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Hydrogel-based thermosensor using peptide nucleic acid and PEGylated graphene oxide. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1239:340708. [PMID: 36628715 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Developing a ready-to-use miniaturized thermosensor is a great challenge due to its individual use on a large scale for daily business such as food industry and healthcare. Herein, a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified graphene oxide (GO)-based hydrogel thermosensor was established with a fluorescent dye-labeled peptide nucleic acid (F-PNA). The size-tunable hydrogel with high water content and sufficient solidity allowed free movement of the oligonucleotides through the pores and improved usability for handling the sensor. In the PEG-GO hydrogel, the DNA/F-PNA duplex could be denatured by increasing the temperature, followed by selective PNA capture on the PEG-GO. Using this principle, the PEG-GO hydrogel exhibited a change in the fluorescence signal of F-PNA in a temperature-dependent manner, allowing real-time visualization of temperature on a large scale. The temperature detection range of this system can be adjusted by designing the PNA strands based on the melting temperature of the DNAzyme/PNA duplex. Its sensing specificity and detection range could be increased and broadened by observing multi-color detection using PNA probes labeled with different fluorescent dyes of different lengths in a single hydrogel. In addition, the hydrogel platform is easy to store for long time periods via dehydration and can be restored with the addition of water, allowing easy transport, storage, and use of the thermosensor in everyday life.
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Wang F, Li P, Chu HC, Lo PK. Nucleic Acids and Their Analogues for Biomedical Applications. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:93. [PMID: 35200353 PMCID: PMC8869748 DOI: 10.3390/bios12020093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Nucleic acids are emerging as powerful and functional biomaterials due to their molecular recognition ability, programmability, and ease of synthesis and chemical modification. Various types of nucleic acids have been used as gene regulation tools or therapeutic agents for the treatment of human diseases with genetic disorders. Nucleic acids can also be used to develop sensing platforms for detecting ions, small molecules, proteins, and cells. Their performance can be improved through integration with other organic or inorganic nanomaterials. To further enhance their biological properties, various chemically modified nucleic acid analogues can be generated by modifying their phosphodiester backbone, sugar moiety, nucleobase, or combined sites. Alternatively, using nucleic acids as building blocks for self-assembly of highly ordered nanostructures would enhance their biological stability and cellular uptake efficiency. In this review, we will focus on the development and biomedical applications of structural and functional natural nucleic acids, as well as the chemically modified nucleic acid analogues over the past ten years. The recent progress in the development of functional nanomaterials based on self-assembled DNA-based platforms for gene regulation, biosensing, drug delivery, and therapy will also be presented. We will then summarize with a discussion on the advanced development of nucleic acid research, highlight some of the challenges faced and propose suggestions for further improvement.
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- Fei Wang
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China; (F.W.); (P.L.); (H.C.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China; (F.W.); (P.L.); (H.C.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China; (F.W.); (P.L.); (H.C.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China; (F.W.); (P.L.); (H.C.C.)
- Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Care, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Faikhruea K, Choopara I, Somboonna N, Assavalapsakul W, Kim BH, Vilaivan T. Enhancing Peptide Nucleic Acid-Nanomaterial Interaction and Performance Improvement of Peptide Nucleic Acid-Based Nucleic Acid Detection by Using Electrostatic Effects. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:789-800. [PMID: 35119822 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c01177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Single-stranded peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes interact strongly with several nanomaterials, and the interaction was diminished in the presence of complementary nucleic acid targets which forms the basis of many nucleic acid sensing platforms. As opposed to the negatively charged DNA probes, the charges on the PNA probes may be fine-tuned by incorporating amino acids with charged side chains. The contribution of electrostatic effects to the interaction between PNA probes and nanomaterials has been largely overlooked. This work reveals that electrostatic effects substantially enhanced the quenching of dye-labeled conformationally constrained pyrrolidinyl PNA probes by several nanomaterials including graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), and silver nanoparticles. The fluorescence quenching and the color change from red to purple in the case of AuNPs because of aggregation were inhibited in the presence of complementary nucleic acid targets. Thus, fluorescence and colorimetric assays for DNA and RNA that can distinguish even single-base-mismatched nucleic acids with improved sensitivity over conventional DNA probes were established. Both the GO- and AuNP-based sensing platforms have been successfully applied for the detection of real DNA and RNA samples in vitro and in living cells. This study emphasizes the active roles of electrostatic effects in the PNA-nanomaterial interactions, which paves the way toward improving the performance of PNA-nanomaterial based assays of nucleic acids.
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- Kriangsak Faikhruea
- Organic Synthesis Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Organic Synthesis Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Shahriari S, Sastry M, Panjikar S, Singh Raman RK. Graphene and Graphene Oxide as a Support for Biomolecules in the Development of Biosensors. Nanotechnol Sci Appl 2021; 14:197-220. [PMID: 34815666 PMCID: PMC8605898 DOI: 10.2147/nsa.s334487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Graphene and graphene oxide have become the base of many advanced biosensors due to their exceptional characteristics. However, lack of some properties, such as inertness of graphene in organic solutions and non-electrical conductivity of graphene oxide, are their drawbacks in sensing applications. To compensate for these shortcomings, various methods of modifications have been developed to provide the appropriate properties required for biosensing. Efficient modification of graphene and graphene oxide facilitates the interaction of biomolecules with their surface, and the ultimate bioconjugate can be employed as the main sensing part of the biosensors. Graphene nanomaterials as transducers increase the signal response in various sensing applications. Their large surface area and perfect biocompatibility with lots of biomolecules provide the prerequisite of a stable biosensor, which is the immobilization of bioreceptor on transducer. Biosensor development has paramount importance in the field of environmental monitoring, security, defense, food safety standards, clinical sector, marine sector, biomedicine, and drug discovery. Biosensor applications are also prevalent in the plant biology sector to find the missing links required in the metabolic process. In this review, the importance of oxygen functional groups in functionalizing the graphene and graphene oxide and different types of functionalization will be explained. Moreover, immobilization of biomolecules (such as protein, peptide, DNA, aptamer) on graphene and graphene oxide and at the end, the application of these biomaterials in biosensors with different transducing mechanisms will be discussed.
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- Shiva Shahriari
- Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- ANSTO, Australian Synchrotron, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Yim Y, Shin H, Ahn SM, Min DH. Graphene oxide-based fluorescent biosensors and their biomedical applications in diagnosis and drug discovery. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:9820-9833. [PMID: 34494621 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02157e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Graphene oxide (GO), an oxidized derivative of graphene, has received much attention for developing novel fluorescent bioanalytic platforms due to its remarkable optical properties and biocompatibility. The reliable performance and robustness of GO-based biosensors have enabled various applications in the biomedical field including diagnosis and drug discovery. Here, recent advances in the development of GO-based fluorescent biosensors are overviewed, particularly nucleic acid detection and enzyme activity assay. In addition, practical applications in biomarker detection and high-throughput screening are also examined. Lastly, basic design principles and remaining challenges of these types of biosensors are discussed for further progress.
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- Yeajee Yim
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.,Institute of Biotherapeutics Convergence Technology, Lemonex Inc., Seoul 06683, Republic of Korea
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Adsorption and desorption mechanisms on graphene oxide nanosheets: Kinetics and tuning. Innovation (N Y) 2021; 2:100137. [PMID: 34557777 PMCID: PMC8454550 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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A knowledge of the adsorption and desorption behavior of sorbates on surface adsorptive site (SAS) is the key to optimizing the chemical reactivity of catalysts. However, direct identification of the chemical reactivity of SASs is still a challenge due to the limitations of characterization techniques. Here, we present a new pathway to determine the kinetics of adsorption/desorption on SASs of graphene oxide (GO) based on total internal reflectance fluorescence microscopy. The switching on and off of the fluorescent signal of SAS lit by carbon dots (CDs) was used to trace the adsorption process and desorption process. We find that sodium pyrophosphate (PPi) could increase the adsorption equilibrium of CDs thermodynamically and promote the substrate-assisted desorption pathway kinetically. At the single turnover level, it was disclosed that the species that can promote desorption may also be an adsorption promoter. Such discovery provides significant guidance for improving the chemical reactivity of the heterogeneous catalyst. The kinetics of adsorption and desorption process were revealed, respectively, by monitoring a fluorogenic process of carbon dots on the surface of graphene oxides at the single turnover level By regulating the equilibrium of adsorption and desorption, a mechanism for the simultaneous promotion of adsorption and desorption has been discovered A desorption accelerator could play a satisfactory double action, i.e., adsorption promoter on thermodynamics and desorption promoter on kinetics
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Sun H, Kong J, Zhang X. Application of peptide nucleic acid in electrochemical nucleic acid biosensors. Biopolymers 2021; 112:e23464. [PMID: 34214202 DOI: 10.1002/bip.23464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The early diagnosis of major diseases, such as malignant tumors, has always been an important field of research. Through screening, early detection of such diseases, and timely and effective treatment can significantly improve the survival rate of patients and reduce medical costs. Therefore, the development of a simple detection method with high sensitivity and strong specificity, and that is low cost is of great significance for the diagnosis and prognosis of the disease. Electrochemical DNA biosensing analysis is a technology based on Watson Crick base complementary pairing, which uses the capture probe of a known sequence to specifically recognize the target DNA and detect its concentration. Because of its advantages of low cost, simple operation, portability, and easy miniaturization, it has been widely researched and has become a cutting-edge topic in the field of biochemical analysis and precision medicine. However, the existing methods for electrochemical DNA biosensing analysis have some shortcomings, such as poor stability and specificity of capture probes, insufficient detection sensitivity, and long detection cycles. In this review, we focus on improving the sensitivity and practicability of electrochemical DNA biosensing analysis methods and summarize a series of research work carried out by using electrically neutral peptide nucleic acid as an immobilized capture probe.
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- Haobo Sun
- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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Yukhet P, Buddhachat K, Vilaivan T, Suparpprom C. Isothermal Detection of Canine Blood Parasite ( Ehrlichia canis) Utilizing Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Coupled with Graphene Oxide Quenching-Based Pyrrolidinyl Peptide Nucleic Acid. Bioconjug Chem 2021; 32:523-532. [PMID: 33651604 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME), caused by transmitted Ehrlichia canis infection, is a major disease in dogs with worldwide distribution. Herein, a nucleic acid assay was established for the identification of E. canis infection employing a fluorescently labeled conformationally constrained pyrrolidinyl PNA probe (Flu-acpcPNA) designed to sequence-specifically target the 16S rRNA gene. The sensing principle is based on the excellent quenching ability of graphene oxide (GO) of the free PNA probe, that was diminished upon binding to the DNA target. The addition of DNase I improved the performance of the detection system by eliminating the nonspecific quenching capability of long-chain dsDNA and thus enhancing the fluorescence signaling. The assay was coupled with a recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) technique, which could be performed under isothermal conditions (37 °C) without DNA denaturation and purification steps. The established method is simple to set up and execute, proving a rapid, specific, and sensitive detection of 16S rRNA gene of E. canis with a limit of detection at least 11.1 pM. This technique shows good potential for the visual detection of double-stranded DNA targets without the need for PCR or complicated instruments, which shows great promise for practical usage in resource limited areas.
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- Phanomsak Yukhet
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Tah-Poe District, Muang, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Tah-Poe District, Muang, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand.,Excellence Center in Veterinary Bioscience, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Organic Synthesis Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Tah-Poe District, Muang, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
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Lee J, Kim WK. PEGylated graphene oxide-based colorimetric sensor for recording temperature. J IND ENG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Moccia M, Antonacci A, Saviano M, Caratelli V, Arduini F, Scognamiglio V. Emerging technologies in the design of peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) based biosensors. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ahmadi M, Ahour F. An electrochemical biosensor based on a graphene oxide modified pencil graphite electrode for direct detection and discrimination of double-stranded DNA sequences. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2020; 12:4541-4550. [PMID: 32869790 DOI: 10.1039/d0ay01128b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The ability to directly recognize double-stranded DNA (ds-DNA) is a major challenge in disease diagnosis and gene therapy because DNA is naturally double-stranded. Herein, a novel electrochemical biosensor for the sequence-specific recognition of ds-DNA using a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe and graphene oxide (GO) modified pencil graphite electrode is reported and applied for the direct detection of the desired sequence in plasmid samples. For this purpose, GO was assembled onto the pencil graphite electrode surface (GO/PGE) by a simple casting method and applied for PNA probe immobilization (PNA-GO/PGE). Upon addition of ds-DNA, the interaction of the PNA probe with ds-DNA induces probe detachment from the electrode surface which results in a guanine oxidation signal decrease. Under optimized conditions, the guanine oxidation signal decreased linearly with the ds-DNA concentration increasing in the range from 30 pM to 10 nM, with a detection limit of 1.3 pM. Moreover, the proposed biosensor was applied for the sensitive and selective detection of double-stranded target DNA in plasmid samples. This proposed method could be used as a platform for direct detection of various sequences in double-stranded genomic DNA.
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- Mehran Ahmadi
- Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Science, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
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A fluorescence/colorimetric dual-mode sensing strategy for miRNA based on graphene oxide. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 412:233-242. [PMID: 31828375 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-02269-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs, which are involved in RNA silencing and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Numerous studies have determined the expression of certain miRNAs in specific tissues and cell types, and their aberrant expression is associated with a variety of serious diseases such as cancers, immune-related diseases, and many infectious diseases. This suggests that miRNAs may be attractive and promising non-invasive biomarkers of diseases. In this study, we established a graphene oxide (GO)-based fluorescence/colorimetric dual sensing platform for miRNA by using a newly designed probe. The probe was designed to form a hairpin-like configuration with a fluorescent dye-labeled long tail, possessing a guanine (G)-rich DNAzyme domain in the loop region and target binding domain over the stem region and tail. By introducing this new hairpin-like probe in a conventional GO-based fluorescence platform, we observed both the miRNA-responsive color change by direct observation and sensitive fluorescence increase even below the nanomolar levels in a single solution without an additional separation step.
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Zhao L, Yang H, Zheng X, Li J, Jian L, Feng W, Kong J. Dual signal amplification by polysaccharide and eATRP for ultrasensitive detection of CYFRA 21-1 DNA. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 150:111895. [PMID: 31759763 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cytokeratin fragment antigen 21-1 (CYFRA 21-1) DNA is a crucial biomarker closely associated with non-small cell lung cancer. Here, we fabricated a novel electrochemical biosensor for ultrasensitive detection of CYFRA 21-1 DNA via polysaccharide and electrochemically mediated atom transfer radical polymerization (eATRP) dual signal amplification. Specifically, thiolated peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes at 5'-terminals are immobilized on the gold electrode surface for specific recognition of CYFRA 21-1 DNA (tDNA). After hybridization, hyaluronic acid (HA) is linked to the hybridized PNA/DNA duplexes via the recognized carboxylate-Zr4+-phosphate chemistry. Then multiple initiators of the polymerization reaction are introduced via esterification reaction. Lastly, large numbers of electro-active monomers are successfully grafted from the initiation sites of functionalized HA by eATRP reaction, significantly amplifying the electrochemical signal. Under optimal conditions, the constructed sensor can detect as low as 9.04 aM tDNA. Further, this proposed biosensor can also be applied to the direct detection of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), obtaining 0.12 fM as the detection limit. Besides, this strategy shows high selectivity for mismatched bases and excellent applicability for CYFRA 21-1 DNA detection in the serum samples. Given its high sensitivity, selectivity, ease of operation, low cost and environmental friendliness, this biosensor has considerable potential in early diagnosis and biomedical application.
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- Liying Zhao
- Pharmacy College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China
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- Pharmacy College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China.
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- Pharmacy College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China
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- Pharmacy College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China
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- Pharmacy College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China
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- Pharmacy College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China.
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China.
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Liu Q, Ma K, Wen D, Sun H, Wang Q, Kong J, Qiu Y, Li L, Chen W. BisPNA-assisted Detection of Double-stranded DNA via Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. ELECTROANAL 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201800611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Qianrui Liu
- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering; Nanjing University of Science and Technology; Nanjing 210094 P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering; Nanjing University of Science and Technology; Nanjing 210094 P. R. China
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- Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhengzhou; Henan CN
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering; Nanjing University of Science and Technology; Nanjing 210094 P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering; Nanjing University of Science and Technology; Nanjing 210094 P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering; Nanjing University of Science and Technology; Nanjing 210094 P. R. China
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- Department of Criminal Science and Technology; Nanjing Forest Police College; Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Liaocheng University; Liaocheng 252059 P. R. China
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- Quanzhou Import and Export Commodity Inspection and Quarantine Bureau; Quanzhou 362000 P. R. China
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Li X, Ye M, Zhang W, Tan D, Jaffrezic-Renault N, Yang X, Guo Z. Liquid biopsy of circulating tumor DNA and biosensor applications. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 126:596-607. [PMID: 30502682 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a class of liquid biopsy is a type of gene fragment that contains tumor-specific gene changes in body fluids such as human peripheral blood. More and more evidences show that ctDNA is an excellent tumor biomarker for diagnosis, prognosis, tumor heterogeneity and so on. ctDNA is a tumor code in the blood. Liquid biopsy of ctDNA is firstly summarized. Compared with the traditional detection technologies of ctDNA, the biosensor is an excellent choice for the detection of ctDNA because of its portability, sensitivity, specificity and ease of use. This review mainly evaluates various biosensors applied to the detection of ctDNA. We discuss the most commonly used bioreceptors to specifically identify and bind ctDNA, including complementary DNA (cDNA), peptide nucleic acid (PNA) and anti-5 MethylCytosines, and the biotransducers which convert biological signals to analysable signs. The review also discusses signal amplification strategies in biosensors to detect ctDNA.
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- Xuanying Li
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control; School of Public Health, Medical College; Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, PR China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control; School of Public Health, Medical College; Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, PR China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, PR China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control; School of Public Health, Medical College; Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, PR China
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- Institute of Analytical Sciences, UMR-CNRS 5280, University of Lyon, 5, La Doua Street, Villeurbanne 69100, France
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biomedicine, Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, PR China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control; School of Public Health, Medical College; Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, PR China.
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Karadeema RJ, Stancescu M, Steidl TP, Bertot SC, Kolpashchikov DM. The owl sensor: a 'fragile' DNA nanostructure for the analysis of single nucleotide variations. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:10116-10122. [PMID: 29781024 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr01107a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Analysis of single nucleotide variations (SNVs) in DNA and RNA sequences is instrumental in healthcare for the detection of genetic and infectious diseases and drug-resistant pathogens. Here we took advantage of the developments in DNA nanotechnology to design a hybridization sensor, named the 'owl sensor', which produces a fluorescence signal only when it complexes with fully complementary DNA or RNA analytes. The novelty of the owl sensor operation is that the selectivity of analyte recognition is, at least in part, determined by the structural rigidity and stability of the entire DNA nanostructure rather than exclusively by the stability of the analyte-probe duplex, as is the case for conventional hybridization probes. Using two DNA and two RNA analytes we demonstrated that owl sensors differentiate SNVs in a wide temperature range of 5 °C-32 °C, a performance unachievable by conventional hybridization probes including the molecular beacon probe. The owl sensor reliably detects cognate analytes even in the presence of 100 times excess of single base mismatched sequences. The approach, therefore, promises to add to the toolbox for the diagnosis of SNVs at ambient temperatures.
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- Rebekah J Karadeema
- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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De Sanctis A, Russo S, Craciun MF, Alexeev A, Barnes MD, Nagareddy VK, Wright CD. New routes to the functionalization patterning and manufacture of graphene-based materials for biomedical applications. Interface Focus 2018; 8:20170057. [PMID: 29696089 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2017.0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Graphene-based materials are being widely explored for a range of biomedical applications, from targeted drug delivery to biosensing, bioimaging and use for antibacterial treatments, to name but a few. In many such applications, it is not graphene itself that is used as the active agent, but one of its chemically functionalized forms. The type of chemical species used for functionalization will play a key role in determining the utility of any graphene-based device in any particular biomedical application, because this determines to a large part its physical, chemical, electrical and optical interactions. However, other factors will also be important in determining the eventual uptake of graphene-based biomedical technologies, in particular the ease and cost of manufacture of proposed device and system designs. In this work, we describe three novel routes for the chemical functionalization of graphene using oxygen, iron chloride and fluorine. We also introduce novel in situ methods for controlling and patterning such functionalization on the micro- and nanoscales. Our approaches are readily transferable to large-scale manufacturing, potentially paving the way for the eventual cost-effective production of functionalized graphene-based materials, devices and systems for a range of important biomedical applications.
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- A De Sanctis
- Centre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
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- Centre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
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- Centre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
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- Centre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
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- Centre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
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- Centre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
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- Centre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
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Fluorogenic oligonucleotide probes that can produce a change in fluorescence signal upon binding to specific biomolecular targets, including nucleic acids as well as non-nucleic acid targets, such as proteins and small molecules, have applications in various important areas. These include diagnostics, drug development and as tools for studying biomolecular interactions in situ and in real time. The probes usually consist of a labeled oligonucleotide strand as a recognition element together with a mechanism for signal transduction that can translate the binding event into a measurable signal. While a number of strategies have been developed for the signal transduction, relatively little attention has been paid to the recognition element. Peptide nucleic acids (PNA) are DNA mimics with several favorable properties making them a potential alternative to natural nucleic acids for the development of fluorogenic probes, including their very strong and specific recognition and excellent chemical and biological stabilities in addition to their ability to bind to structured nucleic acid targets. In addition, the uncharged backbone of PNA allows for other unique designs that cannot be performed with oligonucleotides or analogues with negatively-charged backbones. This review aims to introduce the principle, showcase state-of-the-art technologies and update recent developments in the areas of fluorogenic PNA probes during the past 20 years.
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- Tirayut Vilaivan
- Organic Synthesis Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Hu Q, Wang Q, Kong J, Li L, Zhang X. Electrochemically mediated in situ growth of electroactive polymers for highly sensitive detection of double-stranded DNA without sequence-preference. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 101:1-6. [PMID: 29031128 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The ability to directly detect double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) without sequence-preference continues to be a major challenge. Herein, we report an electrochemical method for the direct, highly sensitive detection of dsDNA based on the strand replacement of dsDNA by peptide nucleic acid (PNA) and the in situ growth of electroactive polymers through the surface-initiated electrochemically mediated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-eATRP). Thiolated PNA molecules are firstly self-assembled onto gold electrode surface for the specific recognition of target dsDNA (dsDNA-T), which in turn leads to the formation of a high density of PNA/DNA heteroduplexes on the electrode surface for the subsequent attachment of ATRP initiators via the phosphate-Zr4+-carboxylate chemistry. By applying a negative potential to the electrode, the air-stable CuII deactivators can be reduced into the CuI activators so as to trigger the surface-initiated polymerization for the in situ growth of electroactive polymers. Due to the strand replacement of dsDNA by PNA, dsDNA can be directly detected without sequence-preference. Besides, the growth of polymers enables the modification of numerous electroactive probes, thereby greatly improving the electrochemical signal. Under optimal conditions, a good linearity between the electrochemical signal and the logarithm of dsDNA-T concentration over the range from 1.0 fM to 1.0nM, with a detection limit of 0.47 fM, can be obtained. Results indicate that it is highly selective, and holds high anti-interference capability in the presence of human serum samples. Therefore, this method offers great promises in providing a universal and efficient solution for the direct detection of dsDNA.
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- Qiong Hu
- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, PR China
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- Chemistry Department, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, East Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620-4202, United States.
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Giuliodori AM, Brandi A, Kotla S, Perrozzi F, Gunnella R, Ottaviano L, Spurio R, Fabbretti A. Development of a graphene oxide-based assay for the sequence-specific detection of double-stranded DNA molecules. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183952. [PMID: 28850626 PMCID: PMC5574608 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Graphene oxide (GO) is a promising material for the development of cost-effective detection systems. In this work, we have devised a simple and rapid GO-based method for the sequence-specific identification of DNA molecules generated by PCR amplification. The csp genes of Escherichia coli, which share a high degree of sequence identity, were selected as paradigm DNA templates. All tested csp genes were amplified with unlabelled primers, which can be rapidly removed at the end of the PCR taking advantage of the preferential binding to GO of single-stranded versus duplex DNA molecules. The amplified DNAs (targets) were heat-denatured and hybridized to a fluorescently-labelled single strand oligonucleotide (probe), which recognizes a region of the target DNAs displaying sequence variability. This interaction is extremely specific, taking place with high efficiency only when target and probe show perfect or near perfect matching. Upon GO addition, the unbound fraction of the probe was captured and its fluorescence quenched by the GO’s molecular properties. On the other hand, the probe-target complexes remained in solution and emitted a fluorescent signal whose intensity was related to their degree of complementarity.
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- Anna Maria Giuliodori
- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
- * E-mail:
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- Scuola di Scienze e Tecnologie, Sezione di Fisica, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche (DSFC) Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Scuola di Scienze e Tecnologie, Sezione di Fisica, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche (DSFC) Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
- Istituto CRN-SPIN UOS, L'Aquila, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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Lee J, Kim J, Kim S, Min DH. Biosensors based on graphene oxide and its biomedical application. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2016; 105:275-287. [PMID: 27302607 PMCID: PMC7102652 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2016] [Revised: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Graphene oxide (GO) is one of the most attributed materials for opening new possibilities in the development of next generation biosensors. Due to the coexistence of hydrophobic domain from pristine graphite structure and hydrophilic oxygen containing functional groups, GO exhibits good water dispersibility, biocompatibility, and high affinity for specific biomolecules as well as properties of graphene itself partly depending on preparation methods. These properties of GO provided a lot of opportunities for the development of novel biological sensing platforms, including biosensors based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS), surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), and electrochemical detection. In this review, we classify GO-based biological sensors developed so far by their signal generation strategy and provide the comprehensive overview of them. In addition, we offer insights into how the GO attributed in each sensor system and how they improved the sensing performance.
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Lee J, Park G, Min DH. A biosensor for the detection of single base mismatches in microRNA. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 51:14597-600. [PMID: 26288854 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc04706d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Graphene oxide quenches fluorescence corresponding to only a mismatched target due to selective denaturing of the thermo-unstable duplex composed of probe peptide nucleic acid and single base mismatched target RNA and thus, the fluorescence signal only from perfectly matched target RNA is measured.
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- Jieon Lee
- Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-747, Korea.
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Lee J, Park IS, Park G, Cho K, Park HS, Min DH. A robust and quantitative assay platform for multiplexed, high throughput screening of protein kinase inhibitors. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:12112-12115. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc05834e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We present a new platform for multiplexed protein kinase activity assay using TiO2decorated graphene oxide (GO), which is applicable to high throughput inhibitor screening.
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- Jieon Lee
- Center for RNA Research
- Institute for Basic Science
- Department of Chemistry
- Seoul National University
- Seoul
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- Center for RNA Research
- Institute for Basic Science
- Department of Chemistry
- Seoul National University
- Seoul
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- Center for RNA Research
- Institute for Basic Science
- Department of Chemistry
- Seoul National University
- Seoul
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- Department of Chemistry
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon
- Korea
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- Center for RNA Research
- Institute for Basic Science
- Department of Chemistry
- Seoul National University
- Seoul
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Yang F, Dong B, Nie K, Shi H, Wu Y, Wang H, Liu Z. Light-Directed Synthesis of High-Density Peptide Nucleic Acid Microarrays. ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE 2015; 17:608-14. [PMID: 26339951 DOI: 10.1021/acscombsci.5b00074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) are a class of nucleic acid mimics that can bind to the complementary DNA or RNA with high specificity and sensitivity. PNA-based microarrays have distinct characteristics and have improved performance in many aspects compared to DNA microarrays. A new set of PNA monomers has been synthesized and used as the building blocks for the preparation of high density PNA microarrays. These monomers have their backbones protected by the photolabile group 2-(2-nitrophenyl)propyloxy carbonyl (NPPOC), and their exocyclic amino groups protected by amide carbonyl groups. A light-directed synthesis system was designed and applied to the in situ synthesis of a PNA microarray with a density of over 10,000 probes per square centimeter. This PNA microarray was able to detect single and multiple base-mismatches correctly with a high discrimination ratio.
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- Feipeng Yang
- Department
of Biomedical
Engineering, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Department
of Biomedical
Engineering, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Department
of Biomedical
Engineering, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Department
of Biomedical
Engineering, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Department
of Biomedical
Engineering, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Department
of Biomedical
Engineering, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Department
of Biomedical
Engineering, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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Hwang SH, Kim DE, Sung H, Park BM, Cho MJ, Yoon OJ, Lee DH. Simple Detection of the IS6110 Sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Sputum, Based on PCR with Graphene Oxide. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0136954. [PMID: 26322510 PMCID: PMC4556190 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Graphene oxide (GO) has proven to be a satisfactory DNA-sensor platform for applications in enzyme-free signal amplification, fluorescence-based amplification, and nanoparticle-based platforms because of its excellent electrical, thermal, and optical properties. In this study, we designed a novel platform for the fluorescence detection of biomolecules, using a fluorescent dye-labeled primer and GO. We applied this system for the detection of the IS6110 insertion sequence of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) and evaluated its feasibility for use in molecular diagnostics. Fifty-four sputum specimens were collected at our institution from October 2010 to March 2012. To detect MTB in the samples, we performed PCR amplification of the IS6110 DNA sequence using FAM-labeled primers, after which the PCR amplicon was incubated with GO and the fluorescence was measured. The results were compared with those obtained by conventional real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR). The fluorescence intensity observed increased in a concentration-dependent manner with the FAM-labeled IS6110 amplicon. The results of the PCR-GO system for detecting IS6110 DNA were in good agreement with those obtained with conventional RQ-PCR (kappa statistic = 0.925). The PCR-GO system detected MTB DNA in 23 of 25 RQ-PCR-positive sputum samples (92.0%; 95% CI, 75.0–98.0%), but not in 29 of 29 RQ-PCR-negative sputum samples (100%; 95% CI, 88.1–100.0%). These results indicate the utility of the PCR-GO system in molecular diagnostics.
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- Sang-Hyun Hwang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Diagnostic Oncology, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeinggi-do, 410–769, Republic of Korea
- Hematologic Malignancy Branch, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeinggi-do, 410–769, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 143–701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, 388–1 Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138–736, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Diagnostic Oncology, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeinggi-do, 410–769, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Diagnostic Oncology, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeinggi-do, 410–769, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Diagnostic Oncology, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeinggi-do, 410–769, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Diagnostic Oncology, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeinggi-do, 410–769, Republic of Korea
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In recent years, graphene has received widespread attention owing to its extraordinary electrical, chemical, optical, mechanical and structural properties. Lately, considerable interest has been focused on exploring the potential applications of graphene in life sciences, particularly in disease-related molecular diagnostics. In particular, the coupling of functional molecules with graphene as a nanoprobe offers an excellent platform to realize the detection of biomarkers, such as nucleic acids, proteins and other bioactive molecules, with high performance. This article reviews emerging graphene-based nanoprobes in electrical, optical and other assay methods and their application in various strategies of molecular diagnostics. In particular, this review focuses on the construction of graphene-based nanoprobes and their special advantages for the detection of various bioactive molecules. Properties of graphene-based materials and their functionalization are also comprehensively discussed in view of the development of nanoprobes. Finally, future challenges and perspectives of graphene-based nanoprobes are discussed.
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- Shixing Chen
- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201800, Shanghai, China.
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Synthetic biology and biomimetic chemistry as converging technologies fostering a new generation of smart biosensors. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 74:1076-86. [PMID: 26277908 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.07.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Biosensors are powerful tunable systems able to switch between an ON/OFF status in response to an external stimulus. This extraordinary property could be engineered by adopting synthetic biology or biomimetic chemistry to obtain tailor-made biosensors having the desired requirements of robustness, sensitivity and detection range. Recent advances in both disciplines, in fact, allow to re-design the configuration of the sensing elements - either by modifying toggle switches and gene networks, or by producing synthetic entities mimicking key properties of natural molecules. The present review considered the role of synthetic biology in sustaining biosensor technology, reporting examples from the literature and reflecting on the features that make it a useful tool for designing and constructing engineered biological systems for sensing application. Besides, a section dedicated to bioinspired synthetic molecules as powerful tools to enhance biosensor potential is reported, and treated as an extension of the concept of biomimetic chemistry, where organic synthesis is used to generate artificial molecules that mimic natural molecules. Thus, the design of synthetic molecules, such as aptamers, biomimetics, molecular imprinting polymers, peptide nucleic acids, and ribozymes were encompassed as "products" of biomimetic chemistry.
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Fluorescence quenching of graphene oxide combined with the site-specific cleavage of restriction endonuclease for deoxyribonucleic acid demethylase activity assay. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 869:74-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2014] [Revised: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Lee J, Park IS, Kim H, Woo JS, Choi BS, Min DH. BSA as additive: A simple strategy for practical applications of PNA in bioanalysis. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 69:167-73. [PMID: 25727032 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Application of peptide nucleic acid (PNA) in bioanalysis has been limited due to its nonspecific adsorption onto hydrophobic surface in spite of favorable properties such as higher chemical/biological stability, specificity and binding affinity towards target nucleic acids compared to natural nucleic acid probes. Herein, we employed BSA in PNA application to enhance the stability of PNA in hydrophobic containers and improve the sensing performance of the DNA sensor based on graphene oxide (GO) and PNA. Addition of 0.01% BSA in a PNA solution effectively prevented the adsorption of PNA on hydrophobic surface and increased the portion of the effective PNA strands for target binding without interfering duplex formation with a complementary target sequence. In the GO based biosensor using PNA, BSA interrupted the unfavorable adsorption of PNA/DNA duplex on GO surface, while allowing the adsorption of ssPNA, resulting in improvement of the performance of the DNA sensor system by reducing the detection limit by 90-folds.
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- Jieon Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea; Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea; Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea; Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea; Lemonex Inc., Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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Zhou R, Xu C, Dong J, Wang G. Labeling-free fluorescent detection of DNA hybridization through FRET from pyrene excimer to DNA intercalator SYBR green I. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 65:103-7. [PMID: 25461145 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A novel labeling-free fluorescence complex probe has been developed for DNA hybridization detection based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanism from pyrene excimer of pyrene-functionalized poly [2-(N, N-dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate] (PFP) to SYBR Green I (SG, a specific intercalator of double-stranded DNA) in a cost-effective, rapid and simple manner. The complex probe consists of the positively charged PFP, SG and negatively charged single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). Upon adding a complementary strand to the complex probe solution, double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) was formed, followed by the intercalation of SG into dsDNA. The pyrene excimer emission was overlapped with the absorption of SG very well and the electrostatic interactions between PFP and dsDNA kept them in close proximity, enabling efficient FRET from pyrene excimer to SG. The fluorescence of SG in the duplex DNA resulting from FRET can be successfully applied to detect DNA hybridization with high sensitivity for a very low detection limit of 10nM and excellent selectivity for detection of single base pair mismatch.
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- Ruyi Zhou
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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