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Esmaelpourfarkhani M, Ramezani M, Alibolandi M, Abnous K, Taghdisi SM. Time-resolved Fluorescence DNA-based Sensors for Reducing Background Fluorescence of Environment. J Fluoresc 2023; 33:2145-2160. [PMID: 37093332 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03239-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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The fluorescence assay is one of the popular methods that is applied for detection of different targets. However, this method may show low sensitivity and high background in biological samples due to the natural fluorescence of different compounds in complicated samples. In addition, it inevitably affects the detection results accuracy. A fundamental solution to this problem is the use of the time-resolved fluorescence technique (TRF). The main component of this technique is the use of long fluorescence lifetime reagents. In this review, various time-resolved fluorescent reagents such as complexes of lanthanide ions, lanthanide-doped inorganic nanoparticles; Mn-doped ZnS quantum dots (QDs) and pyrene excimer are introduced. Moreover, TRF sensors, especially TRF aptasensors (DNA-based sensors) are discussed. This review will give new ideas for researchers to develop novel high-sensitive TRF sensors that can remove or decrease background fluorescence and use them for the detection of various targets in complicated samples without treatment.
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- Masoomeh Esmaelpourfarkhani
- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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A 15-min non-competitive homogeneous assay for microcystin and nodularin based on time-resolved Förster resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET). Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:6159-6170. [PMID: 34080035 PMCID: PMC8440290 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03375-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Simple and rapid methods are required for screening and analysis of water samples to detect cyanobacterial cyclic peptide hepatotoxins: microcystin/nodularin. Previously, we reported a highly sensitive non-competitive heterogeneous assay for microcystin/nodularin utilizing a generic anti-immunocomplex (anti-IC) single-chain fragment of antibody variable domains (scFv) isolated from a synthetic antibody library together with a generic adda ((2S,3S,4E,6E,8S,9S)-3-amino-9-methoxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-10-phenyldeca-4,6-dienoic acid)-specific monoclonal antibody (Mab) recognizing the common adda part of the microcystin/nodularin. Using the same antibody pair, here we report a homogeneous non-competitive assay for microcystin/nodularin based on TR-FRET (time-resolved Förster resonance energy transfer) measurement. The anti-IC scFv labeled with Alexa Fluor 680 and the Mab labeled with europium enabled the FRET process to occur in the presence of microcystin/nodularin. The TR-FRET signal is proportional to the toxin concentration in the sample. The rapid (15 min) homogeneous assay without requiring any washing step detected all the tested nine toxin variants (microcystin-LR, -dmLR, -RR, -dmRR, -YR, -LY, -LF -LW, and nodularin-R). Very good signal to blank ratio (~13) was achieved using microcystin-LR and the sample detection limit (blank+3SD of blank) for microcystin-LR was ~0.3 μg/L (~0.08 μg/L in 80-μL reaction well). The practical application of the TR-FRET assay was demonstrated with water samples spiked with microcystin-LR as well as with environmental water. The average recoveries of microcystin-LR from spiked water ranged from 65 to 123%. Good correlation (r2 = 0.73 to 0.99) with other methods (liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and previously reported heterogeneous assay) was found when environmental samples were analyzed. The developed wash-free assay has the potential to play as a quick screening tool to detect microcystin/nodularin from water below the World Health Organization’s guideline limit (1 μg/L of microcystin-LR).
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Prieto-Castañeda A, Martínez-Caballero S, Agarrabeitia AR, García-Moreno I, Moya SDL, Ortiz MJ, Hermoso JA. First Lanthanide Complex for De Novo Phasing in Native Protein Crystallography at 1 Å Radiation. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:4575-4581. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Alejandro Prieto-Castañeda
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Cristalografía y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química Física “Rocasolano”, C.S.I.C., Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Sistemas de Baja Dimensionalidad, Superficies y Materia Condensada, Instituto de Química Física “Rocasolano”, C.S.I.C., Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Cristalografía y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química Física “Rocasolano”, C.S.I.C., Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Yang X, Gong C, Wang Y, Luo Y, Rao YJ, Peng GD, Gong Y. A sequentially bioconjugated optofluidic laser for wash-out-free and rapid biomolecular detection. LAB ON A CHIP 2021; 21:1686-1693. [PMID: 33949394 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc01332c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Microstructures can improve both sensitivity and assay time in heterogeneous assays (such as ELISA) for biochemical analysis; however, it remains a challenge to perform the essential wash process in those microstructure-based heterogeneous assays. Here, we propose a sequential bioconjugation protocol to solve this problem and demonstrate a new type of fiber optofluidic laser for biosensing. Except for acting as an optical microresonator and a microstructured substrate, the miniaturized hollow optical fiber (HOF) is used as a microfluidic channel for storing and transferring reagents thanks to its capability in length extension. Through the capillary action, different reagents were sequentially withdrawn into the fiber for specific binding and washing purposes. By using the sequentially bioconjugated FOFL, avidin molecules are detected based on competitive binding with a limit of detection of 9.5 pM, ranging from 10 pM to 100 nM. It is demonstrated that a short incubation time of 10 min is good enough to allow the biomolecules to conjugate on the inner surface of the HOF. Owing to its miniaturized size, only 589 nL of liquid is required for incubation, which reduces the sample consumption and cost for each test. This work provides a tool to exploit the potential of microstructured optical fibers in high-performance biosensing.
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- Xi Yang
- Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications (Ministry of Education of China), School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 2006, Xiyuan Ave., Chengdu, 611731 China.
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- School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Ave, Singapore, 639798 Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications (Ministry of Education of China), School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 2006, Xiyuan Ave., Chengdu, 611731 China.
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications (Ministry of Education of China), School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 2006, Xiyuan Ave., Chengdu, 611731 China. and Research Center for Optical Fiber Sensing, Zhejiang Laboratory, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications (Ministry of Education of China), School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 2006, Xiyuan Ave., Chengdu, 611731 China.
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Li H, Wang D, Tang X, Zhang W, Zhang Q, Li P. Time-Resolved Fluorescence Immunochromatography Assay (TRFICA) for Aflatoxin: Aiming at Increasing Strip Method Sensitivity. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:676. [PMID: 32435234 PMCID: PMC7219281 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Aflatoxin is the most harmful mycotoxin that is ubiquitous in foods and agro-products. Because of its high toxicity, maximum admissible levels of aflatoxins (AF) is regulated worldwide, and monitoring of their occurrence in several commodities is mandatory for assuring food safety and consumers' health. Considering that the strip method is very simple and convenient for users, in order to enhance strip assay's sensitivity, a lot of time-resolved fluorescence immunochromatography assays (TRFICAs) were developed recently with increasing several times of assay sensitivity compared with traditional gold nanoparticle-based strip assay (GNP-SA). This review briefly describes the newly developed TRFICA for aflatoxin determination, including TRFICA for aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) detection, TRFICA for aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) detection, TRFICA for total aflatoxins (AFB1 + B2 + G1 + G2) detection and the latest identification-nanobody-based TRFICA for aflatoxin detection. The application of TRFICA for aflatoxin detection in different agro-products is also concluded in this review. Reasonably, TRFICA has been becoming one of the most important tool for monitoring aflatoxin in foods and agro-products.
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- Hui Li
- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Oilseed Products (Wuhan), Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Quality Inspection & Test Center for Oilseed Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
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- Quality Inspection & Test Center for Oilseed Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
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- Quality Inspection & Test Center for Oilseed Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
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- Quality Inspection & Test Center for Oilseed Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Oilseed Products (Wuhan), Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Quality Inspection & Test Center for Oilseed Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Oilseed Products (Wuhan), Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Quality Inspection & Test Center for Oilseed Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
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Shi D, Sheng F, Zhang X, Wang G. Gold nanoparticle aggregation: Colorimetric detection of the interactions between avidin and biotin. Talanta 2018; 185:106-112. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.02.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Moody L, He H, Pan YX, Chen H. Methods and novel technology for microRNA quantification in colorectal cancer screening. Clin Epigenetics 2017; 9:119. [PMID: 29090038 PMCID: PMC5655825 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-017-0420-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The screening and diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) currently relies heavily on invasive endoscopic techniques as well as imaging and antigen detection tools. More accessible and reliable biomarkers are necessary for early detection in order to expedite treatment and improve patient outcomes. Recent studies have indicated that levels of specific microRNA (miRNA) are altered in CRC; however, measuring miRNA in biological samples has proven difficult, given the complicated and lengthy PCR-based procedures used by most laboratories. In this manuscript, we examine the potential of miRNA as CRC biomarkers, summarize the methods that have commonly been employed to quantify miRNA, and focus on novel strategies that can improve or replace existing technology for feasible implementation in a clinical setting. These include isothermal amplification techniques that can potentially eliminate the need for specialized thermocycling equipment. Additionally, we propose the use of near-infrared (NIR) probes which can minimize autofluorescence and photobleaching and streamline quantification without tedious sample processing. We suggest that novel miRNA quantification tools will be necessary to encourage new discoveries and facilitate their translation to clinical practice.
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- Laura Moody
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 472 Bevier Hall, MC-182, 905 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 62910 USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 472 Bevier Hall, MC-182, 905 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801 USA.,Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 472 Bevier Hall, MC-182, 905 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801 USA.,Illinois Informatics Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 472 Bevier Hall, MC-182, 905 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801 USA.,Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 472 Bevier Hall, MC-182, 905 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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Guo M, Zhou B, Huang Z, Zhao C, Zhang J, Huang B. A New Method for Determination of Alfatoxin M1 in Milk by Ultrasensitive Time-Resolved Fluoroimmunoassay. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-017-0850-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lahdenperä S, Wang Q, Vainio J, Soukka T. A 365 nm UV LED-excitable antenna ligand for switchable lanthanide luminescence. Analyst 2017; 142:2411-2418. [DOI: 10.1039/c7an00199a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Synthesis and evaluation of a new 365 nm excitable antenna ligand for EuIII employed in switchable lanthanide luminescence.
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- Department of Biotechnology
- University of Turku
- FI-20520 Turku
- Finland
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- Department of Biotechnology
- University of Turku
- FI-20520 Turku
- Finland
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- Department of Biotechnology
- University of Turku
- FI-20520 Turku
- Finland
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Detection of Ciprofloxacin in Urine through Sensitized Lanthanide Luminescence. SENSORS 2016; 16:s16122065. [PMID: 27929396 PMCID: PMC5191046 DOI: 10.3390/s16122065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ciprofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, is widely used for the treatment of bacterial infection in humans due to its broad antibacterial spectrum. An excessive use or overdose of ciprofloxacin on the other hand can cause several adverse effects not only to humans but also to microorganisms. Unabsorbed ciprofloxacin in the body is mostly excreted through urine and finally goes to the environment, providing a drug resistance pressure on bacteria. Hence a simple and efficient detection method of ciprofloxacin is necessary, which, for example, can be used to analyze ciprofloxacin content in urine. Although ciprofloxacin itself shows inherent fluorescence, direct fluorescent detection of ciprofloxacin in raw urine sample is difficult due to autofluorescence of urine by other components. Herein we report that a Tb(III) complex of DO3A (1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triacetic acid) can be efficiently sensitized by ciprofloxacin to emit luminescence separately from the urine autofluorescence wavelength region. Tb-DO3A shows excellent sensitivity with a detection limit of three parts per billion in aqueous buffer solution. Further, Tb-DO3A is used to detect ciprofloxacin with high sensitivity and selectivity in a raw urine sample without any purification or separation procedures in the concentrations ranging from 1 µg·mL−1 to 50 µg·mL−1. The direct measurement of ciprofloxacin excreted in urine may be used to control overdose of the drug.
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Lahdenperä S, Spangar A, Lempainen AM, Joki L, Soukka T. An integrated closed-tube 2-plex PCR amplification and hybridization assay with switchable lanthanide luminescence based spatial detection. Analyst 2015; 140:3960-8. [PMID: 25882638 DOI: 10.1039/c5an00253b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Switchable lanthanide luminescence is a binary probe technology that inherently enables a high signal modulation in separation-free detection of DNA targets. A luminescent lanthanide complex is formed only when the two probes hybridize adjacently to their target DNA. We have now further adapted this technology for the first time in the integration of a 2-plex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and hybridization-based solid-phase detection of the amplification products of the Staphylococcus aureus gyrB gene and an internal amplification control (IAC). The assay was performed in a sealed polypropylene PCR chip containing a flat-bottom reaction chamber with two immobilized capture probe spots. The surface of the reaction chamber was functionalized with NHS-PEG-azide and alkyne-modified capture probes for each amplicon, labeled with a light harvesting antenna ligand, and covalently attached as spots to the azide-modified reaction chamber using a copper(i)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition. Asymmetric duplex-PCR was then performed with no template, one template or both templates present and with a europium ion carrier chelate labeled probe for each amplicon in the reaction. After amplification europium fluorescence was measured by scanning the reaction chamber as a 10 × 10 raster with 0.6 mm resolution in time-resolved mode. With this assay we were able to co-amplify and detect the amplification products of the gyrB target from 100, 1000 and 10,000 copies of isolated S. aureus DNA together with the amplification products from the initial 5000 copies of the synthetic IAC template in the same sealed reaction chamber. The addition of 10,000 copies of isolated non-target Escherichia coli DNA in the same reaction with 5000 copies of the synthetic IAC template did not interfere with the amplification or detection of the IAC. The dynamic range of the assay for the synthetic S. aureus gyrB target was three orders of magnitude and the limit of detection of 8 pM was obtained. This proof-of-concept study shows that the switchable lanthanide luminescent probes enable separation-free array-based multiplexed detection of the amplification products in a closed-tube PCR which can enable a higher degree of multiplexing than is currently feasible by using different spectrally separated fluorescent probes.
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- Susanne Lahdenperä
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Turku, Tykistökatu 6 A 6th floor, FI-20520 Turku, Finland.
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Ranjan S, Jayakumar MKG, Zhang Y. Luminescent lanthanide nanomaterials: an emerging tool for theranostic applications. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2015; 10:1477-91. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.14.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Lanthanide materials have been gaining popularity for use in various theranostic applications, primarily due to their unique optical properties such as narrow emission bands, multiple emission wavelengths, emission tunability, long fluorescence lifetime and large Stokes shift. Apart from these, some lanthanide materials also exhibit magnetic and light-up conversion properties. Such nanomaterials have been used for a wide range of applications ranging from detection of biomarkers, in vitro and in vivo imaging to therapeutic applications. Recently, combined modalities of lanthanide nanomaterials for simultaneous detection/imaging and delivery of therapeutic agents (termed ‘theranostics’) have been explored. The various advantages and disadvantages of using lanthanide nanomaterials as theranostic agents and potential areas for future development have been discussed in this review.
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- Shashi Ranjan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117576, Singapore
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences & Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117456, Singapore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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Zhao M, Tang R, Xu S. Investigations into the bovine serum albumin binding and fluorescence properties of Tb (III) complex of a novel 8-hydroxyquinoline ligand. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2015; 135:953-958. [PMID: 25168232 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.07.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2014] [Revised: 07/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A novel ligand, 2-methyl-6-(8-quinolinyl)-dicarboxylate pyridine (L), and its corresponding Tb (III) complex, Na4Tb(L)2Cl4·3H2O, were successfully prepared and characterized. The luminescence spectra showed that the ligand L was an efficient sensitizer for Tb (III) luminescence. The interaction of the complex with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated through fluorescence spectroscopy under physiological conditions. The Stern-Volmer analysis indicated that the fluorescence quenching was resulted from static mechanism. The binding sites (n) approximated 1.0 and this meant that interaction of Na4Tb(L)2Cl4·3H2O with BSA had single binding site. The results showed van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds played major roles in the binding reaction. Furthermore, circular dichroism (CD) spectra indicated that the conformation of BSA was changed.
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- Mingming Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China; Hunan Police Academy, Changsha 410138, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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Liu S, Cheng C, Gong H, Wang L. Programmable Mg2+-dependent DNAzyme switch by the catalytic hairpin DNA assembly for dual-signal amplification toward homogeneous analysis of protein and DNA. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:7364-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01649e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The catalytic hairpin DNA assembly-programmed Mg2+-dependent DNAzyme switch was proposed for dual-signal amplified detection of protein and DNA.
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- Shufeng Liu
- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology
- Qingdao 266042
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology
- Qingdao 266042
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology
- Qingdao 266042
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- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology
- Qingdao 266042
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Päkkilä H, Peltomaa R, Lamminmäki U, Soukka T. Precise construction of oligonucleotide-Fab fragment conjugate for homogeneous immunoassay using HaloTag technology. Anal Biochem 2014; 472:37-44. [PMID: 25481738 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2014.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Revised: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The use of oligonucleotide-protein conjugates enables the development of novel types of bioanalytical assays. However, convenient methods for producing covalent and stoichiometric oligonucleotide-protein conjugates are still rare. Here we demonstrate, for the first time, covalent conjugation of DNA oligonucleotide to Fab fragments with a 1:1 ratio using HaloTag self-labeling technology. The oligonucleotide coupling was carried out while the Fab was attached to protein G matrix, thereby enabling straightforward production of covalent conjugates. Furthermore, it allowed convenient purification of the product because the unreacted components were easily removed before the elution of the high-purity conjugate. The prepared conjugate was employed in a homogeneous immunoassay where prostate-specific antigen was used as a model analyte. Switchable lanthanide luminescence was used for detection, and the obtained limit of detection was 0.27 ng/ml. In the future, the developed method for covalent conjugation and successive purification in protein G column could also be applied for introducing other kinds of modifications to Fab fragments in a simple and site-specific manner.
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- Henna Päkkilä
- Department of Biochemistry/Biotechnology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turun yliopisto, Finland.
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- Department of Biochemistry/Biotechnology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turun yliopisto, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry/Biotechnology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turun yliopisto, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry/Biotechnology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turun yliopisto, Finland
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Päkkilä H, Malmi E, Lahtinen S, Soukka T. Rapid homogeneous immunoassay for cardiac troponin I using switchable lanthanide luminescence. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 62:201-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Revised: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lehmusvuori A, Kiviniemi M, Ilonen J, Soukka T. Closed-tube human leukocyte antigen DQA1∗05 genotyping assay based on switchable lanthanide luminescence probes. Anal Biochem 2014; 465:6-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2014.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Liu J, Zuo W, Zhang W, Liu J, Wang Z, Yang Z, Wang B. Europium(III) complex-functionalized magnetic nanoparticle as a chemosensor for ultrasensitive detection and removal of copper(II) from aqueous solution. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:11473-11478. [PMID: 25155471 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr03454f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Ultrasensitive, accurate detection and separation of heavy metal ions is very important in environmental monitoring and biological detection. In this paper, a highly sensitive and specific detection method for Cu(2+) based on the fluorescence quenching of a europium(III) hybrid magnetic nanoprobe is presented. This nanoprobe can detect Cu(2+) over a wide pH range (5.0-10.0) with a detection limit as low as 0.1 nM and it can be used for detecting Cu(2+) in living cells. After the magnetic separation, the Cu(2+) concentration decreased to 1.18 ppm, which is less than the US EPA drinking water standard (1.3 ppm), and more than 70% Cu(2+) could be removed when the amount of nanocomposite 1 reached 1 mg.
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- Jing Liu
- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry Lanzhou University Gansu, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China.
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Päkkilä H, Blom S, Kopra K, Soukka T. Aptamer-directed lanthanide chelate self-assembly for rapid thrombin detection. Analyst 2014; 138:5107-12. [PMID: 23807946 DOI: 10.1039/c3an00192j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report a sensitive assay method for homogeneous thrombin detection. The method is based on lanthanide chelate complementation, where the luminescent complex is split into two separate label moieties, which are intrinsically non-luminescent. A luminescent mixed chelate complex is formed only when the label moieties are brought into close proximity directed by two separate binding events of aptamers to the analyte. This results in high specificity in signal generation while time-resolved fluorescence detection eliminates the short lifetime autofluorescence, which is inherent to many homogeneous assays and limits their applicability. The developed method is also very rapid as the maximum signal is obtained in just five minutes. Lanthanide chelate complementation can be applied for the detection of other proteins when two binders recognizing separate epitopes of the analyte are available.
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- Henna Päkkilä
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Turku, Tykistökatu 6 A 6th floor, FI-20520 Turku, Finland.
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Vuojola J, Soukka T. Luminescent lanthanide reporters: new concepts for use in bioanalytical applications. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2014; 2:012001. [DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/2/1/012001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Lanthanide chelate complementation and hydrolysis enhanced luminescent chelate in real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assays for KLK3 transcripts. Anal Biochem 2014; 444:1-7. [PMID: 24084379 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2013.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The requirement for high-performance reporter probes in real-time detection of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has led to the use of time-resolved fluorometry of lanthanide chelates. The aim of this study was to investigate the applicability of the principle of lanthanide chelate complementation (LCC) in comparison with a method based on hydrolysis enhancement and quenching of intact probes. A real-time reverse transcription (RT) PCR assay for kallikrein-related peptidase 3 (KLK3, model analyte) was developed by using the LCC detection method. Both detection methods were tested with a standard series of purified PCR products, 20 prostatic tissues, 20 healthy and prostate cancer patient blood samples, and female blood samples spiked with LNCaP cells. The same limit of detection was obtained with both methods, and two cycles earlier detection with the LCC method was observed. KLK3 messenger RNA (mRNA) was detected in all tissue samples and in 1 of 20 blood samples identically with both methods. The background was 30 times lower, and the signal-to-background (S/B) ratio was 3 times higher, when compared with the reference method. Use of the new reporter method provided similar sensitivity and specificity as the reference method. The lower background, the improved S/B ratio, and the possibility of melting curve analysis and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) detection could be advantages for this new reporter probe.
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Selivanova N, Vasilieva K, Galyametdinov Y. Luminescent complexes of terbium ion for molecular recognition of ibuprofen. LUMINESCENCE 2013; 29:202-10. [DOI: 10.1002/bio.2526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Natalia Selivanova
- Kazan National Research Technological University; Department Physical and Colloid Chemistry; K. Marks 68 Kazan 420015 Russia
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- Kazan National Research Technological University; Department Physical and Colloid Chemistry; K. Marks 68 Kazan 420015 Russia
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- Kazan National Research Technological University; Department Physical and Colloid Chemistry; K. Marks 68 Kazan 420015 Russia
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Zhang K, Wang K, Xie M, Xu L, Zhu X, Pan S, Zhang Q, Huang B. A new method for the detection of adenosine based on time-resolved fluorescence sensor. Biosens Bioelectron 2013; 49:226-30. [PMID: 23770393 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2013] [Revised: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this work, we report a thrombin binding aptamer complex based time-resolved fluorescence sensor for small molecule detection. The sensor employs two strands (DNA1 and DNA2) of oligonucleotides. This two strands of oligonucleotides contain two aptamer (α-aptamer and β-aptamer) respectively. DNA1 and DNA2 were labeled with biotin and DIG at the 3'-end, respectively. Binding of the α-aptamer and β-aptamer to the thrombin promotes the hybridization between the complementary stem sequences attached to the two oligonucleotide sequences. The hybridization then brings biotin to be hidden in the shield part on DNA1, shielding biotin from being approached by the streptavidin modified on the microplate due to the steric hindrance effect of the shield part of DNA1. Result in the thrombin-aptamer complex cannot be modified on the surface of microplate which further leads to no signal reported. The strategy integrates the distinguishing features of aptamer and fluorescent techniques. As a proof-of-principle, adenosine in serum was detected with a detection limit of 0.5 nM. A nice detection limit and linear relationship were obtained.
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- Kai Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214063, China.
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Selivanova NM, Galeeva AI, Sukhanov AA, Gnezdilov OI, Chachkov DV, Galyametdinov YG. N,N-dimethyldodecylamine oxide self-organization in the presence of lanthanide ions in aqueous and aqueous-decanol solutions. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:5355-64. [PMID: 23557206 DOI: 10.1021/jp400875b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The article represents the results of research in self-organization of new lanthanide systems in water-decanol medium. The systems are based on N,N-dimethyldodecylamine oxide, a zwitterionic surfactant. The study covers the complex formation of lanthanide ions with C12DMAO molecules and the influence of Ln(III) ions and medium composition on surfactant association in diluted solutions. The analysis of adsorption isotherms was carried out on the basis of the combination of Gibbs and Langmuir adsorption equations. The results were used to determine physicochemical properties and parameters of a monomolecular adsorption layer. The research objects were various lanthanide ions with identical coordination centers. A number of spectroscopic methods (UV, NMR self-diffusion, EPR, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and fluorescent analysis) were involved in the research for comparative estimations of molecular dynamics, critical micellization concentration, geometry, sizes, and aggregation numbers of micellar aggregates. Micelle structure simulation revealed good agreement between experimental data and quantum chemical calculations.
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- Natalia M Selivanova
- Kazan National Research Technological University, 68 Karl Marx, Kazan, Russia, 420015.
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Homogeneous duplex polymerase chain reaction assay using switchable lanthanide fluorescence probes. Anal Biochem 2013; 436:16-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2013.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Homogenous M13 bacteriophage quantification assay using switchable lanthanide fluorescence probes. Biotechniques 2013; 53:301-3. [PMID: 23148881 DOI: 10.2144/0000113954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We have developed a rapid and reliable bacteriophage quantification method based on measurement of phage single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) using switchable lanthanide chelate complementation probes. One oligonucleotide probe contains a non-fluorescent lanthanide ion carrier chelate and another probe is labeled with a light absorbing antenna ligand. Hybridization of the non-fluorescent complementation probes in adjacent positions on the released bacteriophage ssDNA leads to high local concentrations of the lanthanide ion carrier chelate and the antenna ligand, inducing formation of a fluorescent lanthanide chelate complex. This method enables monitoring of bacteriophage titers in a 20 min assay with a dynamic range of 10(9)-10(12) cfu/mL in a microtiter well format. While designed for titering filamentous bacteriophage used in phage display, our method also could be implemented in virological research as a tool to analyze ssDNA virus reproduction.
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A new strategy based on aptasensor to time-resolved fluorescence assay for adenosine deaminase activity. Biosens Bioelectron 2013; 41:123-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.07.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2012] [Revised: 07/19/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Karhunen U, Soikkeli M, Lahdenperä S, Soukka T. Quantitative detection of well-based DNA array using switchable lanthanide luminescence. Anal Chim Acta 2013; 772:87-92. [PMID: 23540252 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Revised: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In this report a novel wash-free method for multiplexed DNA detection is demonstrated employing target specific probe pairs and switchable lanthanide luminescence technology on a solid-phase array. Four oligonucleotide capture probes, conjugated at 3' to non-luminescent lanthanide ion carrier chelate, were immobilized as a small array on the bottom of a microtiter plate well onto which a mix of corresponding detection probes, conjugated at 5' to a light absorbing antenna ligand, were added. In the presence of complementary target nucleic acid both the spotted capture probe and the liquid-phase detection probe hybridize adjacently on the target. Consequently the two non-luminescent label molecules self-assemble and form a luminescent mixed lanthanide chelate complex. Lanthanide luminescence is thereafter measured without a wash step from the spots by scanning in time-resolved mode. The homogeneous solid-phase array-based method resulted in quantitative detection of synthetic target oligonucleotides with 0.32 nM and 0.60 nM detection limits in a single target and multiplexed assay, respectively, corresponding to 3× SD of the background. Also qualitative detection of PCR-amplified target from Escherichia coli is described.
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- Ulla Karhunen
- Division of Biotechnology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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Xu HB, Deng JG, Kang B. Designed synthesis and photophysical properties of multifunctional hybrid lanthanide complexes. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra40513c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Zhang K, Yang Q, Zhang J, Fu L, Zhou Y, Wu B, Xie M, Huang B. An enzyme substrate binding aptamer complex based time-resolved fluorescence sensor for the adenosine deaminase detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2012. [PMID: 23202335 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.10.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In this work, we report an enzyme substrate binding aptamer complex based fluorescence sensor for an enzyme activity detection of adenosine deaminase (ADA). The sensor employs a DNA probe containing an adenosine aptamer region dually labeled with biotin and digoxigenin (DIG). The probe is immobilized in a streptavidin-modified 96-well micro plate via biotin-avidin bridge, and the DIG serves as an affinity tag for an Anti-DIG antibody conjugated with horseradish peroxidase (anti-DIG-HRP). The principle of our sensor is as follows: the aptamer forms a coiled structure making the DNA in a "closed" state in the presence of adenosine, which shields the DIG tag from the bulky anti-DIG-HRP due to a proper steric effect. After adding ADA in the test solution, adenosine will be converted to inosine regardless of the aptamer binding. Then, the inosine release causes the DNA to relax and consequently, the DIG becomes accessible to the bulky anti-DIG-HRP which will further conjugate a Eu³⁺ labeled anti-horseradish peroxidase (Eu-anti-HRP). The Eu-anti-HRP can give a fluorescence signal when an enhancement solution is added. In the result of the experiment, we found the sensor signal can reflect the enzyme activity accurately and the detection limit is lowered to 0.5 U L⁻¹ of ADA not only in buffer solution, but also in serum, and an enzyme inhibitor erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl) adenine hydrochloride is studied. With a concentration of 0.01 nM it is enough to cause a distinct difference of the sensor response.
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- Kai Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214063, China
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High-performance closed-tube PCR based on switchable luminescence probes. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 731:88-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2011] [Revised: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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