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Ma F, Zhao Z, Huang J, Xiong Q, Xu S, Lin Z. Hybridization chain reaction assisted multicolor immunosensor for sensitively detection of human chorionic gonadotropin. Talanta 2024; 270:125578. [PMID: 38150971 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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The level of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is an important indicator for early pregnancy, pregnancy-related diseases trophoblastic diseases and even cancer diagnosis. Therefore, sensitive detection of HCG has crucial significance in clinical, especially in gynaecology and obstetrics. Herein, a hybridization chain reaction (HCR) assisted multicolor immunosensor have been developed for HCG analysis. The proposed method introduced HCR after the immunoreaction between antibody and HCG protein, and produced long double strand DNA (dsDNA) that contain biotin sites. The streptavidin-horseradish peroxidase was linked on the dsDNA by the interaction between biotin and streptavidin, and can further mediated gold nanobipyramids (Au NBPs) etching. The localized surface plasmon resonance absorption peaks of Au NBPs blue shift and accompanied a vivid color change after etching effect. Based on this color change, HCG could be qualitative and semi-quantitative detected. Because of the introduction of HCR and enzyme amplification technique, the proposed method exhibited high sensitivity with a linear range of 0.1-2000 pg/mL and limit of detection (LOD) of 0.1 pg/mL. Finally, the proposed immunosensor was used to detect clinical serum samples. The results show there are no significant differences between clinical results and the test results by this method, indicating the practicability of the proposed method.
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- Feifei Ma
- Department of Gynecology, Affiliated Xiaoshan Hospital, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311200, China
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- Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Cancer Research Center, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330004, China
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- Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Cancer Research Center, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330004, China
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- Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Cancer Research Center, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330004, China
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- Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Cancer Research Center, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330004, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China.
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Sun M, Chen X, Chen X, Zhou Q, Huang T, Li T, Xie B, Li C, Chen JX, Dai Z, Chen J. Label-free fluorescence detection of human 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase activity amplified by target-induced rolling circle amplification. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1287:342084. [PMID: 38182379 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.342084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Human 8-oxoG DNA glycosylase 1 (hOGG1) is one of the important members of DNA glycosylase for Base excision repair (BER), the abnormal activity of which can lead to the failure of BER and the appearance of various diseases, such as breast cancer, bladder cancer, Parkinson's disease and lung cancer. Therefore, it is important to detect the activity of hOGG1. However, traditional detection methods suffer from time consuming, complicated operation, high false positive results and low sensitivity. Thus, it remains a challenge to develop simple and sensitive hOGG1 analysis strategies to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment of the relative disease. RESULTS A target-induced rolling circle amplification (TIRCA) strategy for label-free fluorescence detection of hOGG1 activity was proposed with high sensitivity and specificity. The TIRCA strategy was constructed by a hairpin probe (HP) containing 8-oxoG site and a primer probe (PP). In the presence of hOGG1, the HP transformed into dumbbell DNA probe (DDP) after the 8-oxoG site of which was removed. Then the DDP formed closed circular dumbbell probe (CCDP) by ligase. CCDP could be used as amplification template of RCA to trigger RCA. The RCA products containing repeated G4 sequences could combine with ThT to produce enhanced fluorescence, achieving label-free fluorescence sensing of hOGG1. Given the high amplification efficiency of RCA and the high fluorescence quantum yield of the G4/ThT, the proposed TIRCA achieved highly sensitive measurement of hOGG1 activity with a detection limit of 0.00143 U/mL. The TIRCA strategy also exhibited excellent specificity for hOGG1 analysis over other interference enzymes. SIGNIFICANCE This novel TIRCA strategy demonstrates high sensitivity and high specificity for the detection of hOGG1, which has also been successfully used for the screening of inhibitors and the analysis of hOGG1 in real samples. We believe that this TIRCA strategy provides new insight into the use of the isothermal nucleic acid amplification as a useful tool for hOGG1 detection and will play an important role in disease early diagnosis and treatment.
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- Mengxu Sun
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Neurology Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First People's Hospital of Tianmen in Hubei Province, Tianmen, 431700, China
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- Neurology Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First People's Hospital of Tianmen in Hubei Province, Tianmen, 431700, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Qiannan Medical College for Nationalities, Duyun, 558000, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument of Guangdong Province, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China; Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China.
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Cui C, Chen TH. CRISPR/Cas12a trans-cleavage triggered by cleavage ligation of dumbbell DNA for specific detection of human 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase activity. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:468. [PMID: 37968435 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-06050-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Human 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (hOGG1) is an essential enzyme that recognizes and removes 8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG), a common DNA oxidative damage caused by reactive oxygen species, to maintain genomic integrity of living organisms. Abnormal expression of hOGG1 has been proved to be associated with different diseases such as cancer and neurogenerative disorders, making it a potential biomarker and therapeutic target. In this study, we report the development of a novel strategy for detecting hOGG1 activity based on CRISPR/Cas12a trans-cleavage triggered by cleavage ligation of a dumbbell DNA probe (DBP) designed with a 3' overhang and an 8-oxoG modification. When hOGG1 is present, it cleaves the DBP at the 8-oxoG site, forming a 5' phosphate termini and exposing a single-strand region allowing complementary to the 3' overhang. After hybridization, the 3' and 5' termini in the juxtaposition are ligated by T4 DNA ligase, leading to a closed DBP for CRISPR/Cas12a-crRNA to recognize and initiate the trans-cleavage of the surrounding ssDNAs with fluorophore and quencher. The method achieves a limit of detection (LOD) with 370 μU/mL and high selectivity. Furthermore, it demonstrates a good compatibility for detecting hOGG1 activity in cell lysates, suggesting a good performance for further application in disease diagnosis and scientific research.
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- Chenyu Cui
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, 999077, Hong Kong, China.
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518000, China.
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A novel ratiometric electrochemical aptasensor for highly sensitive detection of carcinoembryonic antigen. Anal Biochem 2022; 659:114957. [PMID: 36265690 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2022.114957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A novel ratiometric electrochemical aptasensor was proposed for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) detection based on exonuclease III (Exo III)-assisted recycling and rolling circle amplification (RCA) strategies. A thiolated ferrocene-labeled hairpin probe 2 (Fc-HP2) was fixed on the gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)-modified gold electrode (AuE) surface through Au-S bonds. The presence of CEA led to the release of trigger, which hybridized with the 3'-protruding of hairpin probe 1 (HP1) and triggered the Exo III cleavage reaction, accompanied by the releasing of trigger and generation of new DNA fragment which was used for the successive hybridization with Fc-HP2. After the Exo III cleavage process, the remaining Fc-HP2 fragments hybridized as primers with the RCA template to initiate the RCA process, and long single-stranded polynucleotides were produced for methylene blue (MB) binding. Such changes resulted in the signal of Fc (IFc) decreased and that of MB (IMB) increased, achieving a linear relationship between IMB/IFc and logarithm of CEA concentrations ranging from 1.0 pg mL-1 to 100.0 ng mL-1 with a detection limit of 0.59 pg mL-1. Additionally, the developed aptasensor had been successfully applied to detect CEA in human serum samples. Therefore, the proposed strategy might provide a new platform for clinical detections of CEA.
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Wang L, Zhang H, Chen W, Chen H, Xiao J, Chen X. Recent advances in DNA glycosylase assays. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.10.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wu M, Qi F, Qiu R, Feng J, Ren X, Rong S, Ma H, Pan H, Chang D. OUP accepted manuscript. J AOAC Int 2022; 105:1175-1182. [PMID: 35167658 DOI: 10.1093/jaoacint/qsac024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Mengdie Wu
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, 201318, China
- University of Shanghai for science and technology, School of Medical Instrument and Food Engineering, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, 201318, China
- University of Shanghai for science and technology, School of Medical Instrument and Food Engineering, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, The college of medical technology, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- Mudanjiang Medical University, Public Health School, Mudanjiang, 157011, China
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- Mudanjiang Medical University, Public Health School, Mudanjiang, 157011, China
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- Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- The Affiliated Pudong Hospital, Fudan University, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, 201399, China
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Du Y, Mo Z, Pei H, Liu W, Yue R, Wang X. The fabrication of a highly electroactive chiral-interface self-assembled Cu( ii)-coordinated binary-polysaccharide composite for the differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) detection of tryptophan isomers. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01483a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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It is of significance to fabricate excellently performing chiral carbon nanocomposites for chiral electrochemical detection applications.
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- Yongxin Du
- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Ouyang Y, Liu Y, Deng Y, He H, Huang J, Ma C, Wang K. Recent advances in biosensor for DNA glycosylase activity detection. Talanta 2021; 239:123144. [PMID: 34923254 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.123144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Base excision repair (BER) is vital for maintaining the integrity of the genome under oxidative damage. DNA glycosylase initiates the BER pathway recognizes and excises the mismatched substrate base leading to the apurinic/apyrimidinic site generation, and simultaneously breaks the single-strand DNA. As the aberrant activity of DNA glycosylase is associated with numerous diseases, including cancer, immunodeficiency, and atherosclerosis, the detection of DNA glycosylase is significant from bench to bedside. In this review, we summarized novel DNA strategies in the past five years for DNA glycosylase activity detection, which are classified into fluorescence, colorimetric, electrochemical strategies, etc. We also highlight the current limitations and look into the future of DNA glycosylase activity monitoring.
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- Yuzhen Ouyang
- School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China; Clinical Medicine Eight-year Program, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China; Clinical Medicine Eight-year Program, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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Chai H, Cheng W, Jin D, Miao P. Recent Progress in DNA Hybridization Chain Reaction Strategies for Amplified Biosensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:38931-38946. [PMID: 34374513 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c09000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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With the continuous development of DNA nanotechnology, various spatial DNA structures and assembly techniques emerge. Hybridization chain reaction (HCR) is a typical example with exciting features and bright prospects in biosensing, which has been intensively investigated in the past decade. In this Spotlight on Applications, we summarize the assembly principles of conventional HCR and some novel forms of linear/nonlinear HCR. With advantages like great assembly kinetics, facile operation, and an enzyme-free and isothermal reaction, these strategies can be integrated with most mainstream reporters (e.g., fluorescence, electrochemistry, and colorimetry) for the ultrasensitive detection of abundant targets. Particularly, we select several representative studies to better illustrate the novel ideas and performances of HCR strategies. Theoretical and practical utilities are confirmed for a range of biosensing applications. In the end, a deep discussion is provided about the challenges and future tasks of this field.
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- Hua Chai
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, People's Republic of China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
- UTS-SUStech Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, People's Republic of China
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Spring SA, Goggins S, Frost CG. Ratiometric Electrochemistry: Improving the Robustness, Reproducibility and Reliability of Biosensors. Molecules 2021; 26:2130. [PMID: 33917231 PMCID: PMC8068091 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Electrochemical biosensors are an increasingly attractive option for the development of a novel analyte detection method, especially when integration within a point-of-use device is the overall objective. In this context, accuracy and sensitivity are not compromised when working with opaque samples as the electrical readout signal can be directly read by a device without the need for any signal transduction. However, electrochemical detection can be susceptible to substantial signal drift and increased signal error. This is most apparent when analysing complex mixtures and when using small, single-use, screen-printed electrodes. Over recent years, analytical scientists have taken inspiration from self-referencing ratiometric fluorescence methods to counteract these problems and have begun to develop ratiometric electrochemical protocols to improve sensor accuracy and reliability. This review will provide coverage of key developments in ratiometric electrochemical (bio)sensors, highlighting innovative assay design, and the experiments performed that challenge assay robustness and reliability.
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- Sam A. Spring
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK;
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- Bio-Techne (Tocris), The Watkins Building, Atlantic Road, Avonmouth, Bristol BS11 9QD, UK;
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Jia F, Liu D, Dong N, Li Y, Meng S, You T. Interaction between the functionalized probes: The depressed efficiency of dual-amplification strategy on ratiometric electrochemical aptasensor for aflatoxin B1. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 182:113169. [PMID: 33799027 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Signal amplification is one of the most effective ways to develop the high-performance electrochemical sensors. However, it can be more complicated for ratiometric detections. Herein, a ratiometric electrochemical aptasensor for aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) was proposed by taking advantage of a dual-amplification strategy by coupling of DNA walker (DW) with hybridization chain reaction (HCR). The special binding of AFB1 with ferrocene (Fc)-labelled aptamer triggers DW on hairpin DNA (hDNA) tracks to produce abundant double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). HCR-based strand amplification occurs on these dsDNA to absorb more methylene blue (MB). Then current ratio of MB (IMB) and Fc (IFc) is designed as a yardstick to detect AFB1. Our experiments reveal that the interaction between Fc and MB (i.e., steric hindrance, electron mediator) varies. In addition to steric hindrance, the presence of MB also acts as electron mediator, thereby facilitating the electron transfer between Fc and electrode. Such combined effect consequently depresses the efficiency of dual-amplification strategy to improve the detection. The developed ratiometric electrochemical aptasensor allows the accurate detection of AFB1 in the 0.003-3 pg mL-1 range. Our work has shed light on the amplification strategy for ratiometric sensing, and provided a new route in integrating different amplification strategies.
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- Fan Jia
- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.
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