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Dou Y, He Y, Zhang H, Yang M, Liu Q, Ma W, Fu X, Chen Y. T7 RNA polymerase-mediated rolling circle transcription and the CRISPR-Cas13a cascade reaction for sensitive and specific detection of piRNA. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024. [PMID: 39263843 DOI: 10.1039/d4ay01131g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2024]
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The aberrant expression of piRNAs in germ cells is a potential cause of male infertility. Establishing diagnostic methods with highly specific biomarkers for male infertility is important for accurate diagnosis and treatment of male infertility. In this study, we proposed a novel method combining rolling circle transcription (RCT) and Cas13a techniques, which utilized the high amplification efficiency of RCT and the two different RNase activities possessed by Cas13a, establishing a highly sensitive and specific assay for male infertility-associated piRNA. First, a circular DNA template was synthesized by hybridizing linear ssDNA with the T7 promoter. The nick in the circular DNA was closed by T4 DNA ligase. In the presence of T7 RNA polymerase, the closed circular DNA produced tandemly repeated pre-crRNA. The RNase activity of Cas13a was used to process pre-crRNAs to form mature crRNA. Guided by crRNA, Cas13a specifically recognized piRNA and activated collateral activity. Activated Cas13a disaggregated thousands of fluorescent probes for each target RNA detected, resulting in powerful signal amplification. As a proof of concept, piR-hsa-14 was used as the validation target. The limit of detection was as low as 3.32 fM with a good linearity in the range of 100 fM to 50 pM. Recovery of piR-hsa-14 ranged from 91.33% to 112.63% in spiked recovery experiments using human serum samples. The results revealed that this method has the advantages of high sensitivity, sufficient accuracy and good reproducibility. We believe that this method could have a promising future as a potential tool for clinical diagnosis of male infertility.
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- Yuhao Dou
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China.
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Fang Y, Nie L, Wang S, Liu S, Li H, Yu R. A universal fluorescence biosensor based on rolling circle amplification and locking probe for DNA detection. Mikrochim Acta 2024; 191:437. [PMID: 38951284 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-024-06501-2] [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: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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A stable DNA signal amplification sensor was developed on account of rolling circle amplification (RCA). This sensor includes target DNA-controlled rolling circle amplification technology and locking probe DNA replacement technology, which can be used to detect DNA fragments with genetic information, thus constructing a biosensor for universal detection of DNA. This study takes the homologous DNA of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and let-7a as examples to describe this biosensor. The padlock probe is first cyclized by T4 DNA ligase in response to the target's reaction with it. Then, rolling cycle amplification is initiated by Phi29 DNA polymerase, resulting in the formation of a lengthy chain with several triggers. These triggers can open the locked probe LP1 with the fluorescence signal turned off, so that it can continue to react with H2 to form a stable H1-H2 double strand. This regulates the distance between B-DNA modified by the quenching group and H1 modified by fluorescent group, and the fluorescence signal is recovered.
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- Ying Fang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, P.R. China.
- Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, 330029, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P.R. China
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Lim YJ, Choi JH, Mun SJ, Kim J, Bong KW. Real-Time Signal Analysis with Wider Dynamic Range and Enhanced Sensitivity in Multiplex Colorimetric Immunoassays Using Encoded Hydrogel Microparticles. Anal Chem 2024; 96:7204-7211. [PMID: 38662417 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00773] [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: 04/26/2024]
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The simultaneous quantification of multiple proteins is crucial for accurate medical diagnostics. A promising technology, the multiplex colorimetric immunoassay using encoded hydrogel microparticles, has garnered attention, due to its simplicity and multiplex capabilities. However, it encounters challenges related to its dynamic range, as it relies solely on the colorimetric signal analysis of encoded hydrogel microparticles at the specific time point (i.e., end-point analysis). This necessitates the precise determination of the optimal time point for the termination of the colorimetric reaction. In this study, we introduce real-time signal analysis to quantify proteins by observing the continuous colorimetric signal change within the encoded hydrogel microparticles. Real-time signal analysis measures the "slope", the rate of the colorimetric signal generation, by focusing on the kinetics of the accumulation of colorimetric products instead of the colorimetric signal that appears at the end point. By developing a deep learning-based automatic analysis program that automatically reads the code of the graphically encoded hydrogel microparticles and obtains the slope by continuously tracking the colorimetric signal, we achieved high accuracy and high throughput analysis. This technology has secured a dynamic range more than twice as wide as that of the conventional end-point signal analysis, simultaneously achieving a sensitivity that is 4-10 times higher. Finally, as a demonstration of application, we performed multiplex colorimetric immunoassays using real-time signal analysis covering a wide concentration range of protein targets associated with pre-eclampsia.
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- Yong Jun Lim
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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Zhang Z, Liu T, Dong M, Ahamed MA, Guan W. Sample-to-answer salivary miRNA testing: New frontiers in point-of-care diagnostic technologies. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 16:e1969. [PMID: 38783564 PMCID: PMC11141732 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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MicroRNA (miRNA), crucial non-coding RNAs, have emerged as key biomarkers in molecular diagnostics, prognosis, and personalized medicine due to their significant role in gene expression regulation. Salivary miRNA, in particular, stands out for its non-invasive collection method and ease of accessibility, offering promising avenues for the development of point-of-care diagnostics for a spectrum of diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, and infectious diseases. Such development promises rapid and precise diagnosis, enabling timely treatment. Despite significant advancements in salivary miRNA-based testing, challenges persist in the quantification, multiplexing, sensitivity, and specificity, particularly for miRNA at low concentrations in complex biological mixtures. This work delves into these challenges, focusing on the development and application of salivary miRNA tests for point-of-care use. We explore the biogenesis of salivary miRNA and analyze their quantitative expression and their disease relevance in cancer, infection, and neurodegenerative disorders. We also examined recent progress in miRNA extraction, amplification, and multiplexed detection methods. This study offers a comprehensive view of the development of salivary miRNA-based point-of-care testing (POCT). Its successful advancement could revolutionize the early detection, monitoring, and management of various conditions, enhancing healthcare outcomes. This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > Biosensing Diagnostic Tools > Diagnostic Nanodevices.
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- Zhikun Zhang
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
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Asa TA, Kumar P, Seo YJ. Dual amplification-based ultrasensitive and highly selective colorimetric detection of miRNA. Talanta 2024; 268:125269. [PMID: 37839321 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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In this study, we combined a Pradeep Kumar (PK)-probe with a ligation-transcription-ramified RCA (LTR) dual-amplification system for the isothermal colorimetric detection of miRNA 25-3P, where the PK-probe transformed from its pink color to colorless in the presence of the amplification byproduct pyrophosphate (PPi), thereby allowing the simple naked-eye qualitative detection of the miRNA. Through this double-amplification strategy, the limit of detection reached as low as 91.4 aM-quite extraordinary sensitivity for a colorimetric miRNA detection system based on absorbance readings. Our detection system also operated with high specificity, the result of using two different target-selective ligation steps (linear DNA ligation and circular DNA ligation) mediated by SplintR ligase, and so could discriminate single-mismatched from perfectly matched target sequences. We suspect that this ultrasensitive and selective PK-probe/LTR dual-amplification system should be a great colorimetric diagnostic for the detection of any miRNA with high efficiency.
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- Tasnima Alam Asa
- Department of Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea.
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Meng J, Xu Z, Zheng S, Yang H, Wang T, Wang H, Zhang Y. Development of a regenerable dual-trigger tripedal DNA walker electrochemical biosensor for sensitive detection of microRNA-155. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1285:342026. [PMID: 38057049 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.342026] [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: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Since microRNAs (miRNAs) are valuable biomarkers for disease diagnosis and prognosis, the pursuit of enhanced detection sensitivity through signal amplification strategies has emerged as a prominent focus in low-abundance miRNA detection research. DNA walkers, as dynamic DNA nanodevice, have gained significant attention for their applications as signal amplification strategies. To overcome the limitations of unipedal DNA walkers with a restricted signal amplification efficiency, there is a great need for multi-pedal DNA walkers that offer improved walking and signal amplification capabilities. Here, we employed a combination of catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) and APE1 enzymatic cleavage reactions to construct a tripedal DNA walker, driving its movement to establish a cascade signal amplification system for the electrochemical detection of miRNA-155. The biosensor utilizes tumor cell-endogenous microRNA-155 and APE1 as dual-trigger for DNA walker formation and walking movement, leading to highly efficient and controllable signal amplification. The biosensor exhibited high sensitivity, with a low detection limit of 10 pM for microRNA-155, and successfully differentiated and selectively detected microRNA-155 from other interfering RNAs. Successful detection in 20 % serum samples indicates its potential clinical application. In addition, we harnessed strand displacement reactions to create a gentle yet efficient electrode regeneration strategy, to addresses the time-consuming challenges during electrode modification processes. We have successfully demonstrated the stability of current signals even after multiple cycles of electrode regeneration. This study showcased the high-efficiency amplification potential of multi-pedal DNA walkers and the effectiveness and versatility of strand displacement in biosensing applications. It opens a promising path for developing regenerable electrochemical biosensors. This regenerable strategy for electrochemical biosensors is both label-free and cost-effective, and holds promise for detecting various disease-related RNA targets beyond its current application.
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- Jinting Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Dong X, Zhu Z, Sun Q, Zhang H, Yang C. Chitosan functionalized gold nanostars as a theranostic platform for intracellular microRNA detection and photothermal therapy. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:11082-11093. [PMID: 37955609 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb02029k] [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: 11/14/2023]
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The development of a theranostic platform that integrates both diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities is in great need for precise and personalized medicine. Here, we present a novel nanoplatform (AuNS@CS-hpDNA) formulated by chitosan functionalized gold nanostar composites and further complexed with fluorescent hairpin DNA (hpDNA) probes for tumor-related miRNA imaging and photothermal therapy (PTT). The optimized AuNS@CS-hpDNA nanoplatform mediated efficient hpDNA probe loading and intracellular delivery. Subsequently, the cytosol transfer of the hpDNA probe enabled specific hybridization using the targeted miRNA, which triggered the recovery of fluorescence for the precise detection of biomarker miR21 in living cells and realized the distinguishing cancer cell line MCF-7 and normal cells. Meanwhile, the AuNS@CS-hpDNA nanoplatform exhibited excellent photothermal conversion properties, which induced efficient cancer cell killing under laser irradiation. Thus, the developed AuNS@CS-hpDNA nanoplatform could simultaneously realize the precise detection of cancer cells and accurately initiate efficient PTT, which represents a promising strategy for precise cancer therapy.
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- Xiaoxue Dong
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 25010, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 25010, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 25010, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 25010, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 25010, China.
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Lin G, Khan JU, Zhand S, Liu Y, Jin D. Modular DNAzymes-Hydrogel Membrane Carriers for Highly Sensitive Isothermal Cross-Cascade Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria Nucleic Acids. Anal Chem 2023; 95:13353-13360. [PMID: 37615357 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance has called for improved diagnostic testing of pathogenic bacteria. However, the development of rapid, cost-effective, and easy-to-use tests for bacterial infections remains a constant challenge. Here, we report a class of modular hydrogel membrane carriers incorporated with composite DNAzymes, which enable rapid and highly sensitive detection of pathogenic bacteria gene target analytes. We apply free radical polymerization to incorporate composite DNAzymes, consisting of an RNA substrate component and a DNAzyme component (e.g., 10-23 or 8-17 DNAzymes), into polyethylene glycol diacrylate polymer networks. Initiated by a nucleic acid target acting as an assembly facilitator, multicomponent DNAzymes are combined to cleave the RNA substrate component in the hydrogel carriers, which releases the DNAzyme component to cleave RNA reporter probes to generate fluorescence. We modulate the morphology, composition, and microporous structures of the DNAzyme carriers to achieve quantitative assay performance. We demonstrate a rapid and high-sensitivity detection of C. trachomatis gene target analytes as low as 50 fM in a short assay time of 25 min. The work represents a crucial step forward in the development of a generic, isothermal, and protein enzyme-free pathogenic bacteria testing platform technology.
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- Gungun Lin
- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, 2007 New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, 2007 New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, 2007 New South Wales, Australia
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- Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055 Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, 2007 New South Wales, Australia
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Shi J, Qin W, Lin Y, Li M, Wu Y, Luo H, Yan J, Huang KJ, Tan X. Enhancing biosensing with fourfold amplification and self-powering capabilities: MoS 2@C hollow nanorods-mediated DNA hexahedral framework architecture for amol-level liver cancer tumor marker detection. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1271:341413. [PMID: 37328239 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341413] [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: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Two-dimensional carbon-coated molybdenum disulfide (MoS2@C) hollow nanorods are combined with nucleic acid signal amplification strategies and DNA hexahedral nanoframework to construct a novel self-powered biosensing platform for ultra-sensitive dual-mode detection of tumor suppressor microRNA-199a. The nanomaterial is applied on carbon cloth and then modified with glucose oxidase or using as bioanode. A large number of double helix DNA chains are produced on bicathode by nucleic acid technologies including 3D DNA walker, hybrid chain reaction and DNA hexahedral nanoframework to adsorb methylene blue, producing high EOCV signal. Methylene blue also is reduced and an increased RGB Blue value is observed. For microRNA-199a detection, the assay shows a extensive linear range of 0.0001-100 pM with a low detection limit of 4.94 amol/L (S/N = 3). The method has been applied to the detection of actual serum samples, providing a novel method for the accurate and sensitive detection of tumor markers.
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- Jinyue Shi
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Key Laboratory of Applied Analytical Chemistry (Guangxi Minzu University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Key Laboratory of Applied Analytical Chemistry (Guangxi Minzu University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Key Laboratory of Applied Analytical Chemistry (Guangxi Minzu University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Key Laboratory of Applied Analytical Chemistry (Guangxi Minzu University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Key Laboratory of Applied Analytical Chemistry (Guangxi Minzu University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Key Laboratory of Applied Analytical Chemistry (Guangxi Minzu University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Key Laboratory of Applied Analytical Chemistry (Guangxi Minzu University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Key Laboratory of Applied Analytical Chemistry (Guangxi Minzu University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530006, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Key Laboratory of Applied Analytical Chemistry (Guangxi Minzu University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530006, China.
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Stimuli-Responsive and Antibacterial Cellulose-Chitosan Hydrogels Containing Polydiacetylene Nanosheets. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15051062. [PMID: 36904304 PMCID: PMC10005511 DOI: 10.3390/polym15051062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Herein, we report a stimuli-responsive hydrogel with inhibitory activity against Escherichia coli prepared by chemical crosslinking of carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCs) and hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC). The hydrogels were prepared by esterification of chitosan (Cs) with monochloroacetic acid to produce CMCs which were then chemically crosslinked to HEC using citric acid as the crosslinking agent. To impart a stimuli responsiveness property to the hydrogels, polydiacetylene-zinc oxide (PDA-ZnO) nanosheets were synthesized in situ during the crosslinking reaction followed by photopolymerization of the resultant composite. To achieve this, ZnO was anchored on carboxylic groups in 10,12-pentacosadiynoic acid (PCDA) layers to restrict the movement of the alkyl portion of PCDA during crosslinking CMCs and HEC hydrogels. This was followed by irradiating the composite with UV radiation to photopolymerize the PCDA to PDA within the hydrogel matrix so as to impart thermal and pH responsiveness to the hydrogel. From the results obtained, the prepared hydrogel had a pH-dependent swelling capacity as it absorbed more water in acidic media as compared to basic media. The incorporation of PDA-ZnO resulted in a thermochromic composite responsive to pH evidenced by a visible colour transition from pale purple to pale pink. Upon swelling, PDA-ZnO-CMCs-HEC hydrogels had significant inhibitory activity against E. coli attributed to the slow release of the ZnO nanoparticles as compared to CMCs-HEC hydrogels. In conclusion, the developed hydrogel was found to have stimuli-responsive properties and inhibitory activity against E. coli attributed to zinc nanoparticles.
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Muthamilselvan S, Ramasami Sundhar Baabu P, Palaniappan A. Microfluidics for Profiling miRNA Biomarker Panels in AI-Assisted Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2023; 22:15330338231185284. [PMID: 37365928 PMCID: PMC10331788 DOI: 10.1177/15330338231185284] [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: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Early detection of cancers and their precise subtyping are essential to patient stratification and effective cancer management. Data-driven identification of expression biomarkers coupled with microfluidics-based detection shows promise to revolutionize cancer diagnosis and prognosis. MicroRNAs play key roles in cancers and afford detection in tissue and liquid biopsies. In this review, we focus on the microfluidics-based detection of miRNA biomarkers in AI-based models for early-stage cancer subtyping and prognosis. We describe various subclasses of miRNA biomarkers that could be useful in machine-based predictive modeling of cancer staging and progression. Strategies for optimizing the feature space of miRNA biomarkers are necessary to obtain a robust signature panel. This is followed by a discussion of the issues in model construction and validation towards producing Software-as-Medical-Devices (SaMDs). Microfluidic devices could facilitate the multiplexed detection of miRNA biomarker panels, and an overview of the different strategies for designing such microfluidic systems is presented here, with an outline of the detection principles used and the corresponding performance measures. Microfluidics-based profiling of miRNAs coupled with SaMD represent high-performance point-of-care solutions that would aid clinical decision-making and pave the way for accessible precision personalized medicine.
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- Sangeetha Muthamilselvan
- Department of Bioinformatics, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Bioinformatics, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
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Zhang Z, Wang Y, Gan HT, Yang K. Developing an Ultrasensitive Colorimetric Assay for Low‐abundance Iron‐tetraamido Macrocyclic Ligand (Fe−TAML) Catalyst. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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- Zhuang Zhang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering National University of Singapore 7 Engineering Drive 1 Singapore 117574 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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Khashayar P, Al-Madhagi S, Azimzadeh M, Scognamiglio V, Arduini F. New frontiers in microfluidics devices for miRNA analysis. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Li L, Yang H, Li L, Tan X, Ge S, Zhang L, Yu J, Zhang Y. Photothermal-Reagent-Triggered Visual Thermoresponsive and Quantized Photoelectrochemical Dual-Signal Assay. ACS Sens 2022; 7:2429-2437. [PMID: 35930687 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c01162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In vitro biosensing chips are urgently needed for early-stage diagnosis and real-time surveillance of epidemic diseases. Herein, a versatile zone with photothermal effects is implanted in the miniature space of a collapsible lab-on-paper photoelectrochemical biosensor for on-site detection of microRNA-141 in body fluids, which can flexibly interconnect the traditional photocurrent signal with functional temperature response. The visualized thermoresponsive results are enhanced by the exciton energy conversion between Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) and formed Prussian blue nanoparticles under near-infrared irradiation, which not only presents heat energy gradient variations but also generates color changes. Significantly, the controlled release of Fe3O4 NPs is actuated by a target-triggered enzyme assist strand displacement cycle strategy to efficiently improve the accuracy of target temperature signal prediction, which can concurrently mediate photoelectric signal attenuation via promoting the rapid recombination of photoexcited charge carriers on the CuInS2/CoIn2S4 electrode surface, affording dependable ultrasensitive detection results. Benefitting from the ingenious design of the versatile thermoresponsive-photoelectric sensing platform, the preliminary screening and ultrasensitive quantitative analysis can be simultaneously achieved in a single-drop sample. As a consequence, speedy prediction results and satisfied monitoring data are acquired in the ranges of 0.5 pM to 2 nM and 0.001 pM to 5 nM by measuring the temperature change and photocurrent intensity. By right of these advantages, such research paves a prospective paradigm for the manufacture of a visual, rapid, broad-spectrum, and reliable real-time surveillance platform, which allows it to be a promising candidate for epidemic disease home diagnosis and intelligent diagnosis.
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- Lin Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Preparation and Measurement of Building Materials, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China
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Li J, Xue J, Zhang Y, He Y, Fu Z. Shape-Encoded Functional Hydrogel Pellets for Multiplexed Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria Using a Gas Pressure Sensor. ACS Sens 2022; 7:2438-2445. [PMID: 35916836 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c01186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gas pressure is a promising signal readout mode in point-of-care testing for its merits such as rapidity, simplicity, affordability, and no need for sophisticated instrumentation. Herein, a gas pressure sensor for multiplexed detection of pathogenic bacteria was developed on a hydrogel platform. Spherical and square hydrogel pellets prepared by cross-linking of sodium alginate were functionalized with nisin and ConA for the capture of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli O157:H7, respectively. By using the shape-encoded functional hydrogel pellets and aptamer-modified platinum-coated gold nanoparticles (Au@PtNPs), a dual-molecule recognition mode was established for rapid and specific detection of the two pathogenic bacteria. Au@PtNPs were applied as signal probes to efficiently catalyze the decomposition of H2O2 for generating abundant O2, which was converted into an amplified gas pressure signal. In two closed containers, the significant gas pressure signals were monitored with a portable pressure meter to quantitate the two pathogenic bacteria. The sensor was successfully applied to detect the pathogenic bacteria in various environmental, biological, and food samples. Thus, the proof-of-principle work paves a new avenue for multiplexed detection of pathogenic bacteria with shape-encoded hydrogel pellets combined with gas pressure signal readout.
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- Jizhou Li
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Ministry of Education), College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Ministry of Education), College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Ministry of Education), College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou Province 563000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Ministry of Education), College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Yang X, Cui A, Zhang Y, Li S, Li Y. Electrogenerated chemiluminescence biosensor for microRNA detection incorporating enzyme-free dual DNA cyclic amplification and Ru(bpy)32+-functionalized metal-organic framework. Talanta 2022; 245:123458. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mitchell MI, Ma J, Carter CL, Loudig O. Circulating Exosome Cargoes Contain Functionally Diverse Cancer Biomarkers: From Biogenesis and Function to Purification and Potential Translational Utility. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:3350. [PMID: 35884411 PMCID: PMC9318395 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14143350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Although diagnostic and therapeutic treatments of cancer have tremendously improved over the past two decades, the indolent nature of its symptoms has made early detection challenging. Thus, inter-disciplinary (genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and lipidomic) research efforts have been focused on the non-invasive identification of unique "silver bullet" cancer biomarkers for the design of ultra-sensitive molecular diagnostic assays. Circulating tumor biomarkers, such as CTCs and ctDNAs, which are released by tumors in the circulation, have already demonstrated their clinical utility for the non-invasive detection of certain solid tumors. Considering that exosomes are actively produced by all cells, including tumor cells, and can be found in the circulation, they have been extensively assessed for their potential as a source of circulating cell-specific biomarkers. Exosomes are particularly appealing because they represent a stable and encapsulated reservoir of active biological compounds that may be useful for the non-invasive detection of cancer. T biogenesis of these extracellular vesicles is profoundly altered during carcinogenesis, but because they harbor unique or uniquely combined surface proteins, cancer biomarker studies have been focused on their purification from biofluids, for the analysis of their RNA, DNA, protein, and lipid cargoes. In this review, we evaluate the biogenesis of normal and cancer exosomes, provide extensive information on the state of the art, the current purification methods, and the technologies employed for genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and lipidomic evaluation of their cargoes. Our thorough examination of the literature highlights the current limitations and promising future of exosomes as a liquid biopsy for the identification of circulating tumor biomarkers.
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- Megan I Mitchell
- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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Adampourezare M, Hasanzadeh M, Seidi F. Microfluidic assisted recognition of miRNAs towards point-of-care diagnosis: Technical and analytical overview towards biosensing of short stranded single non-coding oligonucleotides. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 153:113365. [PMID: 35785705 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113365] [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: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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MiRNAs are short stranded single non-coding oligonucleotides that play an important role in regulating gene expression. MiRNAs are stable in RNase enriched environments such as human body fluids and their dysregulation or abnormal abundance in human body fluids as a diagnostic biomarker has been associated with several diseases. Due to the low concentration of miRNAs, it is difficult to detect using interactive methods (ideal detection limit is femtomolar range). However, clinicians lack sensitive and reliable methods for quantifying miRNA. Microfluidic devices integrated with electrochemical, optical (fluorometric, SERs, FRET, colorimetric), electrochemiluminescence and photoelectrochemical signal readout led to development innovative diagnostic device test, can probably overcome the limitations of the traditional methods. In the present review, microfluid methods for the sensitive and selective recognition of miRNA in various biological matrices are surveyed. Also, advantages and limitation of recognition methods on the performance and efficiency of microfluidic based biosensing of miRNAs are critically investigated. Finally, the future perspectives on the diagnosis of disease based on microfluidic analysis of miRNAs are provided.
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- Mina Adampourezare
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran; Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Nutrition Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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Mousavi SM, Amin Mahdian SM, Ebrahimi MS, Taghizadieh M, Vosough M, Sadri Nahand J, Hosseindoost S, Vousooghi N, Javar HA, Larijani B, Hadjighassem MR, Rahimian N, Hamblin MR, Mirzaei H. Microfluidics for detection of exosomes and microRNAs in cancer: State of the art. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2022; 28:758-791. [PMID: 35664698 PMCID: PMC9130092 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2022.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles with sizes ranging from 30-150 nanometers that contain proteins, lipids, mRNAs, microRNAs, and double-stranded DNA derived from the cells of origin. Exosomes can be taken up by target cells, acting as a means of cell-to-cell communication. The discovery of these vesicles in body fluids and their participation in cell communication has led to major breakthroughs in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of several conditions (e.g., cancer). However, conventional isolation and evaluation of exosomes and their microRNA content suffers from high cost, lengthy processes, difficult standardization, low purity, and poor yield. The emergence of microfluidics devices with increased efficiency in sieving, trapping, and immunological separation of small volumes could provide improved detection and monitoring of exosomes involved in cancer. Microfluidics techniques hold promise for advances in development of diagnostic and prognostic devices. This review covers ongoing research on microfluidics devices for detection of microRNAs and exosomes as biomarkers and their translation to point-of-care and clinical applications.
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- Seyed Mojtaba Mousavi
- Department of Neuroscience and Addiction Studies, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
- Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Center for Women’s Health Research Zahra, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran 1665659911, Iran
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Pain Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience and Addiction Studies, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Brain and Spinal Cord Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Endocrine Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein 2028, South Africa
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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Bae S, Lee D, Na H, Jang J, Kwon S. One-step assembly of barcoded planar microparticles for efficient readout of multiplexed immunoassay. LAB ON A CHIP 2022; 22:2090-2096. [PMID: 35579061 DOI: 10.1039/d2lc00174h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Barcoded planar microparticles are suitable for developing cost-efficient multiplexed assays, but the robustness and efficiency of the readout process still needs improvement. Here, we designed a one-step microparticle assembling chip that produces efficient and accurate multiplex immunoassay readout results. Our design was also compatible with injection molding for mass production.
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- Sangwook Bae
- Bio-MAX/N-Bio, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea.
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- Education and Research Program for Future ICT Pioneers, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
- SOFT Foundry Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
- QuantaMatrix Inc., Medical Innovation Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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- QuantaMatrix Inc., Medical Innovation Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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- Bio-MAX/N-Bio, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea.
- Education and Research Program for Future ICT Pioneers, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
- QuantaMatrix Inc., Medical Innovation Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Hu X, Zhang T, Li J, Ma Z, Lei D, Zu B, Dou X. Competitive Delocalized Charge Transfer Boosted by Solvent Induction Strategy for Survivable Colorimetric Detection of ng-Level Urea. Anal Chem 2022; 94:6318-6328. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xiaoyun Hu
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Explosives Safety Science, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Explosives Safety Science, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Explosives Safety Science, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Explosives Safety Science, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Explosives Safety Science, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Explosives Safety Science, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Explosives Safety Science, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Bae SW, Kim J, Kwon S. Recent Advances in Polymer Additive Engineering for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Hydrogels. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:2955. [PMID: 35328375 PMCID: PMC8955662 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23062955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer materials that provide a wide range of physicochemical properties as well as are highly biocompatible. Biomedical researchers are adapting these materials for the ever-increasing range of design options and potential applications in diagnostics and therapeutics. Along with innovative hydrogel polymer backbone developments, designing polymer additives for these backbones has been a major contributor to the field, especially for expanding the functionality spectrum of hydrogels. For the past decade, researchers invented numerous hydrogel functionalities that emerge from the rational incorporation of additives such as nucleic acids, proteins, cells, and inorganic nanomaterials. Cases of successful commercialization of such functional hydrogels are being reported, thus driving more translational research with hydrogels. Among the many hydrogels, here we reviewed recently reported functional hydrogels incorporated with polymer additives. We focused on those that have potential in translational medicine applications which range from diagnostic sensors as well as assay and drug screening to therapeutic actuators as well as drug delivery and implant. We discussed the growing trend of facile point-of-care diagnostics and integrated smart platforms. Additionally, special emphasis was given to emerging bioinformatics functionalities stemming from the information technology field, such as DNA data storage and anti-counterfeiting strategies. We anticipate that these translational purpose-driven polymer additive research studies will continue to advance the field of functional hydrogel engineering.
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- Sang-Wook Bae
- Bio-MAX/N-Bio, Seoul National University, Daehak-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Korea
- Center for Multidimensional Programmable Matter, Ulsan 44919, Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Daehak-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
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Biocatalysis-mediated MOF-to-prussian blue transformation enabling sensitive detection of NSCLC-associated miRNAs with dual-readout signals. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 206:114139. [PMID: 35272213 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Sensitive and accurate miRNAs assay is critical for early diagnosis of non-small-cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC). Herein, we demonstrate a photothermal and electrochemical dual-readout assay method for miRNA detection based on a novel biocatalysis-mediated MOF-to-prussian blue (PB) transformation (BMMPT) strategy and the catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) amplification strategy. It is found that the Fe2+-based MOF (MOF-Fe2+) can act as the Fe2+ source to react with K3[Fe(CN)6], leading to the in-situ formation of prussian blue (PB) on MOF-Fe2+. Due the inherent near-infrared (NIR) photothermal conversion ability and electrochemical signal of PB, the resulting PB@MOF-Fe2+ is employed to arouse temperature readout or electrochemical signal. The presence of target miRNA-21 triggers the CHA reaction on magnetic beads (MBs), resulting the capture of numerous glucose oxidase (GOx) tags on MBs. The GOx tags then catalyze the generation of H2O2 using glucose as substrate. The H2O2 is used to inhibit the MOF-to-PB transformation process by oxidizing Fe2+ into Fe3+, leading to the decrease in temperature and electrochemical readout aroused by PB@MOF-Fe2+. By this means, a signal-off assay mode with dual readout is established for miRNA-21. Under the optimal conditions, using temperature readout or electrochemical readout, miRNA-21 can be detected at concentrations as low as 0.3 fM and 0.32 fM, respectively. Moreover, the developed method is successfully applied to evaluate the expression level of miRNA-21 in serum of NSCLC patients. This work not only provides a practical tool for NSCLC diagnosis but also presents the new features of MOF materials as signal transduction tags.
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Zhao X, Deng W, Tan Y, Xie Q. A glucose/O 2 biofuel cell integrated with an exonuclease-powered DNA walker for self-powered sensing of microRNA. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:2922-2925. [PMID: 35142303 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06732j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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With the aid of an exonuclease-powered DNA walker, the amount of glucose oxidase immobilized on the bioanode can be facilely tailored by varying the concentration of microRNA-141, so a glucose/O2 biofuel cell is employed as a self-powered sensor for sensitive and selective detection of microRNA-141.
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- Xiao Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
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Chen M, Wang Y, Zhang J, Peng Y, Li S, Han D, Ren S, Qin K, Li S, Gao Z. Stimuli-responsive DNA-based hydrogels for biosensing applications. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:40. [PMID: 35062945 PMCID: PMC8777454 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01242-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The base sequences of DNA are endowed with the rich structural and functional information and are available for the precise construction of the 2D and 3D macro products. The hydrogels formed by DNA are biocompatible, stable, tunable and biologically versatile, thus, these have a wide range of promising applications in bioanalysis and biomedicine. In particular, the stimuli-responsive DNA hydrogels (smart DNA hydrogels), which exhibit a reversible and switchable hydrogel to sol transition under different triggers, have emerged as smart materials for sensing. Thus far, the combination of the stimuli-responsive DNA hydrogels and multiple sensing platforms is considered as biocompatible and is useful as the flexible recognition components. A review of the stimuli-responsive DNA hydrogels and their biosensing applications has been presented in this study. The synthesis methods to prepare the DNA hydrogels have been introduced. Subsequently, the current status of the stimuli-responsive DNA hydrogels in biosensing has been described. The analytical mechanisms are further elaborated by the combination of the stimuli-responsive DNA hydrogels with the optical, electrochemical, point-of-care testing (POCT) and other detection platforms. In addition, the prospects of the application of the stimuli-responsive DNA hydrogels in biosensing are presented.
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Gao JL, Yuheng L, Liu JX, Tang HW, Li CY. A Photoresponsive and Metal-Organic Framework Encapsulated DNA Tetrahedral Entropy-Driven Amplifier for High-Performance Imaging Intracellular MicroRNA. Anal Chem 2021; 93:16638-16645. [PMID: 34855353 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The further development of high-performance fluorescent biosensors to image intracellular microRNAs is beneficial to cancer medicine. By virtue of the need for enzymes and hairpin DNA probes, the entropy-driven reaction-assisted signal amplification strategy has shown an enormous potential to accomplish this task. Nevertheless, this good option still meets with poor biostability, low cell uptake efficiency, and unsatisfactory accuracy. On the basis of these challenges, we put forward here a battery of solving pathways. First, the straight DNA probes are anchored onto the vertexes of dual DNA tetrahedrons, and thus the enzyme resistance of the whole sensing system is observably enhanced. A metal-organic framework (ZIF-8 nanoparticle), which can be effectively dissociated into a weakly acidic environment, then is employed as an additional delivery vehicle to encapsulate such a DNA tetrahedron sustained biosensor and finally bring about a more efficient endocytosis. Last, a kind of photocleavage-linker triggered photoresponsive manner is incorporated to achieve an exceptional precise target identification, by which the biosensor can only be initiated under the irradiation of an externally mild 365 nm ultraviolet light source. In accordance with the above efforts, worthy assay performance toward microRNA-196a has given rise to this newly constructed biosensor, whose sensitivity is down to 2.7 pM and also able to distinguish single-base variation. Beyond that, the amplifier can work as a powerful imaging toolbox to accurately determine the targets in living cells, providing a promising intracellular sensing platform.
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- Jia-Ling Gao
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
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Wu Y, Fu C, Shi W, Chen J. Recent advances in catalytic hairpin assembly signal amplification-based sensing strategies for microRNA detection. Talanta 2021; 235:122735. [PMID: 34517602 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Accumulative evidences have indicated that abnormal expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) is closely associated with many health disorders, making them be regarded as potentialbiomarkers for early clinical diagnosis. Therefore, it is extremely necessary to develop a highly sensitive, specific and reliable approach for miRNA analysis. Catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) signal amplification is an enzyme-free toehold-mediated strand displacement method, exhibiting significant potential in improving the sensitivity of miRNA detection strategies. In this review, we first describe the potential of miRNAs as disease biomarkers and therapeutics, and summarize the latest advances in CHA signal amplification-based sensing strategies for miRNA monitoring. We describe the characteristics and mechanism of CHA signal amplification and classify the CHA-based miRNA sensing strategies into several categories based on the "signal conversion substance", including fluorophores, enzymes, nanomaterials, and nucleotide sequences. Sensing performance, limit of detection, merits and disadvantages of these miRNA sensing strategies are discussed. Moreover, the current challenges and prospects are also presented.
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- Yan Wu
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing, 408100, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing, 408100, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing, 408100, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing, 408100, China.
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Rocca M, Dufresne M, Salva M, Niemeyer CM, Delamarche E. Microscale Interfacial Polymerization on a Chip. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Marco Rocca
- IBM Research Europe—Zurich Säumerstrasse 4 CH-8803 Rüschlikon Zurich Switzerland
- Institute of Biological Interfaces (IBG1) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- IBM Research Europe—Zurich Säumerstrasse 4 CH-8803 Rüschlikon Zurich Switzerland
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- IBM Research Europe—Zurich Säumerstrasse 4 CH-8803 Rüschlikon Zurich Switzerland
- Institute of Biological Interfaces (IBG1) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Biological Interfaces (IBG1) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- IBM Research Europe—Zurich Säumerstrasse 4 CH-8803 Rüschlikon Zurich Switzerland
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Rocca M, Dufresne M, Salva M, Niemeyer CM, Delamarche E. Microscale Interfacial Polymerization on a Chip. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:24064-24069. [PMID: 34460136 PMCID: PMC8597160 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Forming hydrogels with precise geometries is challenging and mostly done using photopolymerization, which involves toxic chemicals, rinsing steps, solvents, and bulky optical equipment. Here, we introduce a new method for in situ formation of hydrogels with a well‐defined geometry in a sealed microfluidic chip by interfacial polymerization. The geometry of the hydrogel is programmed by microfluidic design using capillary pinning structures and bringing into contact solutions containing hydrogel precursors from vicinal channels. The characteristics of the hydrogel (mesh size, molecular weight cut‐off) can be readily adjusted. This method is compatible with capillary‐driven microfluidics, fast, uses small volumes of reagents and samples, and does not require specific laboratory equipment. Our approach creates opportunities for filtration, hydrogel functionalization, and hydrogel‐based assays, as exemplified by a rapid, compact competitive immunoassay that does not require a rinsing step.
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- Marco Rocca
- IBM Research Europe-Zurich, Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Zurich, Switzerland.,Institute of Biological Interfaces (IBG1), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- IBM Research Europe-Zurich, Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Zurich, Switzerland
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- IBM Research Europe-Zurich, Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Zurich, Switzerland.,Institute of Biological Interfaces (IBG1), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Interfaces (IBG1), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- IBM Research Europe-Zurich, Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Zurich, Switzerland
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Li CC, Chen HY, Luo X, Hu J, Zhang CY. Multicolor fluorescence encoding of different microRNAs in lung cancer tissues at the single-molecule level. Chem Sci 2021; 12:12407-12418. [PMID: 34603671 PMCID: PMC8482311 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc02982g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The simultaneous detection of multiple microRNAs (miRNAs) will facilitate early clinical diagnosis. Herein, we demonstrate the integration of multicolor fluorophore-encoded cascade signal amplification with single-molecule detection for simultaneous measurement of different miRNAs in lung cancer tissues. This assay involves two linear templates and two circular templates without the requirement of any fluorescent-labeled probes. The binding of target miRNAs to their corresponding linear templates initiates the cyclic strand displacement amplification, generating many triggers which can specifically hybridize with the corresponding biotin-labeled AP probes to initiate the apurinic/apyrimidic endonuclease 1-assisted cyclic cleavage reaction for the production of more biotin-labeled primers for each miRNA. The resultant two primers can react with their corresponding circular templates to initiate rolling circle amplification which enables the incorporation of Cy5-dCTP/Cy3-dGTP nucleotides, resulting in the simultaneous production of abundant biotin-/multiple Cy5/Cy3-labeled DNA products. After magnetic separation and exonuclease cleavage, the amplified products release abundant Cy5 and Cy3 fluorescent molecules which can be simply monitored by single-molecule detection, with Cy3 indicating miR-21 and Cy5 indicating miR-155. This assay involves three consecutive amplification reactions, enabling the conversion of extremely low abundant target miRNAs into large numbers of Cy5/Cy3 fluorophore-encoded DNA products which can release abundant fluorescent molecules for the generation of amplified signals. This assay exhibits high sensitivity, good selectivity, and the capability of multiplexed assay. This method can simultaneously quantify miR-155 and miR-21 in living cells and in lung cancer tissues, and it can distinguish the expression of miRNAs between non-small cell lung cancer patients and healthy persons. The accuracy and reliability of the proposed method are further validated by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.
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- Chen-Chen Li
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 China .,Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 China
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Kim J, Shim JS, Han BH, Kim HJ, Park J, Cho IJ, Kang SG, Kang JY, Bong KW, Choi N. Hydrogel-based hybridization chain reaction (HCR) for detection of urinary exosomal miRNAs as a diagnostic tool of prostate cancer. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 192:113504. [PMID: 34298498 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Although urinary exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) have recently emerged as potential biomarkers, clinical applications are still limited due to their low concentration in small volumes of clinical samples. Therefore, the development of a non-invasive, specific diagnostic tool, along with profiling exosomal miRNA markers from urine, remains a significant challenge. Here, we present hydrogel-based hybridization chain reaction (HCR) for multiplex signal amplification to detect urinary exosomal miRNAs from human clinical samples. We succeeded in identifying small amounts (~amol) of exosomal miRNAs from 600 μL of urine with up to ~35-fold amplification and enhanced detection limits by over an order of magnitude for two miRNA biomarker candidates, hsa-miR-6090 and hsa-miR-3665. Furthermore, we proposed ratiometric analysis without requiring normalization to a reference miRNA and validated the clinical diagnostic potential toward differentiating prostate cancer patients from healthy controls. Our hydrogel-based HCR could serve as a new diagnostic platform for a non-invasive liquid biopsy before burdensome tissue biopsy of various diseases, including prostate cancer screening, complementing the PSA test.
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- Junbeom Kim
- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, South Korea; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, South Korea; School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, South Korea; School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering. Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, South Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, South Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul, 02792, South Korea; School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, South Korea; Yonsei-KIST Convergence Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, South Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul, 02792, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea.
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, South Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul, 02792, South Korea; KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea.
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Soheilmoghaddam F, Rumble M, Cooper-White J. High-Throughput Routes to Biomaterials Discovery. Chem Rev 2021; 121:10792-10864. [PMID: 34213880 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Many existing clinical treatments are limited in their ability to completely restore decreased or lost tissue and organ function, an unenviable situation only further exacerbated by a globally aging population. As a result, the demand for new medical interventions has increased substantially over the past 20 years, with the burgeoning fields of gene therapy, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine showing promise to offer solutions for full repair or replacement of damaged or aging tissues. Success in these fields, however, inherently relies on biomaterials that are engendered with the ability to provide the necessary biological cues mimicking native extracellular matrixes that support cell fate. Accelerating the development of such "directive" biomaterials requires a shift in current design practices toward those that enable rapid synthesis and characterization of polymeric materials and the coupling of these processes with techniques that enable similarly rapid quantification and optimization of the interactions between these new material systems and target cells and tissues. This manuscript reviews recent advances in combinatorial and high-throughput (HT) technologies applied to polymeric biomaterial synthesis, fabrication, and chemical, physical, and biological screening with targeted end-point applications in the fields of gene therapy, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Limitations of, and future opportunities for, the further application of these research tools and methodologies are also discussed.
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- Farhad Soheilmoghaddam
- Tissue Engineering and Microfluidics Laboratory (TEaM), Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), University Of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia 4072.,School of Chemical Engineering, University Of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia 4072
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- Tissue Engineering and Microfluidics Laboratory (TEaM), Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), University Of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia 4072.,School of Chemical Engineering, University Of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia 4072
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- Tissue Engineering and Microfluidics Laboratory (TEaM), Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), University Of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia 4072.,School of Chemical Engineering, University Of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia 4072
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Enhanced electrochemiluminescence ratiometric cytosensing based on surface plasmon resonance of Au nanoparticles and nanosucculent films. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 189:113367. [PMID: 34091285 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ramos cells are human Burkitt's lymphoma cells, which are a kind of cancer cells to facilitate the monitoring of the relevant biological processes of cancers. Sensitive and accurate detection of Ramos cells using emerging ratiometric ECL biosensing technology shows increasing importance, however, the target analytes of current ratiometric ECL biosensors are mainly limited to DNA/RNA or proteins. In this study, we proposed a dual-potential ratiometric sensing strategy for the electrochemiluminescence detection of Ramos cells based on two types of electrochemiluminescence (ECL)-responding molecular. Au nanosucculent films (AuNFs) were electrodeposited on the fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) electrode to increase the effective area of the electrode for more efficient assembly of DNA and effectively improving the conductivity of the sensing interfaces. In the presence of Ramos cells, aptamers capped with Au@luminol would conjugate with Ramos cells and then remove from AuNFs, accompanying the decrease of ECL signal from Au@luminol. Then, Au-DNA was captured and alternately hybridized with DNA-modified CdS nanocrystals (NCs) on the surface of AuNFs with the formation of a super reticulate structure. The reticulate structure not only raised another identified ECL signal from CdS NCs but also greatly promoted its ECL intensity from the surface plasmon resonance originating from Au NPs. The value of log (ECLCdS/ECLluminol) and the logarithm of the number of cells exhibit considerable linear relation ranging from 80 to 8 × 105 cells mL-1 with a low detection limit of 20 cells mL-1 (S/N = 3). The selectivity and specificity of this dual-potential ECL sensor showed good performance and indicated considerable promise in avoiding false-positive results in detection.
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Salva ML, Rocca M, Niemeyer CM, Delamarche E. Methods for immobilizing receptors in microfluidic devices: A review. MICRO AND NANO ENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mne.2021.100085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A CRISPR/Cas13a-powered catalytic electrochemical biosensor for successive and highly sensitive RNA diagnostics. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 178:113027. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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FENG QM, QIN L, ZHANG P, LI D, LIU MK, WANG P. Ratiometric Electrochemical Detection of MicroRNA Based on Construction of A Hierarchical C@SnS2 Nanoflower Sensing Interface. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2040(21)60087-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gao PF, Lei G, Huang CZ. Dark-Field Microscopy: Recent Advances in Accurate Analysis and Emerging Applications. Anal Chem 2021; 93:4707-4726. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Peng Fei Gao
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Jet T, Gines G, Rondelez Y, Taly V. Advances in multiplexed techniques for the detection and quantification of microRNAs. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:4141-4161. [PMID: 33538706 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00609b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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MicroRNA detection is currently a crucial analytical chemistry challenge: almost 2000 papers were referenced in PubMed in 2018 and 2019 for the keywords "miRNA detection method". MicroRNAs are potential biomarkers for multiple diseases including cancers, neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. Since miRNAs are stably released in bodily fluids, they are of prime interest for the development of non-invasive diagnosis methods, such as liquid biopsies. Their detection is however challenging, as high levels of sensitivity, specificity and robustness are required. The analysis also needs to be quantitative, since the aim is to detect miRNA concentration changes. Moreover, a high multiplexing capability is also of crucial importance, since the clinical potential of miRNAs probably lays in our ability to perform parallel mapping of multiple miRNA concentrations and recognize typical disease signature from this profile. A plethora of biochemical innovative detection methods have been reported recently and some of them provide new solutions to the problem of sensitive multiplex detection. In this review, we propose to analyze in particular the new developments in multiplexed approaches to miRNA detection. The main aspects of these methods (including sensitivity and specificity) will be analyzed, with a particular focus on the demonstrated multiplexing capability and potential of each of these methods.
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- Thomas Jet
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, CNRS SNC5096, Equipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, F-75006 Paris, France.
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Zhuang J, Huo Q, Yang F, Xie N. Perspectives on the Role of Histone Modification in Breast Cancer Progression and the Advanced Technological Tools to Study Epigenetic Determinants of Metastasis. Front Genet 2020; 11:603552. [PMID: 33193750 PMCID: PMC7658393 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.603552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Metastasis is a complex process that involved in various genetic and epigenetic alterations during the progression of breast cancer. Recent evidences have indicated that the mutation in the genome sequence may not be the key factor for increasing metastatic potential. Epigenetic changes were revealed to be important for metastatic phenotypes transition with the development in understanding the epigenetic basis of breast cancer. Herein, we aim to present the potential epigenetic drivers that induce dysregulation of genes related to breast tumor growth and metastasis, with a particular focus on histone modification including histone acetylation and methylation. The pervasive role of major histone modification enzymes in cancer metastasis such as histone acetyltransferases (HAT), histone deacetylases (HDACs), DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), and so on are demonstrated and further discussed. In addition, we summarize the recent advances of next-generation sequencing technologies and microfluidic-based devices for enhancing the study of epigenomic landscapes of breast cancer. This feature also introduces several important biotechnologists for identifying robust epigenetic biomarkers and enabling the translation of epigenetic analyses to the clinic. In summary, a comprehensive understanding of epigenetic determinants in metastasis will offer new insights of breast cancer progression and can be achieved in the near future with the development of innovative epigenomic mapping tools.
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- Jialang Zhuang
- Biobank, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Biobank, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Biobank, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Biobank, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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Juthani N, Doyle PS. A platform for multiplexed colorimetric microRNA detection using shape-encoded hydrogel particles. Analyst 2020; 145:5134-5140. [PMID: 32567641 PMCID: PMC7392806 DOI: 10.1039/d0an00938e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We report a platform utilizing a reporter enzyme, which produces a chromogenic indigo precipitate that preferentially localizes within a hydrogel microparticle. The 3D network of the hydrogel maintains the rapid target binding kinetics found in solution, while multiplexed target detection is achieved through shape-encoding of the particles. Moreover, the precipitate-laden hydrogels can be imaged with a simple phone camera setup. We used this system to detect microRNA (miRNA) down to 0.22 fmol. We then showed the compatibility of this system with real samples by performing multiplexed miRNA measurements from total RNA from matched colon cancer and normal adjacent tissue.
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- Nidhi Juthani
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
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