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Zhao QG, Zhou YJ, Cao DX, Tang AN, Kong DM. DNA-Functionalized Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Framework-Based Drug Delivery System for Targeted Bimodal Cancer Therapy. J Med Chem 2023; 66:15370-15379. [PMID: 37963839 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
Abstract
A DNA-functionalized porphyrinic MOF (porMOF) drug delivery system was successfully constructed. porMOF as a photosensitizer and drug delivery carrier can integrate photodynamic therapy (PDT) and chemotherapy. Via the strong coordination interaction between the zirconium cluster of porMOF and the terminal phosphate group of DNA, the stable modification of the DNA layer on the porMOF surface is achieved. Meanwhile, the introduction of C/G-rich base pairs into the DNA double-stranded structure provides more binding sites of chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin (DOX). AS1411, an aptamer of nucleolin proteins that are overexpressed by cancer cells, is introduced in the double-stranded terminal, which can endow the nanosystem with the ability to selectively recognize cancer cells. C-rich sequences in DNA double strands form an i-motif structure under acidic conditions to promote the highly efficient release of DOX in cancer cells. In vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrate that the synergistic PDT/chemotherapy modality achieves highly efficient cancer cell killing and tumor ablation without undesirable side effects.
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- Qiu-Ge Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Research Centre for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Research Centre for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Research Centre for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Research Centre for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Research Centre for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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Liu S, Chen S, Tian L, He Q, Wang X, Lu F, Ning Y. A graphene-oxide-based fluorometric assay for norA gene transcription in MRSA using Nb.BbvCI-assisted target recycling and T7 exonuclease-triggered cascade dual recycling signal amplification. Talanta 2023; 259:124549. [PMID: 37062089 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124549] [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: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
Abstract
We describe a graphene oxide (GO)-based bioassay for the fluorometric determination of norA gene transcription (mRNA) in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This approach is based on Nb.BbvCI-assisted target recycling (NATR) and T7 exonuclease (T7 Exo)-triggered cascade dual-recycling signal amplification (TTCDRSA). The system included GO, a capture probe (CP), an assistant probe (AP), two carboxyfluorescein (FAM)-labeled hairpins (HP1 and HP2), endonuclease Nb.BbvcI, and exonuclease T7. In the presence of a target, AP, together with the target RNA, can hybridise with CP via partial complementarity to one another and open its hairpin structure to form a triple complex that is recognised by Nb.BbvCI. Once the CP is cleaved, the released AP and target RNA can walk on the carboxylated graphene oxide (CGO) surface to bind with another CP which induces the next round of cleavage, accumulating many trigger probes (TPs). The TPs then activate TTCDRSA with the assistance of T7 Exo, HP1, and HP2 to produce large amounts of free FAMs. These free FAMs are repelled by GO and exhibit enhanced fluorescence signals at excitation/emission wavelengths of 480/514 nm. The limit of detection (LOD) of the bioassay was calculated to be 0.37 fM, and the linear range of the method ranged from 1 fM to 1 nM. More importantly, the bioassay also exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity for target RNA detection in real samples, which may open a new promising avenue for monitoring drug efflux and studying the mechanisms of drug actions.
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- Shiwu Liu
- Department of Microbiology, The Medicine School of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, 410208, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Education, The School of Humanities and Social Science of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen Campus), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology, The Medicine School of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, 410208, People's Republic of China
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, 410219, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology, The Medicine School of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, 410208, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology, The Medicine School of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, 410208, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology, The Medicine School of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, 410208, People's Republic of China.
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Dadmehr M, Shahi SC, Malekkiani M, Korouzhdehi B, Tavassoli A. A stem-loop like aptasensor for sensitive detection of aflatoxin based on graphene oxide/AuNPs nanocomposite platform. Food Chem 2023; 402:134212. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Qu H, Chen M, Ge J, Zhang X, He S, Xiong F, Yan Q, Zhang S, Gong Z, Guo C, Wang F, Zeng Z, Li X, Li G, Xiong W, Wu X. A fluorescence strategy for circRNA quantification in tumor cells based on T7 nuclease-assisted cycling enzymatic amplification. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1189:339210. [PMID: 34815051 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Circular Ribonucleic Acid (CircRNA) plays regulatory roles in many biological processes, such as tumors and metabolic diseases. Due to the fact that circRNA is more stable and conservative than linear RNA, circRNA has become a potential biomarker in early clinical diagnosis and biomedical research. Therefore, the quantification of circRNA expression level is of importance for understanding their functions and their applications for disease diagnosis and treatment. Nevertheless, due to the low abundance of circRNA, it is still a challenge for the analysis of circRNA in cells. Herein, we proposed a sensitive detection method for circRNA based on the T7 exonuclease-assisted cycling enzymatic amplification. The fluorescent sensor was constructed by a hairpin molecular beacon and T7 exonuclease. With the cycling enzymatic amplification process, this sensor achieved the limit of detection of 1 pM with a good linear correlation in the range of 0-100 pM (R2 = 0.9891) using circBART2.2 as a model. Furthermore, we applied the proposed method in the determination of circBART2.2 in cell lysates. The results demonstrated that this method has promising applications in early diagnosis of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection-related diseases using circRNA as the biomarker.
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- Hongke Qu
- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Human Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Human Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Human Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Human Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Nonresolving Inflammation and Cancer, Disease Genome Research Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Human Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Nonresolving Inflammation and Cancer, Disease Genome Research Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Human Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Nonresolving Inflammation and Cancer, Disease Genome Research Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Human Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Nonresolving Inflammation and Cancer, Disease Genome Research Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Human Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Nonresolving Inflammation and Cancer, Disease Genome Research Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Qu H, Fan C, Chen M, Zhang X, Yan Q, Wang Y, Zhang S, Gong Z, Shi L, Li X, Liao Q, Xiang B, Zhou M, Guo C, Li G, Zeng Z, Wu X, Xiong W. Recent advances of fluorescent biosensors based on cyclic signal amplification technology in biomedical detection. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:403. [PMID: 34863202 PMCID: PMC8645109 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-01149-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The cyclic signal amplification technology has been widely applied for the ultrasensitive detection of many important biomolecules, such as nucleic acids, proteins, enzymes, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), metal ions, exosome, etc. Due to their low content in the complex biological samples, traditional detection methods are insufficient to satisfy the requirements for monitoring those biomolecules. Therefore, effective and sensitive biosensors based on cyclic signal amplification technology are of great significance for the quick and simple diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Fluorescent biosensor based on cyclic signal amplification technology has become a research hotspot due to its simple operation, low cost, short time, high sensitivity and high specificity. This paper introduces several cyclic amplification methods, such as rolling circle amplification (RCA), strand displacement reactions (SDR) and enzyme-assisted amplification (EAA), and summarizes the research progress of using this technology in the detection of different biomolecules in recent years, in order to provide help for the research of more efficient and sensitive detection methods.
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- Hongke Qu
- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Nonresolving Inflammation and Cancer, Disease Genome Research Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Department of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Department of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Nonresolving Inflammation and Cancer, Disease Genome Research Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. .,Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. .,Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Yan X, Ji Y, Xiao Y, Xue X, Liu J, Li S, Ai F, Zheng X. One-pot label-free dual-aptasensor as a chemiluminescent tool kit simultaneously detect adenosine triphosphate and chloramphenicol in foods. Talanta 2021; 229:122226. [PMID: 33838785 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The chemiluminescence (CL) analysis based on label-free dual-aptasensor was developed for simultaneous detection of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and chloramphenicol (CAP) in food. Magnetic microspheres and polystyrene microspheres used as separating and immobilizing carriers which immobilized the two different captured DNA, respectively. Then these carriers were put in the mixture of ATPs, CAPs, ATP-binding aptamers and CAP-binding aptamers to make one-pot label-free recognized interaction. The more ATP or CAP molecules binding their aptamers, the less aptamers left on the surface of carriers reducing the CL signals. The proposed aptasensor exhibited high selectivity and sensitivity for ATP and CAP with the limits of detection of 3.76 × 10-8 moL/L and 2.48 × 10-8 moL/L, respectively. Finally, this method is further validated by measuring the recovery of ATP/CAP spiked in three different food samples.
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- Xiluan Yan
- School of Resources, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- School of Resources, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hongdu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- School of Resources, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- School of Resources, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China.
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Yett A, Lin LY, Beseiso D, Miao J, Yatsunyk LA. N-methyl mesoporphyrin IX as a highly selective light-up probe for G-quadruplex DNA. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2019; 23:1195-1215. [PMID: 34385812 PMCID: PMC8356643 DOI: 10.1142/s1088424619300179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
N-methyl mesoporphyrin IX (NMM) is a water-soluble, non-symmetric porphyrin with excellent optical properties and unparalleled selectivity for G-quadruplex (GQ) DNA. G-quadruplexes are non-canonical DNA structures formed by guanine-rich sequences. They are implicated in genomic stability, longevity, and cancer. The ability of NMM to selectively recognize GQ structures makes it a valuable scaffold for designing novel GQ binders. In this review, we survey the literature describing the GQ-binding properties of NMM as well as its wide utility in chemistry and biology. We start with the discovery of the GQ-binding properties of NMM and the development of NMM-binding aptamers. We then discuss the optical properties of NMM, focusing on the light-switch effect - high fluorescence of NMM induced upon its binding to GQ DNA. Additionally, we examine the affinity and selectivity of NMM for GQs, as well as its ability to stabilize GQ structures and favor parallel GQ conformations. Furthermore, a portion of the review is dedicated to the applications of NMM-GQ complexes as biosensors for heavy metals, small molecules (e.g. ATP and pesticides), DNA, and proteins. Finally and importantly, we discuss the utility of NMM as a probe to investigate the roles of GQs in biological processes.
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- Ariana Yett
- Swarthmore College, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA
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- Swarthmore College, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA
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- Swarthmore College, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA
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- Swarthmore College, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA
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- Correspondence to: Liliya A. Yatsunyk, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA. tel.: 610-328-8558,
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