biochemistry, Toxicology and Pharmacology Department, Grenoble site Nord CHU- Biology and Pathology Institute, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- DPM UMR 5063, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- DPM UMR 5063, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 38041, Grenoble, France
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Billet B, Chovelon B, Fiore E, Oukacine F, Petrillo M, Faure P, Ravelet C, Peyrin E. Aptamer Switches Regulated by Post‐Transition/Transition Metal Ions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202102254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Blandine Billet
- DPM UMR 5063 University Grenoble Alpes CNRS 38041 Grenoble France
- Biochemistry, Toxicology and Pharmacology Department Grenoble site Nord CHU- Biology and Pathology Institute 38041 Grenoble France
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- DPM UMR 5063 University Grenoble Alpes CNRS 38041 Grenoble France
- Biochemistry, Toxicology and Pharmacology Department Grenoble site Nord CHU- Biology and Pathology Institute 38041 Grenoble France
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- DPM UMR 5063 University Grenoble Alpes CNRS 38041 Grenoble France
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- DPM UMR 5063 University Grenoble Alpes CNRS 38041 Grenoble France
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- DPM UMR 5063 University Grenoble Alpes CNRS 38041 Grenoble France
- Biochemistry, Toxicology and Pharmacology Department Grenoble site Nord CHU- Biology and Pathology Institute 38041 Grenoble France
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- DPM UMR 5063 University Grenoble Alpes CNRS 38041 Grenoble France
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- DPM UMR 5063 University Grenoble Alpes CNRS 38041 Grenoble France
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A malachite green light-up aptasensor for the detection of theophylline. Talanta 2021; 232:122417. [PMID: 34074405 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Biosensors are of interest for the quantitative detection of small molecules (metabolites, drugs and contaminants for instance). To this end, fluorescence is a widely used technique that is easily associated to aptamers. Light-up aptamers constitute a particular class of oligonucleotides that, specifically induce fluorescence emission when binding to cognate fluorogenic ligands such as malachite green (MG). We engineered a dual aptasensor for theophylline (Th) based on the combination of switching hairpin aptamers specific for MG on the one hand and for Th on the other hand, hence their names: malaswitch (Msw) and theoswitch (Thsw). The two aptaswitches form a loop-loop or kissing Msw-Thsw complex only in the presence of theophylline, allowing binding of MG, subsequently generating a fluorescent signal. The combination of the best Msw and Thsw variants, MswG12 and Thsw19.1, results in a 20-fold fluorescence enhancement of MG at saturating theophylline concentration. This aptasensor discriminates between theophylline and its analogues caffeine and theobromine. Kissing aptaswitches derived from light-up aptamers constitute a novel sensing device.
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Zara L, Achilli S, Chovelon B, Fiore E, Toulmé JJ, Peyrin E, Ravelet C. Anti-pesticide DNA aptamers fail to recognize their targets with asserted micromolar dissociation constants. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1159:338382. [PMID: 33867041 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Herein, we originally aimed at developing fluorescence anisotropy biosensor platforms devoted to the homogeneous-phase detection of isocarbophos and phorate pesticides by using previously isolated DNA aptamers. To achieve this, two reporting approaches displaying very high generalizability features were implemented, based on either the complementary strand or the SYBR green intercalator displacement strategies. Unfortunately, none of the transduction methods led to phorate-dependent signals. Only the SYBR green displacement method provided a small output in the presence of isocarbophos, but at an analyte concentration greater than 100 μM. In order to identify the origin of such data, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) experiments were subsequently performed. It was shown that aptamers bind neither isocarbophos nor phorate in free solution with the claimed micromolar dissociation constants. This work puts forward some doubts about the previously described aptasensors that rely on the use of these functional DNA molecules. It also highlights the need to carefully investigate the binding capabilities of aptamers after their isolation and to include appropriate control experiments with scrambled or mutated oligonucleotides.
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- Lorena Zara
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DPM, 38000, Grenoble, France; Novaptech, 2 Allée Du Doyen Georges Brus, 33600, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DPM, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DPM, 38000, Grenoble, France; Service de Biochimie, Biologie Moléculaire, Toxicologie Environnementale, CHU de Grenoble-Alpes Site Nord- Institut de Biologie et de Pathologie, La Tronche, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DPM, 38000, Grenoble, France.
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Bai Y, Shu T, Su L, Zhang X. Functional nucleic acid-based fluorescence polarization/anisotropy biosensors for detection of biomarkers. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:6655-6665. [PMID: 32601896 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02754-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The sensitive and selective detection of biomarkers plays a crucial role in disease diagnostics, drug discovery, and early screening of cancers. The achievement of this goal highly depends on the continuous development of biosensing technologies. Among them, fluorescence anisotropy/polarization (FA/FP) analysis receives increasing interest due to the advantage of simple operation, fast response, and no background interference. In recent decades, great progress has been achieved in FA/FP sensors thanks to the development of functional nucleic acids (FNAs) including aptamers and nucleic acid enzymes. This review focuses on FNA-based FA/FP sensors for the quantitative detection of biomarkers, such as nucleic acid, small molecules, and proteins. The design strategies, recognition elements, and practical applications are fully highlighted. The article also discusses the challenges of applying FNA-based FA/FP sensors in the next generation and the potential solutions along with future prospects. Graphical abstract.
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- Yunlong Bai
- Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong, China.
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- Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China. .,School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, Guangdong, China.
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Sett A, Zara L, Dausse E, Toulmé JJ. Engineering Light-Up Aptamers for the Detection of RNA Hairpins through Kissing Interaction. Anal Chem 2020; 92:9113-9117. [PMID: 32498509 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Aptasensors are biosensors that include aptamers for detecting a target of interest. We engineered signaling aptasensors for the detection of RNA hairpins from the previously described malachite green (MG) RNA aptamer. The top part of this imperfect hairpin aptamer was modified in such a way that it can engage loop-loop (so-called kissing) interactions with RNA hairpins displaying partly complementary apical loops. These newly derived oligonucleotides named malaswitches bind their cognate fluorogenic ligand (MG) exclusively when RNA-RNA kissing complexes are formed, whereas MG does not bind to malaswitches alone. Consequently, the formation of the ternary target RNA-malaswitch RNA-MG complex results in fluorescence emission, and malaswitches constitute sensors for detecting RNA hairpins. Malaswitches were designed that specifically detect precursors of microRNAs let7b and miR-206.
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- Arghya Sett
- ARNA Laboratory, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR5320, University of Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- ARNA Laboratory, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR5320, University of Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France.,Novaptech, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- ARNA Laboratory, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR5320, University of Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- ARNA Laboratory, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR5320, University of Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France.,Novaptech, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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Aptamer binding assays and molecular interaction studies using fluorescence anisotropy - A review. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1125:267-278. [PMID: 32674773 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.05.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Binding of nucleic acid aptamers to specific targets and detection with fluorescence anisotropy (FA) or fluorescence polarization (FP) take advantage of the complementary features of aptamers and the fluorescence techniques. We review recent advances in affinity binding assays using aptamers and FA/FP, with an emphasis on studies of molecular interactions and identification of binding sites. Aptamers provide several benefits, including the ease of labelling fluorophores on specific sites, binding-induced changes in aptamer structures, hybridization of the aptamers to complementary sequences, changes in molecular volume upon binding of the aptamer to its target, and adsorption of aptamers onto nanomaterials. Some of these benefits have been utilized for FA/FP assays. Once the aptamer binds to its target, the resulting changes in molecular volume (size), structure, local rotation of the fluorophore, and/or the fluorescence lifetime influence changes to the FA/FP values. Measurements of these fluorescence anisotropy/polarization changes have provided insights into the molecular interactions, such as the binding affinity and the site of binding. Studies of molecular interactions conducted in homogeneous solutions, as well as those with separations, e.g., capillary electrophoresis, have been summarized in this review. Studies on mapping the position of binding in aptamers at the single nucleotide level have demonstrated a unique benefit of the FA/FP techniques and pointed to an exciting direction for future research.
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Azéma L, Bonnet-Salomon S, Endo M, Takeuchi Y, Durand G, Emura T, Hidaka K, Dausse E, Sugiyama H, Toulmé JJ. Triggering nucleic acid nanostructure assembly by conditional kissing interactions. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:1052-1058. [PMID: 29272518 PMCID: PMC5814900 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx1267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Nucleic acids are biomolecules of amazing versatility. Beyond their function for information storage they can be used for building nano-objects. We took advantage of loop–loop or kissing interactions between hairpin building blocks displaying complementary loops for driving the assembly of nucleic acid nano-architectures. It is of interest to make the interaction between elementary units dependent on an external trigger, thus allowing the control of the scaffold formation. To this end we exploited the binding properties of structure-switching aptamers (aptaswitch). Aptaswitches are stem–loop structured oligonucleotides that engage a kissing complex with an RNA hairpin in response to ligand-induced aptaswitch folding. We demonstrated the potential of this approach by conditionally assembling oligonucleotide nanorods in response to the addition of adenosine.
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- Laurent Azéma
- University of Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5320, INSERM U1212, Bordeaux 33076, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.,Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5320, INSERM U1212, Bordeaux 33076, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5320, INSERM U1212, Bordeaux 33076, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.,Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Chang CC, Chen CP, Wu TH, Yang CH, Lin CW, Chen CY. Gold Nanoparticle-Based Colorimetric Strategies for Chemical and Biological Sensing Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E861. [PMID: 31174348 PMCID: PMC6631916 DOI: 10.3390/nano9060861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gold nanoparticles are popularly used in biological and chemical sensors and their applications owing to their fascinating chemical, optical, and catalytic properties. Particularly, the use of gold nanoparticles is widespread in colorimetric assays because of their simple, cost-effective fabrication, and ease of use. More importantly, the gold nanoparticle sensor response is a visual change in color, which allows easy interpretation of results. Therefore, many studies of gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric methods have been reported, and some review articles published over the past years. Most reviews focus exclusively on a single gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric technique for one analyte of interest. In this review, we focus on the current developments in different colorimetric assay designs for the sensing of various chemical and biological samples. We summarize and classify the sensing strategies and mechanism analyses of gold nanoparticle-based detection. Additionally, typical examples of recently developed gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric methods and their applications in the detection of various analytes are presented and discussed comprehensively.
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- Chia-Chen Chang
- Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 310, Taiwan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 104, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 310, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 104, Taiwan.
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Le ATH, Krylova SM, Kanoatov M, Desai S, Krylov SN. Ideal-Filter Capillary Electrophoresis (IFCE) Facilitates the One-Step Selection of Aptamers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:2739-2743. [PMID: 30577082 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Selection of aptamers from oligonucleotide libraries currently requires multiple rounds of alternating steps of partitioning of binders from nonbinders and enzymatic amplification of all collected oligonucleotides. Herein, we report a highly practical solution for reliable one-step selection of aptamers. We introduce partitioning by ideal-filter capillary electrophoresis (IFCE) in which binders and nonbinders move in the opposite directions. The efficiency of IFCE-based partitioning reaches 109 , which is ten million times higher than that of typical solid-phase partitioning methods. One step of IFCE-based partitioning is sufficient for the selection of a high-affinity aptamer pool for a protein target. Partitioning by IFCE promises to become an indispensable tool for fast and robust selection of binders from different types of oligonucleotide libraries.
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- An T H Le
- Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions, York University, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions, York University, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions, York University, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions, York University, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions, York University, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
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Le ATH, Krylova SM, Kanoatov M, Desai S, Krylov SN. Ideal‐Filter Capillary Electrophoresis (IFCE) Facilitates the One‐Step Selection of Aptamers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201812974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- An T. H. Le
- Centre for Research on Biomolecular InteractionsYork University Toronto Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada
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- Centre for Research on Biomolecular InteractionsYork University Toronto Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada
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- Centre for Research on Biomolecular InteractionsYork University Toronto Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada
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- Centre for Research on Biomolecular InteractionsYork University Toronto Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada
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- Centre for Research on Biomolecular InteractionsYork University Toronto Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada
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Nucleic acid aptamers improving fluorescence anisotropy and fluorescence polarization assays for small molecules. Trends Analyt Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2018.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Thermodynamic investigation of kissing-loop interactions. Biochimie 2018; 157:177-183. [PMID: 30502370 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Kissing loop interactions (KLIs) are a common motif that is critical in retroviral dimerization, viroid replication, mRNA, and riboswitches. In addition, KLIs are currently used in a variety of biotechnology applications, such as in aptamer sensors, RNA scaffolds and to stabilize vaccines for therapeutics. Here we describe the thermodynamics of a basic intramolecular DNA capable of engaging in a KLI, consisting of two hairpins connected by a flexible linker. Each hairpin loop has a five-nucleotide complementary sequence theoretically capable of engaging in a KLI. On either side of each loop is two thymines which will not engage in kissing but are present to provide more flexibility and optimal KLI positioning. Our results suggest that the KLI occurs even at physiological salt levels, and that the KLI does not alter the thermodynamics and stability of the two stem structures. The KLI does not involve all five nucleotides, or at least each base-pair stack is not making full contact. Adding a second strand complementary to the bottom of the kissing complex removes flexibility and causes destabilization of the stems. The KLI of this less flexible complex is maintained but the TM is reduced, indicating an entopic penalty to its formation.
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Sakai Y, Islam MS, Adamiak M, Shiu SCC, Tanner JA, Heddle JG. DNA Aptamers for the Functionalisation of DNA Origami Nanostructures. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:E571. [PMID: 30477184 PMCID: PMC6315403 DOI: 10.3390/genes9120571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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DNA origami has emerged in recent years as a powerful technique for designing and building 2D and 3D nanostructures. While the breadth of structures that have been produced is impressive, one of the remaining challenges, especially for DNA origami structures that are intended to carry out useful biomedical tasks in vivo, is to endow them with the ability to detect and respond to molecules of interest. Target molecules may be disease indicators or cell surface receptors, and the responses may include conformational changes leading to the release of therapeutically relevant cargo. Nucleic acid aptamers are ideally suited to this task and are beginning to be used in DNA origami designs. In this review, we consider examples of uses of DNA aptamers in DNA origami structures and summarise what is currently understood regarding aptamer-origami integration. We review three major roles for aptamers in such applications: protein immobilisation, triggering of structural transformation, and cell targeting. Finally, we consider future perspectives for DNA aptamer integration with DNA origami.
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- Yusuke Sakai
- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Perrier S, Guieu V, Chovelon B, Ravelet C, Peyrin E. Panoply of Fluorescence Polarization/Anisotropy Signaling Mechanisms for Functional Nucleic Acid-Based Sensing Platforms. Anal Chem 2018. [PMID: 29513518 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b04593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Fluorescence polarization/anisotropy is a very popular technique that is widely used in homogeneous-phase immunoassays for the small molecule quantification. In the present Feature, we discuss how the potential of this signaling approach considerably expanded during the last 2 decades through the implementation of a myriad of original transducing strategies that use functional nucleic acid recognition elements as a promising alternative to antibodies.
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- Sandrine Perrier
- University Grenoble Alpes , DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble , France.,CNRS , DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble , France
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- University Grenoble Alpes , DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble , France.,CNRS , DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble , France
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- University Grenoble Alpes , DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble , France.,CNRS , DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble , France.,Département de Biochimie, Toxicologie et Pharmacologie , CHU de Grenoble Site Nord-Institut de Biologie et de Pathologie , F-38041 Grenoble , France
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- University Grenoble Alpes , DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble , France.,CNRS , DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble , France
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- University Grenoble Alpes , DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble , France.,CNRS , DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble , France
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Tian Y, Zhang S, Wang L, Liu S. A Modular Nanoswitch for Mix-and-Detect Protein Assay Based on Binding-Induced Cascade Dissociation of Kissing Complex. Chembiochem 2018; 19:716-722. [PMID: 29356232 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A new modular nanoswitch was described for versatile, rapid (within 1 h), homogeneous, and sensitive protein detection. The system employs two hairpins (HP1 and HP2) that can be reciprocally recognized through the apical loop-loop interaction. HP2 possesses a conformation-switching stem-loop structure, with appended single-stranded tails on each end, which can hybridize with the recognition-element-conjugated DNA strands to construct a protein-responsive HP2 scaffold. It works according to a simple mix-and-detect assay format, with the first formation of a kissing complex between HP1 and HP2 scaffolds for fluorescence quenching, and then cascade propagation from steric strain through protein binding to the dissociation of the kissing complex for fluorescence recovery. The detection universality of such a modular nanoswitch was demonstrated by using three multivalent proteins, including anti-digoxigenin (Anti-Dig) antibody, streptavidin, and thrombin, with detection limits of 0.33, 0.17, and 0.5 nm, respectively.
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- Yishen Tian
- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, No. 53, Road Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, No. 53, Road Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, No. 53, Road Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, No. 53, Road Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, China
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Zhao M, Zhang S, Chen Z, Zhao C, Wang L, Liu S. Allosteric kissing complex-based electrochemical biosensor for sensitive, regenerative and versatile detection of proteins. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 105:42-48. [PMID: 29351869 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Herein, an allosteric kissing complex-based electrochemical biosensor was ingeniously proposed for the simple, sensitive, regenerative and versatile detection of proteins. Two hairpins (Hp1 and Hp2) were designed and the Hp1 was immobilized on the electrode surface, which could form a kissing complex with Hp2 through the apical loop-loop or kissing interaction of the RNA-RNA base sequences. The Hp2 possesses the appended single-stranded tails on each end, which hybridize with the recognition element-conjugated DNA strands to construct a protein responsive switch of Hp2 scaffold. After kissing complex formation between the Hp2 scaffold and the immobilized Hp1, the streptavidin-labeled alkaline phosphatase (SA-ALP) can be introduced onto the electrode surface for the generation of electrochemical signal. In the presence of target protein, its binding to the recognition elements linked onto the Hp2 scaffold endows the steric strain to open the Hp2 stem, propagated by the disruption of the kissing complex structure, resulting into a decreased electrochemical signal related with the protein quantification. Also, the Hp1 immobilized electrode can be directly regenerated after protein-induced kissing complex dissociation. The current kissing complex-based electrochemical biosensing strategy can be easily extended for the detection toward different protein targets of interest by simply changing the recognition elements conjugated onto the Hp2 scaffold. The sensitive and selective detection toward proteins could be achieved with the detection limits toward Anti-Dig antibody and thrombin of about 1ng/mL and 10pM, respectively. The developed kissing complex-based protein biosensing strategy should be a beneficial supplement in current biosensor field, providing a promising means for the applications in bioanalysis, disease diagnostics, and clinical biomedicine.
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- Mingsha Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, No.53, Rd. Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, No.53, Rd. Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, No.53, Rd. Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, No.53, Rd. Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, No.53, Rd. Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, No.53, Rd. Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China.
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Toulmé JJ, Azéma L, Darfeuille F, Dausse E, Durand G, Paurelle O. Aptamers in Bordeaux 2017: An exceptional "millésime". Biochimie 2017; 145:2-7. [PMID: 29180020 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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About 150 participants attended the symposium organised at the Palais de la Bourse in Bordeaux, France on September 22-23, 2017. Thirty speakers from all over the world delivered lectures covering selection processes, aptamer chemistry and innovative applications of these powerful tools that display major advantages over antibodies. Beyond the remarkable science presented, lively discussion and fruitful exchange between participants made this meeting a great success. A series of lectures were focused on synthetic biology (riboswitches, new synthetic base pairs, mutated polymerases). Innovative selection procedures including functional screening of oligonucleotide pools were described. Examples of aptasensors for the detection of pathogens were reported. The potential of aptamers for the diagnostic and the treatment of diseases was also presented. Brief summaries of the lectures presented during the symposium are given in this report. The third edition of this symposium will take place in Boulder, Colorado in Summer 2018 (information available at http://www.aptamers-in-bordeaux.com/).
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- Jean-Jacques Toulmé
- ARNA Laboratory, University of Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France; Novaptech, 2 Allée du Doyen George Brus, 33600 Pessac, France.
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- ARNA Laboratory, University of Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- ARNA Laboratory, University of Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- Department Feed and Food, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, 1 cours du Général de Gaulle, 33175 Gradignan, France
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Yuan PX, Deng SY, Zheng CY, Cosnier S, Shan D. In situ formed copper nanoparticles templated by TdT-mediated DNA for enhanced SPR sensor-based DNA assay. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 97:1-7. [PMID: 28544921 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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For the efficient surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based DNA assay researching, signal amplification tactics were absolutely necessary. In this work, a sensitive SPR-DNA sensor was developed by employing in situ synthesis of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) templated by poly-T sequences DNA from terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated extension, and synergistically with nano-effect deposition as the mass relay. The objective of this strategy was manifold: firstly, tDNA hybridized with the optimal designed probes to active the TdT-mediated DNA extension onto the surface of SPR chip, resulted a long poly-T sequences ssDNA chain in dsDNA terminal onto surface of gold chip and characterized by SPR signal amplitudes. Secondly, copper ion (Cu2+) adsorbed into the skeleton of poly-T sequences DNA, with the aid of ascorbic acid (VC) to achieve the Cu2+ reduction, copper nanostructures (CuNPs) was synchronously generated onto the single nucleotide chain anchoring in dsDNA derivatives and the formation was featured by transmission electron micrographs (TEM) and electrochemistry. Lastly, dsDNA-complexed CuNPs (CuNPs@dsDNA) triggered the final signal amplification via real-time conversion of the additive catechol violet (CV) into oligomer or chelation precipitation by CuNPs-tagged reporters. With the proposed setups, a precise and replicable DNA sensing platform for specific target oligo was obtained with a detection limit down to 3.21 femtomolar, demonstrating a beneficial overlapping exploitation of nanomaterials and biochemical reaction as unique SPR infrastructure. Such triple-amplification strategic setups, the possibility of various methods abutment and biocompatibility weight reactor was amassed and adapted to more biological detection field.
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- Pei-Xin Yuan
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- University of Grenoble Alpes-CNRS, DCM UMR 5250, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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Takeuchi Y, Endo M, Suzuki Y, Hidaka K, Durand G, Dausse E, Toulmé JJ, Sugiyama H. Single-molecule observations of RNA-RNA kissing interactions in a DNA nanostructure. Biomater Sci 2017; 4:130-5. [PMID: 26438892 DOI: 10.1039/c5bm00274e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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RNA molecules uniquely form a complex through specific hairpin loops, called a kissing complex. The kissing complex is widely investigated and used for the construction of RNA nanostructures. Molecular switches have also been created by combining a kissing loop and a ligand-binding aptamer to control the interactions of RNA molecules. In this study, we incorporated two kinds of RNA molecules into a DNA origami structure and used atomic force microscopy to observe their ligand-responsive interactions at the single-molecule level. We used a designed RNA aptamer called GTPswitch, which has a guanosine triphosphate (GTP) responsive domain and can bind to the target RNA hairpin named Aptakiss in the presence of GTP. We observed shape changes of the DNA/RNA strands in the DNA origami, which are induced by the GTPswitch, into two different shapes in the absence and presence of GTP, respectively. We also found that the switching function in the nanospace could be improved by using a cover strand over the kissing loop of the GTPswitch or by deleting one base from this kissing loop. These newly designed ligand-responsive aptamers can be used for the controlled assembly of the various DNA and RNA nanostructures.
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- Yosuke Takeuchi
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida-ushinomiyacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- ARNA laboratory, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France. and Inserm U869, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- ARNA laboratory, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France. and Inserm U869, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- ARNA laboratory, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France. and Inserm U869, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan and Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida-ushinomiyacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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Zhang K, Wang K, Zhu X, Xie M. Ultrasensitive fluorescence detection of transcription factors based on kisscomplex formation and the T7 RNA polymerase amplification method. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:5846-5849. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc02231j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Herein, we report a kisscomplex based protein fluorescence assay (KPFA) method, which employed the formation of a kisscomplex and the T7 RNA polymerase amplification method, for the assay of transcription factors with high sensitivity. The detection limits of MITF and NF-κB p65 are 0.23 pM and 0.496 pM, respectively.
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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
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
- Wuxi
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
- Wuxi
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
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Durand G, Dausse E, Goux E, Fiore E, Peyrin E, Ravelet C, Toulmé JJ. A combinatorial approach to the repertoire of RNA kissing motifs; towards multiplex detection by switching hairpin aptamers. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:4450-9. [PMID: 27067541 PMCID: PMC4872101 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Loop–loop (also known as kissing) interactions between RNA hairpins are involved in several mechanisms in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes such as the regulation of the plasmid copy number or the dimerization of retroviral genomes. The stability of kissing complexes relies on loop parameters (base composition, sequence and size) and base combination at the loop–loop helix - stem junctions. In order to identify kissing partners that could be used as regulatory elements or building blocks of RNA scaffolds, we analysed a pool of 5.2 × 106 RNA hairpins with randomized loops. We identified more than 50 pairs of kissing RNA hairpins. Two kissing motifs, 5′CCNY and 5′RYRY, generate highly stable complexes with KDs in the low nanomolar range. Such motifs were introduced in the apical loop of hairpin aptamers that switch between unfolded and folded state upon binding to their cognate target molecule, hence their name aptaswitch. The aptaswitch–ligand complex is specifically recognized by a second RNA hairpin named aptakiss through loop–loop interaction. Taking advantage of our kissing motif repertoire we engineered aptaswitch–aptakiss modules for purine derivatives, namely adenosine, GTP and theophylline and demonstrated that these molecules can be specifically and simultaneously detected by surface plasmon resonance or by fluorescence anisotropy.
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- Guillaume Durand
- University of Bordeaux, ARNA Laboratory, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France Inserm U1212, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France CNRS UMR5320, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, ARNA Laboratory, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France Inserm U1212, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France CNRS UMR5320, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR5063, 38400 St Martin d'Hères, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR5063, 38400 St Martin d'Hères, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR5063, 38400 St Martin d'Hères, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR5063, 38400 St Martin d'Hères, France
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- University of Bordeaux, ARNA Laboratory, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France Inserm U1212, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France CNRS UMR5320, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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Chaou T, Vialet B, Azéma L. DNA aptamer selection in methanolic media: Adenine-aptamer as proof-of-concept. Methods 2016; 97:11-9. [PMID: 26772966 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 01/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The major objective of this study is to investigate the usefulness of aptamers as in situ detection tool in organic solvents, which are often used for environmental extraction. But two problems related to the use of methanol-containing buffers have to be addressed. Firstly, the folding of nucleic acids can be impaired, because of weaker hydrogen bonding interactions. Secondly, the affinity of aptamers selected in aqueous buffers can be altered by the presence of methanol. Thus, in order to improve hydrophobicity of the DNA pool, nucleotide with hydrophobic modification 5-(octa1,7-diynyl)-2'-deoxyuridine (ODT) has been chosen instead of thymidine. As a proof of concept, an adenine aptamer operating in presence 25% of methanol has been selected. We have shown that the modified nucleotide is essential for target binding in organic media, in addition to essential structural pattern as proposed through analysing truncated sequences analysis. The strategy described in this paper offers preliminary insight on the adaptability of the implementation of aptamers as key instrument for in situ detection. It could be broaden to identify other aptamers directed against other chemical species after alcoholic extraction or for monitoring by-product traces in drugs production.
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- Thinhinane Chaou
- Univ. Bordeaux, ARNA Laboratory, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; INSERM, U869, ARNA Laboratory, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ARNA Laboratory, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; INSERM, U869, ARNA Laboratory, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ARNA Laboratory, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; INSERM, U869, ARNA Laboratory, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
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Zhang K, Wang K, Zhu X, Xie M, Xu F. A label-free kissing complex-induced fluorescence sensor for DNA and RNA detection by using DNA-templated silver nanoclusters as a signal transducer. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra22515b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A new strategy integrate silver nanoclusters (AgNCs) and riboswitches for the expanding of the application of a kissing complexes-induced sensor (KCIS) for the assay of DNA and RNA was reported.
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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
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
- Wuxi
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
- Wuxi
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
- Wuxi
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine
- Wuxi Municipal Women and Children Health Hospital
- Wuxi
- China
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Hamula CLA, Peng H, Wang Z, Tyrrell GJ, Li XF, Le XC. An improved SELEX technique for selection of DNA aptamers binding to M-type 11 of Streptococcus pyogenes. Methods 2015; 97:51-7. [PMID: 26678795 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2015.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Streptococcus pyogenes is a clinically important pathogen consisting of various serotypes determined by different M proteins expressed on the cell surface. The M type is therefore a useful marker to monitor the spread of invasive S. pyogenes in a population. Serotyping and nucleic acid amplification/sequencing methods for the identification of M types are laborious, inconsistent, and usually confined to reference laboratories. The primary objective of this work is to develop a technique that enables generation of aptamers binding to specific M-types of S. pyogenes. We describe here an in vitro technique that directly used live bacterial cells and the Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment (SELEX) strategy. Live S. pyogenes cells were incubated with DNA libraries consisting of 40-nucleotides randomized sequences. Those sequences that bound to the cells were separated, amplified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), purified using gel electrophoresis, and served as the input DNA pool for the next round of SELEX selection. A specially designed forward primer containing extended polyA20/5Sp9 facilitated gel electrophoresis purification of ssDNA after PCR amplification. A counter-selection step using non-target cells was introduced to improve selectivity. DNA libraries of different starting sequence diversity (10(16) and 10(14)) were compared. Aptamer pools from each round of selection were tested for their binding to the target and non-target cells using flow cytometry. Selected aptamer pools were then cloned and sequenced. Individual aptamer sequences were screened on the basis of their binding to the 10 M-types that were used as targets. Aptamer pools obtained from SELEX rounds 5-8 showed high affinity to the target S. pyogenes cells. Tests against non-target Streptococcus bovis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Enterococcus species demonstrated selectivity of these aptamers for binding to S. pyogenes. Several aptamer sequences were found to bind preferentially to the M11 M-type of S. pyogenes. Estimated binding dissociation constants (Kd) were in the low nanomolar range for the M11 specific sequences; for example, sequence E-CA20 had a Kd of 7±1 nM. These affinities are comparable to those of a monoclonal antibody. The improved bacterial cell-SELEX technique is successful in generating aptamers selective for S. pyogenes and some of its M-types. These aptamers are potentially useful for detecting S. pyogenes, achieving binding profiles of the various M-types, and developing new M-typing technologies for non-specialized laboratories or point-of-care testing.
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- Camille L A Hamula
- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 10-102 Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, New York City, NY 10029, USA
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 10-102 Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 10-102 Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada
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- The Provincial Laboratory for Public Health for Alberta, Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2J2, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, 2B3.12 Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 10-102 Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada.
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 10-102 Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada.
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Yuan PX, Deng SY, Xin P, Ji XB, Shan D, Cosnier S. Mass effect of redox reactions: A novel mode for surface plasmon resonance-based bioanalysis. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 74:183-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 06/14/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zhang K, Wang K, Zhu X, Xie M. A label-free kissing complexes-induced fluorescence aptasensor using DNA-templated silver nanoclusters as a signal transducer. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 78:154-159. [PMID: 26606306 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Riboswitches are complex folded RNA domains that serve as receptors for specific metabolites which identified in prokaryotes. They are comprised of a biosensor that includes the binding site for a small ligand and they respond to association with this ligand by undergoing a conformational change. In the present study, we report on the integration of silver nanoclusters (AgNCs) and riboswitches for the development of a kissing complexes-induced aptasensor (KCIA). We specifically apply the tunable riboswitches properties of this strategy to demonstrate the multiplexes analysis of adenosine and adenosine deaminase (ADA). This strategy allows for simple tethering of the specific oligonucleotides stabilizing the AgNCs to the nucleic acid probes. This is a new concept for aptasensors, and opens an opportunity for design of more novel biosensors based on the kissing complexes-induced strategy.
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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Hamula CLA, Peng H, Wang Z, Newbigging AM, Tyrrell GJ, Li XF, Le XC. The Effects of SELEX Conditions on the Resultant Aptamer Pools in the Selection of Aptamers Binding to Bacterial Cells. J Mol Evol 2015; 81:194-209. [PMID: 26538121 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-015-9711-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Aptamers of high affinity and specificity have a wide range of analytic and clinical applications. Selection of DNA or RNA aptamer molecules usually involves systematic evolution of ligands via exponential enrichment (SELEX), in which a random DNA or RNA library is incubated with a target molecule, and the oligonucleotides that bind the target are then separated from the nonbinders, PCR amplified, and used as refined libraries in the next round of selection. Conventional SELEX methodologies require the use of purified target molecules and their immobilization onto a solid support. However, purified targets from cells are not always available, and fixing the target to a support may alter its conformation. To overcome these problems, we have developed a SELEX technique using live bacterial cells in suspension as targets, for selecting DNA aptamers specific to cell-surface molecules. Through the selection of aptamers binding to Lactobacillus acidophilus and Streptococcus pyogenes, we report here optimization of this technique and show how varying selection conditions impact the characteristics of resultant aptamer pools, including the binding affinity, selectivity, and the secondary structures. We found that the use of larger starting library sequence diversity, gel purification of the subsequent pools, and the introduction of counter-selection resulted in a more efficient SELEX process and more selective aptamers. A SELEX protocol with lower starting sequence diversity, the use of heat denaturation, and the absence of counter-selection still resulted in high-affinity aptamer sequences specific to the target cell types; however, the SELEX process was inefficient, requiring 20 rounds, and the aptamers were not specific to the strain of the bacterial cells. Strikingly, two different SELEX methodologies yielded the same sequence that bound strongly to the target S. pyogenes cells, suggesting the robustness of the bacterial cell-SELEX technique.
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- Camille L A Hamula
- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 10-102 Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G3, Canada.,Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, New York City, NY, 10029, USA
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 10-102 Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G3, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 10-102 Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G3, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 10-102 Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G3, Canada
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- The Provincial Laboratory for Public Health for Alberta, Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2J2, Canada.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, 2B3.08 Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 10-102 Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G3, Canada.
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 10-102 Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G3, Canada.
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Goux E, Lespinasse Q, Guieu V, Perrier S, Ravelet C, Fiore E, Peyrin E. Fluorescence anisotropy-based structure-switching aptamer assay using a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe. Methods 2015; 97:69-74. [PMID: 26455538 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2015.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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This study describes for the first time the feasibility of using peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) as an alternative to the DNA probes in structure-switching aptamer fluorescence polarisation assays. The effects of experimental parameters such as the length of the PNA strand, the nature of dye and the buffer conditions on the assay performances are first explored using two different methodologies based on the competition between the PNA/aptamer hydribridisation and the target/aptamer complexation. D-ATP can be detected from 1 to 25 μM in a linear range and a detection limit (LOD) of 3 μM can be reached. For this target, this lowers by a factor >5 the LOD reported with conventional DNA-based fluorescent structure switching aptamer-based assays and by a factor 3 the LOD observed with non-competitive fluorescent sensing platform indicating the usefulness of the PNA-based approach.
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- Emma Goux
- Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, Université Grenoble Alpes, UMR 5063 CNRS, ICMG FR 2607, Campus universitaire, Saint-Martin d'Hères, France
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- Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, Université Grenoble Alpes, UMR 5063 CNRS, ICMG FR 2607, Campus universitaire, Saint-Martin d'Hères, France
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- Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, Université Grenoble Alpes, UMR 5063 CNRS, ICMG FR 2607, Campus universitaire, Saint-Martin d'Hères, France.
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- Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, Université Grenoble Alpes, UMR 5063 CNRS, ICMG FR 2607, Campus universitaire, Saint-Martin d'Hères, France
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- Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, Université Grenoble Alpes, UMR 5063 CNRS, ICMG FR 2607, Campus universitaire, Saint-Martin d'Hères, France
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- Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, Université Grenoble Alpes, UMR 5063 CNRS, ICMG FR 2607, Campus universitaire, Saint-Martin d'Hères, France
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- Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, Université Grenoble Alpes, UMR 5063 CNRS, ICMG FR 2607, Campus universitaire, Saint-Martin d'Hères, France.
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