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Wang J, Zhang X, Shi P, Cao B, Wang B. A DNA Finite-State Machine Based on the Programmable Allosteric Strategy of DNAzyme. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043588. [PMID: 36834996 PMCID: PMC9963683 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Living organisms can produce corresponding functions by responding to external and internal stimuli, and this irritability plays a pivotal role in nature. Inspired by such natural temporal responses, the development and design of nanodevices with the ability to process time-related information could facilitate the development of molecular information processing systems. Here, we proposed a DNA finite-state machine that can dynamically respond to sequential stimuli signals. To build this state machine, a programmable allosteric strategy of DNAzyme was developed. This strategy performs the programmable control of DNAzyme conformation using a reconfigurable DNA hairpin. Based on this strategy, we first implemented a finite-state machine with two states. Through the modular design of the strategy, we further realized the finite-state machine with five states. The DNA finite-state machine endows molecular information systems with the ability of reversible logic control and order detection, which can be extended to more complex DNA computing and nanomachines to promote the development of dynamic nanotechnology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jun Wang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Intelligent Computing, Ministry of Education, School of Software Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Intelligent Computing, Ministry of Education, School of Software Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-0411-87402106
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Aptasensors for mycotoxin detection: A review. Anal Biochem 2021; 644:114156. [PMID: 33716125 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2021.114156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mycotoxins are toxic compounds produced by fungi, which represent a risk to the food and feed supply chain, having an impact on health and economies. A high percentage of feed samples have been reported to be contaminated with more than one type of mycotoxin. Systematic, cost-effective and simple tools for testing are critical to achieve a rapid and accurate screening of food and feed quality. In this review, we describe the various aptamers that have been selected against mycotoxins and their incorporation into optical and electrochemical aptasensors, outlining the strategies exploited, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. The review also discusses the different materials used and the immobilization methods employed, with the aim of achieving the highest sensitivity and selectivity.
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Sun X, Zheng X, Zhao S, Liu Y, Wang B. DNA circuits driven by conformational changes in DNAzyme recognition arms. RSC Adv 2020; 10:7956-7966. [PMID: 35492184 PMCID: PMC9049901 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra00115e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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DNA computing plays an important role in nanotechnology due to the unique programmability and parallelism of DNA molecules. As an important tool to realize DNA computation, various logic computing devices have great application potential. The application of DNAzyme makes the achievements in the field of logical computing more diverse. In order to improve the efficiency of the logical units run by DNAzyme, we proposed a strategy to regulate the DNA circuit by the conformational change of the E6-type DNAzyme recognition arms driven by Mg2+. This strategy changes the single mode of DNAzyme signal transmission, extends the functions of E6-type DNAzyme, and saves the time of signal transmission in the molecular scale. To verify the feasibility of this strategy, first, we constructed DNA logic gates (YES, OR, and AND). Second, we cascade different logic gates (YES-YES, YES-AND) to prove the scalability. Finally, a self-catalytic DNA circuit is established. Through the experimental results, we verified that this DNAzyme regulation strategy relatively reduces the cost of logic circuits to some extent and significantly increases the reaction rate, and can also be used to indicate the range of Mg2+ concentrations. This research strategy provides new thinking for logical computing and explores new directions for detection and biosensors.
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- Xinyi Sun
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Intelligent Computing, Ministry of Education, School of Software Engineering, Dalian University Dalian 116622 China
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- College of Computer Science, Shenyang Aerospace University Shenyang 110136 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Intelligent Computing, Ministry of Education, School of Software Engineering, Dalian University Dalian 116622 China
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- School of Computer Scicence and Technology, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Intelligent Computing, Ministry of Education, School of Software Engineering, Dalian University Dalian 116622 China
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Constructing Controllable Logic Circuits Based on DNAzyme Activity. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24224134. [PMID: 31731630 PMCID: PMC6891523 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24224134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Recently, DNA molecules have been widely used to construct advanced logic devices due to their unique properties, such as a simple structure and predictable behavior. In fact, there are still many challenges in the process of building logic circuits. Among them, the scalability of the logic circuit and the elimination of the crosstalk of the cascade circuit have become the focus of research. Inspired by biological allosteric regulation, we developed a controllable molecular logic circuit strategy based on the activity of DNAzyme. The E6 DNAzyme sequence was temporarily blocked by hairpin DNA and activated under appropriate input trigger conditions. Using a substrate with ribonucleobase (rA) modification as the detection strand, a series of binary basic logic gates (YES, AND, and INHIBIT) were implemented on the computational component platform. At the same time, we demonstrate a parallel demultiplexer and two multi-level cascade circuits (YES-YES and YES-Three input AND (YES-TAND)). In addition, the leakage of the cascade process was reduced by exploring factors such as concentration and DNA structure. The proposed DNAzyme activity regulation strategy provides great potential for the expansion of logic circuits in the future.
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Hanpanich O, Oyanagi T, Shimada N, Maruyama A. Cationic copolymer-chaperoned DNAzyme sensor for microRNA detection. Biomaterials 2019; 225:119535. [PMID: 31614289 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Multi-component nucleic acid enzymes (MNAzymes) are allosteric deoxyribozymes that are activated upon binding of a specific nucleic acid effector. MNAzyme activity is limited due to an insufficient assembly of the MNAzyme and its turnover. In this work, we describe the successful improvement of MNAzyme reactivity and selectivity by addition of cationic copolymers, which exhibit nucleic acid chaperone-like activity. The copolymer allowed a 210-fold increase in signal activity and a 95-fold increase in the signal-to-background selectivity of MNAzymes constructed for microRNA (miRNA) detection. The selectivity of the MNAzyme for homologous miRNAs was demonstrated in a multiplex format in which isothermal reactions of two different MNAzymes were performed. In addition, the copolymer permitted miRNA detections even in the presence of a ribonuclease which is ubiquitous in environments, indicating the protective effect of the copolymer against ribonucleases.
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- Orakan Hanpanich
- Department of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259 B-57, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259 B-57, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259 B-57, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259 B-57, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan.
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Peeters B, Daems D, Van der Donck T, Delport F, Lammertyn J. Real-Time FO-SPR Monitoring of Solid-Phase DNAzyme Cleavage Activity for Cutting-Edge Biosensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:6759-6768. [PMID: 30682241 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b18756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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DNA nanotechnology has a great potential in biosensor design including nanostructuring of the biosensor surface through DNA origami, target recognition by means of aptamers, and DNA-based signal amplification strategies. In this paper, we use DNA nanotechnology to describe for the first time the concept of real-time solid-phase monitoring of DNAzyme cleavage activity for the detection of specific single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) with a fiber optic surface plasmon resonance (FO-SPR) biosensor. Hereto, we first developed a robust ligation strategy for the functionalization of the FO-SPR biosensing surface with ssDNA-tethered gold nanoparticles, serving as the substrate for the DNAzyme. Next, we established a relation between the SPR signal change, due to the cleavage activity of the 10-23 DNAzyme, and the concentration of the DNAzyme, showing faster cleavage kinetics for higher DNAzyme concentrations. Finally, we implemented this generic concept for biosensing of ssDNA target in solution. Hereto, we designed a DNAzyme-inhibitor complex, consisting of an internal loop structure complementary to the ssDNA target, that releases active DNAzyme molecules in a controlled way as a function of the target concentration. We demonstrated reproducible target detection with a theoretical limit of detection of 1.4 nM, proving that the presented ligation strategy is key to a universal DNAzyme-based FO-SPR biosensing concept with promising applications in the medical and agrofood sector.
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- Bernd Peeters
- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors Group , KU Leuven , Willem de Croylaan 42 , B-3001 Leuven , Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors Group , KU Leuven , Willem de Croylaan 42 , B-3001 Leuven , Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering , KU Leuven , Kasteelpark Arenberg 44 , B-3001 Leuven , Belgium
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- FOx Biosystems NV , Veldstraat 120 , B-9140 Temse , Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors Group , KU Leuven , Willem de Croylaan 42 , B-3001 Leuven , Belgium
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Xu Y, Luo X, Geng N, Wu M, Lu Z. DNA Nanotweezers with Hydrolytic Activity for Enzyme-Free and Sensitive Detection of Fusion Gene via Logic Operation. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY 2018; 2018:4178045. [PMID: 30420935 PMCID: PMC6211150 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4178045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Gene fusion is a molecular event occurring in cellular proliferation and differentiation, and the occurrence of irregular fusion gene results in various malignant diseases. So, sensing fusion gene with high performance is an important task for integrating individual disease information. Here, we proposed a nonenzymatic and high-throughput fluorescent assay system for the detection of fusion gene by employing DNA nanotweezers with hydrolytic activity. This tweezer was assembled by three single-stranded DNAs and engineered with sensing elements and reporting subunits. In the absence of the fusion gene, the engineered tweezer remained opened and inactive which led to no signal output. However, the addition of fusion genes would cause structure alterations of the tweezer from open to close and further DNAzyme activation with the assembly of two reporting subunits. Then, the activated DNAzyme catalyzed fluorescence substrates for signal conversion. Taking BCR/ABL fusion gene as an example, the tweezer-based assay system showed not only excellent distinguishing capability towards different input targets but also high sensitivity with a detection limit of 5.29 pM. In addition to good detection performance, this system was simple and enzyme-free, offering a powerful nanometer tool as a smart nanodevice for sensing fusion detection.
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- Yongjie Xu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, College of Basic Medicine, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550002, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, College of Basic Medicine, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550002, Guizhou, China
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- Special Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research, Higher Education Institutions of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563099, Guizhou, China
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- Special Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research, Higher Education Institutions of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563099, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, College of Basic Medicine, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550002, Guizhou, China
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Combination of aptamers with DNAzymes attracted intense attention for development of DNA-based biosensors for detection of mycotoxins. In the present study a combination of aflatoxin B1 specific aptamer and HRP- (horseradish peroxidase-) mimicking DNAzyme was optimized for detecting aflatoxin B1. Detecting approach is based on the binding affinity of aflatoxin B1 to its specific aptamer and conversion of substrate to a detectable colorimetric signal by a linked DNAzyme. Compared to conventional methods for aflatoxin B1 detection, DNA-based assay has the advantages of low cost, long-term stability, and rapid, simple, and user-friendly steps.
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Cox AJ, Bengtson HN, Gerasimova YV, Rohde KH, Kolpashchikov DM. DNA Antenna Tile-Associated Deoxyribozyme Sensor with Improved Sensitivity. Chembiochem 2016; 17:2038-2041. [PMID: 27620365 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Some natural enzymes increase the rate of diffusion-limited reactions by facilitating substrate flow to their active sites. Inspired by this natural phenomenon, we developed a strategy for efficient substrate delivery to a deoxyribozyme (DZ) catalytic sensor. This resulted in a three- to fourfold increase in sensitivity and up to a ninefold improvement in the detection limit. The reported strategy can be used to enhance catalytic efficiency of diffusion-limited enzymes and to improve sensitivity of enzyme-based biosensors.
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- Amanda J Cox
- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32816-2366, USA.,Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32816-2366, USA.,Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32816-2366, USA
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32816-2366, USA. .,Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32827, USA. .,National Center for Forensic Science, University of Central Florida, 12354 Research Pkwy. Suite 225, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA.
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