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Tian S, Zheng J, Ji X, Zhou F, He Z. Construction of a DNA walker nanomachine aptasensor for simultaneous detection of dual-cancer biomarkers. Analyst 2024. [PMID: 39119745 DOI: 10.1039/d4an00865k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
Abstract
While it is recognized that early diagnosis of cancer-related biomarkers can become an effective avenue for timely treatment and successfully improve patient survival, it remains challenging to get accurate inspection results. Currently, most reported cancer biomarker sensing methods are focused on the quantitative detection of a single type of biomarker, which makes accurate medical diagnostics difficult. In this work, we constructed a DNA walker nanomachine aptasensor based on gold nanoparticles for the simultaneous sensing of dual cancer biomarkers. The aptamers, labelled with a fluorophore, hybridized with complementary strands on the gold nanoparticle surface, serve as a walking track. Target analytes bind to their specific aptamers, leading to the dissociation of the unstable double-strand spherical nucleic acid. Exonuclease I (Exo I) selectively digested the aptamers bound with the target analytes, then the released targets go back to the next apamers on the gold nanopareticles surface for walking. The use of spherical nucleic acid probes improved the sensitivity of analyte detection. Exo I provided a driving power for target recycling and considerably improved the sensitivity of the aptasensor as well. The DNA walker nanomachine aptasensor was successfully applied for the detection of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in the range of 0.167 to 3.34 ng mL-1, and mucin-1 (MUC-1) in the same range. Moreover, we used the two aptamers to construct the DNA walker nanomachine and achieved the simultaneous detection of CEA and MUC-1, thus having great potential for biomolecular logic gate construction and early disease diagnosis.
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- Songbai Tian
- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Hubei Province Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 430071 Wuhan, China.
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, 442000 Shiyan, China
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- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Hubei Province Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 430071 Wuhan, China.
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Hubei Province Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 430071 Wuhan, China.
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- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Hubei Province Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 430071 Wuhan, China.
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, P. R. China
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Wu L, Yuan R, Wen T, Qin Y, Wang Y, Luo X, Liu JW. Recent advances in functional nucleic acid decorated nanomaterials for cancer imaging and therapy. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 174:116546. [PMID: 38603885 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116546] [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: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Nanomaterials possess unusual physicochemical properties including unique optical, magnetic, electronic properties, and large surface-to-volume ratio. However, nanomaterials face some challenges when they were applied in the field of biomedicine. For example, some nanomaterials suffer from the limitations such as poor selectivity and biocompatibility, low stability, and solubility. To address the above-mentioned obstacles, functional nucleic acid has been widely served as a powerful and versatile ligand for modifying nanomaterials because of their unique characteristics, such as ease of modification, excellent biocompatibility, high stability, predictable intermolecular interaction and recognition ability. The functionally integrating functional nucleic acid with nanomaterials has produced various kinds of nanocomposites and recent advances in applications of functional nucleic acid decorated nanomaterials for cancer imaging and therapy were summarized in this review. Further, we offer an insight into the future challenges and perspectives of functional nucleic acid decorated nanomaterials.
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- Liu Wu
- Key Laboratory of Longevity and Aging-related Diseases of Chinese Ministry of Education, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Longevity and Aging-related Diseases of Chinese Ministry of Education, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Longevity and Aging-related Diseases of Chinese Ministry of Education, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.
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- Department of Experimental Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Longevity and Aging-related Diseases of Chinese Ministry of Education, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
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Anil A, Chaskar J, Pawar AB, Tiwari A, Chaskar AC. Recent advances in DNA-based probes for photoacoustic imaging. J Biotechnol 2024; 382:8-20. [PMID: 38211667 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2023.12.019] [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: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Photoacoustic imaging(PAI) is a widely developing imaging modality that has seen tremendous evolvement in the last decade. PAI has gained the upper hand in the imaging field as it takes advantage of optical absorption and ultrasound detection that imparts higher resolution, rich contrast and elevated penetration depth. Unlike other imaging techniques, PAI does not use ionising radiation and is a better, cost-effective and healthier alternative to other imaging techniques. It offers greater specificity than conventional ultrasound imaging with the ability to detect haemoglobin, lipids, water and other light-absorbing chromophores. These properties of PAI have led to its extended applications in the biomedical field in the treatment of diseases such as cancer. This paper reviews how DNA probes have been used in PAI, the various techniques by which it has been modified, and their role in the process. We also focus on different nanocomposites containing DNA having PAI and photothermal therapy(PTT) properties for detection, diagnosis and therapy, its constituents and the role of DNA in it.
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- Anusri Anil
- National Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai, Kalina, Mumbai 400098, India
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- National Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai, Kalina, Mumbai 400098, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Yashwantrao Mohite College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Pune 411038, India
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- National Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai, Kalina, Mumbai 400098, India.
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- National Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai, Kalina, Mumbai 400098, India; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.
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Cooke DJ, Maier EY, King TL, Lin H, Hendrichs S, Lee S, Mafy NN, Scott KM, Lu Y, Que EL. Dual Nanoparticle Conjugates for Highly Sensitive and Versatile Sensing Using 19 F Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202312322. [PMID: 38016929 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Fluorine magnetic resonance imaging (19 F MRI) has emerged as an attractive alternative to conventional 1 H MRI due to enhanced specificity deriving from negligible background signal in this modality. We report a dual nanoparticle conjugate (DNC) platform as an aptamer-based sensor for use in 19 F MRI. DNC consists of core-shell nanoparticles with a liquid perfluorocarbon core and a mesoporous silica shell (19 F-MSNs), which give a robust 19 F MR signal, and superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) as magnetic quenchers. Due to the strong magnetic quenching effects of SPIONs, this platform is uniquely sensitive and functions with a low concentration of SPIONs (4 equivalents) relative to 19 F-MSNs. The probe functions as a "turn-on" sensor using target-induced dissociation of DNA aptamers. The thrombin binding aptamer was incorporated as a proof-of-concept (DNCThr ), and we demonstrate a significant increase in 19 F MR signal intensity when DNCThr is incubated with human α-thrombin. This proof-of-concept probe is highly versatile and can be adapted to sense ATP and kanamycin as well. Importantly, DNCThr generates a robust 19 F MRI "hot-spot" signal in response to thrombin in live mice, establishing this platform as a practical, versatile, and biologically relevant molecular imaging probe.
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- Daniel J Cooke
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
- Departments of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Chamorro A, Rossetti M, Bagheri N, Porchetta A. Rationally Designed DNA-Based Scaffolds and Switching Probes for Protein Sensing. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 187:71-106. [PMID: 38273204 DOI: 10.1007/10_2023_235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
Abstract
The detection of a protein analyte and use of this type of information for disease diagnosis and physiological monitoring requires methods with high sensitivity and specificity that have to be also easy to use, rapid and, ideally, single step. In the last 10 years, a number of DNA-based sensing methods and sensors have been developed in order to achieve quantitative readout of protein biomarkers. Inspired by the speed, specificity, and versatility of naturally occurring chemosensors based on structure-switching biomolecules, significant efforts have been done to reproduce these mechanisms into the fabrication of artificial biosensors for protein detection. As an alternative, in scaffold DNA biosensors, different recognition elements (e.g., peptides, proteins, small molecules, and antibodies) can be conjugated to the DNA scaffold with high accuracy and precision in order to specifically interact with the target protein with high affinity and specificity. They have several advantages and potential, especially because the transduction signal can be drastically enhanced. Our aim here is to provide an overview of the best examples of structure switching-based and scaffold DNA sensors, as well as to introduce the reader to the rational design of innovative sensing mechanisms and strategies based on programmable functional DNA systems for protein detection.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Dunn B, Hanafi M, Hummel J, Cressman JR, Veneziano R, Chitnis PV. NIR-II Nanoprobes: A Review of Components-Based Approaches to Next-Generation Bioimaging Probes. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:954. [PMID: 37627839 PMCID: PMC10451329 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10080954] [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: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging techniques offer valuable insights into cell- and tissue-level processes. However, these optical imaging modalities are limited by scattering and absorption in tissue, resulting in the low-depth penetration of imaging. Contrast-enhanced imaging in the near-infrared window improves imaging penetration by taking advantage of reduced autofluorescence and scattering effects. Current contrast agents for fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging face several limitations from photostability and targeting specificity, highlighting the need for a novel imaging probe development. This review covers a broad range of near-infrared fluorescent and photoacoustic contrast agents, including organic dyes, polymers, and metallic nanostructures, focusing on their optical properties and applications in cellular and animal imaging. Similarly, we explore encapsulation and functionalization technologies toward building targeted, nanoscale imaging probes. Bioimaging applications such as angiography, tumor imaging, and the tracking of specific cell types are discussed. This review sheds light on recent advancements in fluorescent and photoacoustic nanoprobes in the near-infrared window. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers working in fields of biomedical imaging and nanotechnology, facilitating the development of innovative nanoprobes for improved diagnostic approaches in preclinical healthcare.
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- Bryce Dunn
- Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA (R.V.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA (R.V.)
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- Department of Physics, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
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- Department of Physics, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA (R.V.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA (R.V.)
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Li W, Zhang P, Liu C, Xu Y, Gan Z, Kang L, Hou Y. Oncogene-targeting nanoprobes for early imaging detection of tumor. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:197. [PMID: 37340418 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-01943-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023] Open
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Malignant tumors have been one of the major reasons for deaths worldwide. Timely and accurate diagnosis as well as effective intervention of tumors play an essential role in the survival of patients. Genomic instability is the important foundation and feature of cancer, hence, in vivo oncogene imaging based on novel probes provides a valuable tool for the diagnosis of cancer at early-stage. However, the in vivo oncogene imaging is confronted with great challenge, due to the extremely low copies of oncogene in tumor cells. By combining with various novel activatable probes, the molecular imaging technologies provide a feasible approach to visualize oncogene in situ, and realize accurate treatment of tumor. This review aims to declare the design of nanoprobes responded to tumor associated DNA or RNA, and summarize their applications in detection and bioimaging for tumors. The significant challenges and prospective of oncogene-targeting nanoprobes towards tumors diagnosis are revealed as well.
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- Wenyue Li
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 10029, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 10029, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 10029, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 10029, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 10029, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 10029, China.
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Lee M, Landers K, Chan J. Activity-Based Photoacoustic Probes for Detection of Disease Biomarkers beyond Oncology. ACS BIO & MED CHEM AU 2023; 3:223-232. [PMID: 37363076 PMCID: PMC10288495 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.3c00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
The earliest activity-based photoacoustic (PA) probes were developed as diagnostic agents for cancer. Since this seminal work over a decade ago that specifically targeted matrix metalloproteinase-2, PA instrumentation, dye platforms, and probe designs have advanced considerably, allowing for the detection of an impressive list of cancer types. However, beyond imaging for oncology purposes, the ability to selectively visualize a given disease biomarker, which can range from aberrant enzymatic activity to the overproduction of reactive small molecules, is also being exploited to study a myriad of noncancerous disease states. In this review, we have assembled a collection of recent papers to highlight the design principles that enable activity-based sensing via PA imaging with respect to biomarker identification and strategies to trigger probe activation under specific conditions.
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Qin L, Lou F, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Liu S, Hun X. CRISPR/Cas12a Coupled with Enzyme-DNA Molecular Switch Photoelectrochemical Assay for HIV Nucleic Acid. Microchem J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2023.108713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Liu L, Xiong M, Rong Q, Zhang M, Zhang X. Nucleic acid sensors in vivo: challenges and opportunities. VIEW 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/viw.20220064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Pan Z, Zhu H, Zhang Y, Liao Q, Sun Y, Wu E, Wang Y, Shi K, Zhang Y, Chen L, Ye M, Wu W. Development of Uveal Melanoma-Specific Aptamer for Potential Biomarker Discovery and Targeted Drug Delivery. Anal Chem 2023; 95:5095-5108. [PMID: 36812415 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
Abstract
Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. However, challenges in early diagnosis, high risk of liver metastasis, and lack of effective targeted therapy lead to poor prognosis and high mortality of UM. Therefore, generating an effective molecular tool for UM diagnosis and targeted treatment is of great significance. In this study, a UM-specific DNA aptamer, PZ-1, was successfully developed, which could specifically distinguish molecular differences between UM cells and noncancerous cells with nanomolar-range affinity and presented excellent recognition ability for UM in vivo and clinical UM tissues. Subsequently, the binding target of PZ-1 on UM cells was identified as JUP (junction plakoglobin) protein, which held great potential as a biomarker and therapeutic target for UM. Meanwhile, the strong stability and internalization capacity of PZ-1 were also determined, and a UM-specific aptamer-guided "nanoship" was engineered to load and selectively release doxorubicin (Dox) to targeted UM cells, with lower toxicity to nontumor cells. Taken together, the UM-specific aptamer PZ-1 could serve as a molecular tool to discover the potential biomarker for UM and to achieve the targeted therapy of UM.
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- Zhaoqi Pan
- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- The second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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Wang S, Luo Y, Wen C, Zhao S, Zhang L. An autocatalytically-activatable hydrogen peroxide photoacoustic sensor for in situ visualization precise diagnosis and drug intervention tracing in diabetes syndrome. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 222:114964. [PMID: 36493721 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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In situ visualization for the diagnosis of diabetic syndrome and visual monitoring the response to drug treatment is a challenge. Herein, we designed and prepared an autocatalytically-activatable hydrogen peroxide photoacoustic (PA) sensor. We first prepared the FeMoOx nanoparticle with catalase activity, then combined it to 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothi-azoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) and distearoylphos-phoethanola-mine-polyethylene-glycol (DSPE-PEG) to construct a autocatalytically-activatable PA sensor (FeMoOx@ABTS@DSPE-PEG). In its presence, ABTS can be converted into oxidized ABTS·+ by H2O2. ABTS·+ exhibits strong light absorption in the near-infrared region, and can serve as an ideal contrast agent for PA imaging. H2O2 as a biomarker of oxidative stress response is closely related to the occurrence and development of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Therefore, FeMoOx@ABTS@DSPE-PEG was used as a PA sensor of H2O2 for visual monitoring of the progression of diabetes-induced liver injury and metformin-mediated treatment of diabetes. The autocatalytically-activatable PA sensor developed in this study provides a promising platform for in situ visual diagnosis of diabetes and its syndrome and monitoring the response to therapy.
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- Shulong Wang
- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China.
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Xu J, Yao L, Zhong X, Hu K, Zhao S, Huang Y. A biodegradable and cofactor self-sufficient aptazyme nanoprobe for amplified imaging of low-abundance protein in living cells. Talanta 2023; 253:123983. [PMID: 36201958 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Despite the progress on the analysis of proteins either in vitro or in vivo, detection and imaging of low-abundance proteins in living cells still remains challenging. Herein, a novel biodegradable and cofactor self-sufficient DNAzyme nanoprobe has been deve-loped for catalytic imaging of protein in living cells with signal amplification capacity. This DNAzyme nanoprobe is constructed by assembling a DNAzyme subunit-containing aptamer hairpin (HP), another DNAzyme subunit strand (DS), and the molecular beacon (MB) substrate strand onto pH-sensitive ZnO@polydopamine nanorods (ZnO@PDA NRs) that work as DNAzyme cofactor suppliers. Such a nanoprobe can facilitate cellular uptake of DNA molecules and protection of them from nuclease degradation as well as release of them in cells by lysosomal acid-triggered dissolution of ZnO@PDA NRs into Zn2+ as DNAzyme cofactor. Upon recognition and binding with the intracellular protein target, the stem of HP is opened, after which the opened HP hybridizes with DS and generates activated DNAzymes. Each activated DNAzyme can catalyze the cleavage of many MB substrates through true enzymatic multiple turnovers, resulting in the separation of the quenched fluorophore/quencher pair labeled in MB and the generation of significantly amplified fluorescence. Using nucleolin (NCL) as a model protein, this nanoprobe enables the analysis of NCL with a detection limit of 1.8 pM, which are at least two orders of magnitude lower than that of non-catalytic imaging probe. Moreover, it could accurately distinguish tumor cells and normal cells by live cell NCL imaging. And the experimental results are also further verified by flow cytometry assays. The developed nanoprobe can be easily extended to detect other biomolecules by the change of their corresponding aptamer sequences, thus providing a promising tool for highly sensitive imaging of low-abundance biomolecules in living cells.
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- Jiayao Xu
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources/Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources/Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources/Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources/Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources/Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources/Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China.
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Fang B, Shen Y, Peng B, Bai H, Wang L, Zhang J, Hu W, Fu L, Zhang W, Li L, Huang W. Small‐Molecule Quenchers for Förster Resonance Energy Transfer: Structure, Mechanism, and Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207188. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Bin Fang
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing School of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University 127 West Youyi Road Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing School of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University 127 West Youyi Road Xi'an 710072 China
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- Teaching and Evaluation Center of Air Force Medical University Xi'an 710032 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies) Xiamen University Xiamen 361005, Fujian China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies) Xiamen University Xiamen 361005, Fujian China
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Kneißle K, Krämer M, Kissmann AK, Xing H, Müller F, Amann V, Noschka R, Gottschalk KE, Bozdogan A, Andersson J, Weil T, Spellerberg B, Stenger S, Rosenau F. A Polyclonal SELEX Aptamer Library Allows Differentiation of Candida albicans, C. auris and C. parapsilosis Cells from Human Dermal Fibroblasts. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8080856. [PMID: 36012844 PMCID: PMC9410195 DOI: 10.3390/jof8080856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Easy and reliable identification of pathogenic species such as yeasts, emerging as problematic microbes originating from the genus Candida, is a task in the management and treatment of infections, especially in hospitals and other healthcare environments. Aptamers are seizing an already indispensable role in different sensing applications as binding entities with almost arbitrarily tunable specificities and optimizable affinities. Here, we describe a polyclonal SELEX library that not only can specifically recognize and fluorescently label Candida cells, but is also capable to differentiate C. albicans, C. auris and C. parapsilosis cells in flow-cytometry, fluorometric microtiter plate assays and fluorescence microscopy from human cells, exemplified here by human dermal fibroblasts. This offers the opportunity to develop diagnostic tools based on this library. Moreover, these specific and robust affinity molecules could also serve in the future as potent binding entities on biomaterials and as constituents of technical devices and will thus open avenues for the development of cost-effective and easily accessible next generations of electronic biosensors in clinical diagnostics and novel materials for the specific removal of pathogenic cells from human bio-samples.
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- Katharina Kneißle
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Correspondence: (A.-K.K.); (F.R.)
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Clinic of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Center for Electrochemical Surface Technology (CEST), Austrian Institute of Technology, 3420 Tulln, Austria
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Biosensor Technologies, Giefinggasse 4, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Biosensor Technologies, Giefinggasse 4, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Clinic of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Clinic of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Correspondence: (A.-K.K.); (F.R.)
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Peng HY, Zhang G, Xu YJ, Sun R, Ge JF. Near-infrared fluorescent probes based on a quinoxaline skeleton for imaging nucleic acids in mitochondria. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:5558-5565. [PMID: 35791887 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01095j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this paper, two cationic probes 1a and 1b and a neutral dye 1c were successfully designed and synthesized according to the Knoevenagel condensation reaction, which combines the good optical properties of hemocyanine and the biocompatibility of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rings based on a quinoxaline skeleton. Probes 1a and 1b showed an OFF-ON fluorescence response to nucleic acids with excellent selectivity. Specifically, the fluorescence intensity of probe 1a was enhanced by 18 and 133 times, respectively, along with the increase of DNA or RNA concentrations (0-600 μg mL-1). Furthermore, a good linear correlation between the fluorescence intensity of probes 1a and 1b and the concentrations of DNA or RNA (0-350 μg mL-1) was obtained. In particular, the maximum emission wavelengths of probes 1a and 1b reached the near-infrared region (660-664 nm) when DNA or RNA was detected, which might reduce the light damage to cells and facilitate cell experiments. Fluorescence imaging revealed that all three dyes could be localized in the mitochondria of HeLa cells. The difference was that probes 1a and 1b could stain the nucleic acid in the mitochondria, while dye 1c was only a neutral mitochondrial biomarker. The results indicated that probes 1a and 1b are promising in the development of low toxicity mitochondrial nucleic acid probes and are expected to be used in monitoring the normal state of mitochondrial nucleic acids for living cells, which will help improve the situation in that currently reported studies of fluorescent probes are mainly focused on the nucleic acids in the nucleus, but less so on DNA in the mitochondria.
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- Hai-Yan Peng
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren'Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Fang B, Shen Y, Peng B, Bai H, Wang L, Zhang J, Hu W, Fu L, Zhang W, Li L, Huang W. Small Molecule Quenchers for Förster Resonance Energy Transfer: Structure, Mechanism and Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Bin Fang
- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Air Force Medical University Teaching and Evaluation Center CHINA
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- Nanjing Tech University Institute of Advanced Materials 30 South Puzhu Road 210008 Nanjing CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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Yu F, Shao Y, Chai X, Zhao Y, Li L. Spatially Selective Monitoring of Subcellular Enzyme Dynamics in Response to Mitochondria-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203238. [PMID: 35412703 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Tracking spatial and temporal dynamics of bioactive molecules such as enzymes responding to therapeutic treatment is highly important for understanding of the related functions. However, in situ molecular imaging at subcellular level during photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been hampered by the limitations of existing methods. Herein, we present a multifunctional nanoplatform (termed as UR-HAPT) that is able to simultaneously monitor subcellular dynamics of human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) during the near-infrared (NIR) light-mediated PDT. UR-HAPT was constructed by the combination of an upconversion nanoparticle-based PDT design and a mitochondria-targeting strategy with an APE1-responsive DNA reporter. Benefiting from the gain-of-function approach, activatable mitochondrial accumulation of APE1 in response to the oxidative stress was observed during the NIR light-triggered, mitochondria-targeted PDT process. We envision that this nanoplatform can be applicable to screen and evaluate potential enzyme inhibitors to improve the PDT efficacy.
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- Fangzhi Yu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Mou Q, Xue X, Ma Y, Banik M, Garcia V, Guo W, Wang J, Song T, Chen LQ, Lu Y. Efficient delivery of a DNA aptamer-based biosensor into plant cells for glucose sensing through thiol-mediated uptake. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabo0902. [PMID: 35767607 PMCID: PMC9242441 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo0902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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DNA aptamers have been widely used as biosensors for detecting a variety of targets. Despite decades of success, they have not been applied to monitor any targets in plants, even though plants are a major platform for providing oxygen, food, and sustainable products ranging from energy fuels to chemicals, and high-value products such as pharmaceuticals. A major barrier to progress is a lack of efficient methods to deliver DNA into plant cells. We herein report a thiol-mediated uptake method that more efficiently delivers DNA into Arabidopsis and tobacco leaf cells than another state-of-the-art method, DNA nanostructures. Such a method allowed efficient delivery of a glucose DNA aptamer sensor into Arabidopsis for sensing glucose. This demonstration opens a new avenue to apply DNA aptamer sensors for functional studies of various targets, including metabolites, plant hormones, metal ions, and proteins in plants for a better understanding of the biodistribution and regulation of these species and their functions.
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- Quanbing Mou
- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Corresponding author. (Y.L.); (L.-Q.C.)
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
- Corresponding author. (Y.L.); (L.-Q.C.)
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Kissmann AK, Andersson J, Bozdogan A, Amann V, Krämer M, Xing H, Raber HF, Kubiczek DH, Aspermair P, Knoll W, Rosenau F. Polyclonal aptamer libraries as binding entities on a graphene FET based biosensor for the discrimination of apo- and holo-retinol binding protein 4. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2022; 7:770-778. [PMID: 35695183 DOI: 10.1039/d1nh00605c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Oligonucleotide DNA aptamers represent an emergently important class of binding entities towards as different analytes as small molecules or even whole cells. Without requiring the canonical isolation of individual aptamers following the SELEX process, the focused polyclonal libraries prepared by this in vitro evolution and selection can directly be used to label their dedicated targets and to serve as binding molecules on surfaces. Here we report the first instance of a sensor able to discriminate between loaded and unloaded retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), an important biomarker for the prediction of diabetes and kidney disease. The sensor relies on two aptamer libraries tuned such that they discriminate between the protein isoforms, requiring no further sample labelling to detect RBP4 in both states. The evolution, binding properties of the libraries and the functionalization of graphene FET sensor chips are presented as well as the functionality of the resulting biosensor.
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- Ann-Kathrin Kissmann
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Giefinggasse 4, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Giefinggasse 4, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
- CEST Kompetenzzentrum für Elektrochemische Oberflächentechnologie GmbH, Viktor Kaplan Straße 2, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Giefinggasse 4, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Giefinggasse 4, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
- Danube Private University, Steiner Landstraße 124, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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Zhang J, Lan T, Lu Y. Overcoming Major Barriers to Developing Successful Sensors for Practical Applications Using Functional Nucleic Acids. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2022; 15:151-171. [PMID: 35216531 PMCID: PMC9197978 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061020-104216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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For many years, numerous efforts have been focused on the development of sensitive, selective, and practical sensors for environmental monitoring, food safety, and medical diagnostic applications. However, the transition from innovative research to commercial success is relatively sparse. In this review, we identify four scientific barriers and one technical barrier to developing successful sensors for practical applications, including the lack of general methods to (a) generate receptors for a wide range of targets, (b) improve sensor selectivity to overcome interferences, (c) transduce the selective binding to different optical, electrochemical, and other signals, and (d) tune dynamic range to match thresholds of detection required for different targets; and the costly development of a new device. We then summarize solutions to overcome these barriers using sensors based on functional nucleic acids that include DNAzymes, aptamers, and aptazymes and how these sensors are coupled to widely available measurement devices to expand their capabilities and lower the barrier for their practical applications in the field and point-of-care settings.
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- JingJing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, China;
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- GlucoSentient, Inc., Champaign, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA;
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Yang Q, Chang X, Lee JY, Olivera TR, Saji M, Wisniewski H, Kim S, Zhang F. Recent Advances in Self-Assembled DNA Nanostructures for Bioimaging. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:4652-4667. [PMID: 35559619 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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DNA nanotechnology has been proven to be a powerful platform to assist the development of imaging probes for biomedical research. The attractive features of DNA nanostructures, such as nanometer precision, controllable size, programmable functions, and biocompatibility, have enabled researchers to design and customize DNA nanoprobes for bioimaging applications. However, DNA probes with low molecular weights (e.g., 10-100 nt) generally suffer from low stability in physiological buffer environments. To improve the stability of DNA nanoprobes in such environments, DNA nanostructures can be designed with relatively larger sizes and defined shapes. In addition, the established modification methods for DNA nanostructures are also essential in enhancing their properties and performances in a physiological environment. In this review, we begin with a brief recap of the development of DNA nanostructures including DNA tiles, DNA origami, and multifunctional DNA nanostructures with modifications. Then we highlight the recent advances of DNA nanostructures for bioimaging, emphasizing the latest developments in probe modifications and DNA-PAINT imaging. Multiple imaging modules for intracellular biomolecular imaging and cell membrane biomarkers recognition are also summarized. In the end, we discuss the advantages and challenges of applying DNA nanostructures in bioimaging research and speculate on its future developments.
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- Qi Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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Li Z, Feng X, Hu W, Li L. An activatable DNA nanodevice for correlated imaging of apoptosis-related dual proteins. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:6465-6470. [PMID: 35416226 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00537a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Apoptosis plays an important role in the life cycle of multicellular organisms. The development of techniques for sensitive monitoring of apoptosis-related key molecules can be used to assess not only disease progression but also its therapeutic interventions. However, there is still a lack of an imaging probe amenable for simultaneously detecting multiple biomarkers during drug-induced apoptosis. Herein, a novel activatable DNA nanodevice was designed to image apoptosis-related dual proteins in real time. The turn-on and specific recognition properties of our probe allow the spatially selective detection of apoptotic-related marker cytochrome c and apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 in living cells. We demonstrated that the DNA nanodevice has the ability to monitor apoptosis and evaluate the efficacy of apoptosis-related drugs, which potentially can be used as a tool to evaluate the molecular mechanism of apoptosis regulation or to screen apoptotic drugs.
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- Zhixiang Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin 300072, China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin 300072, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.
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Yu F, Shao Y, Chai X, Zhao Y, Li L. Spatially Selective Monitoring of Subcellular Enzyme Dynamics in Response to Mitochondria‐Targeted Photodynamic Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203238] [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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- Fangzhi Yu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Liu Y, Teng L, Yin B, Meng H, Yin X, Huan S, Song G, Zhang XB. Chemical Design of Activatable Photoacoustic Probes for Precise Biomedical Applications. Chem Rev 2022; 122:6850-6918. [PMID: 35234464 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Photoacoustic (PA) imaging technology, a three-dimensional hybrid imaging modality that integrates the advantage of optical and acoustic imaging, has great application prospects in molecular imaging due to its high imaging depth and resolution. To endow PA imaging with the ability for real-time molecular visualization and precise biomedical diagnosis, numerous activatable molecular PA probes which can specifically alter their PA intensities upon reacting with the targets or biological events of interest have been developed. This review highlights the recent developments of activatable PA probes for precise biomedical applications including molecular detection of the biotargets and imaging of the biological events. First, the generation mechanism of PA signals will be given, followed by a brief introduction to contrast agents used for PA probe design. Then we will particularly summarize the general design principles for the alteration of PA signals and activatable strategies for developing precise PA probes. Furthermore, we will give a detailed discussion of activatable PA probes in molecular detection and biomedical imaging applications in living systems. At last, the current challenges and outlooks of future PA probes will be discussed. We hope that this review will stimulate new ideas to explore the potentials of activatable PA probes for precise biomedical applications in the future.
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- Yongchao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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Zhu L, Zhong Y, Wu S, Yan M, Cao Y, Mu N, Wang G, Sun D, Wu W. Cell membrane camouflaged biomimetic nanoparticles: Focusing on tumor theranostics. Mater Today Bio 2022; 14:100228. [PMID: 35265826 PMCID: PMC8898969 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Guo J, Shen R, Shen X, Zeng B, Yang N, Liang H, Yang Y, Yuan Q. Construction of high stability indium gallium zinc oxide transistor biosensors for reliable detection of bladder cancer-associated microRNA. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wang S, Zhang L, Luo Y, Bai Y, Huang Y, Zhao S. A Circular Dichroism and Photoacoustic Dual-Mode Probe for Detection In Vitro and Imaging In Vivo of Hydroxyl Radicals. Anal Chem 2022; 94:2453-2464. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Shulong Wang
- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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Ma K, Li X, Xu B, Tian W. Label-free bioassay with graphene oxide-based fluorescent aptasensors: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1188:338859. [PMID: 34794573 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bioassays using a fluorophore and DNA aptamer have been extensively developed due to the ultrasensitivity of fluorophores and recognition ability of DNA aptamers. Conventional fluorescent aptamer-based sensors (aptasensors) require chemical labeling between the fluorophore and aptamer and is technologically impracical for various sensing and assay applications. A simple "mix and go" strategy has been introduced that uses label-free technology as a platform for sensor development. The biosensors comprise a fluorophore, a ssDNA aptamer, and eco-friendly graphene oxide (GO). In the absence of the sensor target, GO quenches the fluorescence of the fluorophore and single-strand DNA aptamer complex. When the target is added, the DNA aptamer conformationally turns into a duplex, G-quadruplexe, or other secondary structure. This structure change leads to release of GO by the fluorophore-aptamer-target complex, generating dramatic fluorescence recovery and amplification. With this sensing method, the DNA aptamer does not need to be chemically labeled. Therefore, flexible fluorophore indicators and ssDNA aptamers can be used in this label-free aptasensing strategy. In this review, we discuss various unlabeled fluorophores, including synthetic small molecular fluorophores and genetically encoded fluorescent proteins, as indicators for generating GO-based fluorescent DNA aptasensors for label-free bioassay.
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- Ke Ma
- Center of AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, PR China
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- Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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Chai X, Fan Z, Yu MM, Zhao J, Li L. A Redox-Activatable DNA Nanodevice for Spatially-Selective, AND-Gated Imaging of ATP and Glutathione in Mitochondria. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:10047-10053. [PMID: 34807619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Design of biosensors capable of imaging ATP and glutathione (GSH) in mitochondria remains a challenge, despite their importance in elucidating their correlated pathophysiological events. Here, we report a new strategy that uses redox-activatable aptamer sensor design combined with nanoparticle-based targeting capability to achieve spatially controlled, AND-gated imaging of ATP and GSH in mitochondria. The DNA nanodevice was designed by the controlled assembly of the redox-responsive ATP aptamer probe on the nanoparticles and further decorated with mitochondria-targeting signals. We demonstrate that the system allows for mitochondria-specific, correlated imaging of ATP and GSH in living cells and in vivo. Furthermore, because the system can be lighted up only when meeting the "dual keys" (overexpressed ATP and GSH in mitochondria) simultaneously, the DNA nanodevice enables specific imaging of tumors in vivo with improved tumor-to-normal tissue ratio. This work illustrates the potential of the DNA nanodevices in the imaging of mitochondrial multivariate targets.
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- Xin Chai
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Wang M, Li L, Zhang L, Zhao J, Jiang Z, Wang W. Peptide-Derived Biosensors and Their Applications in Tumor Immunology-Related Detection. Anal Chem 2021; 94:431-441. [PMID: 34846861 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Small-molecular targeting peptides possess features of biocompatibility, affinity, and specificity, which is widely applied in molecular recognition and detection. Moreover, peptides can be developed into highly ordered supramolecular assemblies with boosting binding affinities, diverse functions, and enhanced stabilities suitable for biosensors construction. In this Review, we summarize recent progress of peptide-based biosensors for precise detection, especially on tumor-related analysis, as well as further provide a brief overview of the progress in tumor immune-related detection. Also, we are looking forward to the prospective future of peptide-based biosensors.
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- Minxuan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electro-photonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electro-photonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electro-photonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electro-photonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electro-photonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electro-photonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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New Hyperbranched Polysiloxanes Made by Thiol‐yne Click Reaction: Lanthanide Complexation and Applications in Bioimaging. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ma Y, Mou Q, Yan P, Yang Z, Xiong Y, Yan D, Zhang C, Zhu X, Lu Y. A highly sensitive and selective fluoride sensor based on a riboswitch-regulated transcription coupled with CRISPR-Cas13a tandem reaction. Chem Sci 2021; 12:11740-11747. [PMID: 34659710 PMCID: PMC8442723 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03508h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Nucleic acid sensors have realized much success in detecting positively charged and neutral molecules, but have rarely been applied for measuring negatively charged molecules, such as fluoride, even though an effective sensor is needed to promote dental health while preventing osteofluorosis and other diseases. To address this issue, we herein report a quantitative fluoride sensor with a portable fluorometer readout based on fluoride riboswitch-regulated transcription coupled with CRISPR-Cas13-based signal amplification. This tandem sensor utilizes the fluoride riboswitch to regulate in vitro transcription and generate full-length transcribed RNA that can be recognized by CRISPR-Cas13a, triggering the collateral cleavage of the fluorophore-quencher labeled RNA probe and generating a fluorescence signal output. This tandem sensor can quantitatively detect fluoride at ambient temperature in aqueous solution with high sensitivity (limit of detection (LOD) ≈ 1.7 μM), high selectivity against other common anions, a wide dynamic range (0-800 μM) and a short sample-to-answer time (30 min). This work expands the application of nucleic acid sensors to negatively charged targets and demonstrates their potential for the on-site and real-time detection of fluoride in environmental monitoring and point-of-care diagnostics.
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- Yuan Ma
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana Illinois 61801 USA
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana Illinois 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana Illinois 61801 USA
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University 710049 Xi'an PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana Illinois 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana Illinois 61801 USA
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana Illinois 61801 USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana Illinois 61801 USA
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Xiang Z, Zhao J, Yi D, Di Z, Li L. Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA)‐Guided Peptide Engineering of an Aptamer Sensor for Protease‐Triggered Molecular Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Zhichu Xiang
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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This article provides a comprehensive review of biosensing with DNAzymes, providing an overview of different sensing applications while highlighting major progress and seminal contributions to the field of portable biosensor devices and point-of-care diagnostics. Specifically, the field of functional nucleic acids is introduced, with a specific focus on DNAzymes. The incorporation of DNAzymes into bioassays is then described, followed by a detailed overview of recent advances in the development of in vivo sensing platforms and portable sensors incorporating DNAzymes for molecular recognition. Finally, a critical perspective on the field, and a summary of where DNAzyme-based devices may make the biggest impact are provided.
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- Erin M McConnell
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada.
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Borum RM, Moore C, Chan SK, Steinmetz NF, Jokerst JV. A Photoacoustic Contrast Agent for miR-21 via NIR Fluorescent Hybridization Chain Reaction. Bioconjug Chem 2021; 33:1080-1092. [PMID: 34406744 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Nucleic acids are well-established biomarkers of cancer with immense value in diagnostics and basic research. However, strategies to monitor these species in tissue can be challenging due to the need for amplification of imaging signal from low analyte concentrations with high specificity. Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is gaining traction for molecular imaging of proteins, small biomolecules, and nucleic acids by coupling pulsed near-infrared (NIR) excitation with broadband acoustic detection. This work introduces a PA nucleic acid contrast agent that harnesses NIR fluorophore and quencher-tagged hybridization chain reaction (HCR) for signal amplification. This HCR probe was designed to enable contact quenching between NIR dye-quencher pairs by coercing their direct alignment when miR-21, a microRNA cancer biomarker, is detected. The probe demonstrated a ratiometric PA limit of detection of 148 pM miR-21, sequence specificity against one- and two-base mutations, and selectivity over other microRNAs. It was further tested in live human ovarian cancer (SKOV3) and noncancerous (HEK 293T) cells to exemplify in situ PA activation based on differences in endogenous miR-21 regulation (p = 0.0002). The probe was lastly tested in tissue mimicking phantoms to exemplify sustained contrast in centimeter-range depths and 85.3% photostability after 15 min of laser irradiation. The probe's miR-21-specific activation and its ability to maintain contrast in biologically relevant absorbing and scattering media support its consideration for live-cell PA microscopy and potential cancer diagnostics. Results from this probe also underscore the combined detection power between ratiometric PA signaling and strand amplification for more sensitive DNA-based PA sensors.
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- Raina M Borum
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. United States.,Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. United States.,Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. United States.,Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. United States.,Institute for Materials Discovery and Design, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. United States.,Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92037. United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. United States.,Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. United States.,Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. United States
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Gardner SH, Brady CJ, Keeton C, Yadav AK, Mallojjala SC, Lucero MY, Su S, Yu Z, Hirschi JS, Mirica LM, Chan J. A General Approach to Convert Hemicyanine Dyes into Highly Optimized Photoacoustic Scaffolds for Analyte Sensing*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:18860-18866. [PMID: 34089556 PMCID: PMC8550804 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Most photoacoustic (PA) imaging agents are based on the repurposing of existing fluorescent dye platforms that exhibit non-optimal properties for PA applications. Herein, we introduce PA-HD, a new dye scaffold optimized for PA probe development that features a 4.8-fold increase in sensitivity and a red-shift of the λabs from 690 nm to 745 nm to enable ratiometric imaging. Computational modeling was used to elucidate the origin of these enhanced properties. To demonstrate the generalizability of our remodeling efforts, we developed three probes for β-galactosidase activity (PA-HD-Gal), nitroreductase activity (PA-HD-NTR), and H2 O2 (PA-HD-H2 O2 ). We generated two cancer models to evaluate PA-HD-Gal and PA-HD-NTR. We employed a murine model of Alzheimer's disease to test PA-HD-H2 O2 . There, we observed a PA signal increase at 735 nm of 1.79±0.20-fold relative to background, indicating the presence of oxidative stress. These results were confirmed via ratiometric calibration, which was not possible using the parent HD platform.
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- Sarah H Gardner
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, I, L, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, I, L, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, I, L, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, I, L, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, I, L, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, I, L, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, I, L, 61801, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, I, L, 61801, USA
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Xiang Z, Zhao J, Yi D, Di Z, Li L. PNA-Guided Peptide Engineering of Aptamer Sensor for Protease-Unlocked Molecular Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:22659-22663. [PMID: 34355486 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Protease-triggered control of functional DNA has remained unachieved, leaving a significant gap in activatable DNA biotechnology. Here we disclose the design of a protease-activatable aptamer technology that can perform molecular sensing and imaging function in a tumor-specific manner. The system is constructed by locking structure-switching activity of aptamer using a rationally designed PNA-peptide-PNA triblock copolymer. Highly selective cleavage of the peptide substrate is achieved by protease-mediated enzymatic reaction that result in reduced binding affinity of PNA to the aptamer module, with the subsequently recovering its biosensing function. We demonstrated that the DNA/peptide/PNA hybrid system not only allows for tumor cell-selective ATP imaging in vitro , but it also produce a fluorescent signal in vivo with improved tumor specificity. This work illustrates the potential of bridging the gap between functional DNA field and peptide area for precise biomedical applications.
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- Zhichu Xiang
- NCNST: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, the CAS key lab, CHINA
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- NCNST: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, the CAS key lab, CHINA
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- NCNST: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, the CAS key lab, CHINA
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- NCNST: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, the CAS key lab, CHINA
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, 11 ZhongGuanCun BeiYiTiao, Haidian District, 100190, Beijing, CHINA
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Yadav AK, Tapia Hernandez R, Chan J. A general strategy to optimize the performance of aza-BODIPY-based probes for enhanced photoacoustic properties. Methods Enzymol 2021; 657:415-441. [PMID: 34353497 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2021.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this chapter, we describe a generalizable strategy to obtain a high PA output platform that is optimized for ratiometric imaging. Our approach entails conformationally restricting pendant aryl rings on the aza-BODIPY core to enhance orbital overlap which consequently increases the extinction coefficient. This strategy can potentially be applied to other dye platforms to enhance their signal intensity. We provide detailed protocols for the synthesis, in vitro characterization, and in vivo application.
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- Anuj K Yadav
- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.
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Wang Y, Ye D. A caspase-3 activatable photoacoustic probe for in vivo imaging of tumor apoptosis. Methods Enzymol 2021; 657:21-57. [PMID: 34353488 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2021.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is an emerging imaging technique, which combines high spatial resolution and deep tissue penetration of ultrasound imaging with high sensitivity of fluorescence imaging. In the past few years, PA has shown promise for noninvasive imaging of biomolecules in vivo. In this chapter, we present the synthesis and application of a tumor targeting and caspase-3 activatable PA probe (1-RGD) for real-time and noninvasive imaging of tumor apoptosis. 1-RGD can be efficiently delivered into tumor tissues and recognized by caspase-3, which triggered efficient proteolysis of DEVD substrate and subsequent intramolecular macrocyclization, followed by in situ self-assembly into nanoparticles, leading to prolonged retention in apoptotic tumors and enhanced PA signals. With 1-RGD, high-resolution 3D PA images of tumor tissues can be obtained, allowing to report on the activity and distribution of caspase-3 within DOX-treated tumors, which was helpful for early monitoring of tumor response to therapy. We provide detailed protocols for the synthesis, in vitro characterization and in vivo applications of 1-RGD.
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- Yuqi Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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Gardner SH, Brady CJ, Keeton C, Yadav AK, Mallojjala SC, Lucero MY, Su S, Yu Z, Hirschi JS, Mirica LM, Chan J. A General Approach to Convert Hemicyanine Dyes into Highly Optimized Photoacoustic Scaffolds for Analyte Sensing**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Sarah H. Gardner
- Department of Biochemistry University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, I L 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, I L 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, I L 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, I L 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, I L 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, I L 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, I L 61801 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, I L 61801 USA
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Responsive optical probes for deep-tissue imaging: Photoacoustics and second near-infrared fluorescence. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 173:141-163. [PMID: 33774116 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Optical imaging has played a vital role in development of biomedicine and image-guided theragnostic. Nevertheless, the clinical translation of optical molecular imaging for deep-tissue visualization is still limited by poor signal-to-background ratio and low penetration depth owing to light scattering and tissue autofluorescence. Hence, to facilitate precise diagnosis and accurate surgery excision in clinical practices, the responsive optical probes (ROPs) are broadly designed for specific reaction with biological analytes or disease biomarkers via chemical/physical interactions for photoacoustic and second near-infrared fluorescence (NIR-II, 900-1700 nm) fluorescence imaging. Herein, the recent advances in the development of ROPs including molecular design principles, activated mechanisms and treatment responses for photoacoustic and NIR-II fluorescence imaging are reviewed. Furthermore, the present challenges and future perspectives of ROPs for deep-tissue imaging are also discussed.
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Fan Z, Zhao J, Chai X, Li L. A Cooperatively Activatable, DNA‐based Fluorescent Reporter for Imaging of Correlated Enzymatic Activities. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:14887-14891. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Zetan Fan
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Fan Z, Zhao J, Chai X, Li L. A Cooperatively Activatable, DNA‐based Fluorescent Reporter for Imaging of Correlated Enzymatic Activities. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202104408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Zetan Fan
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Deng J, Tian F, Liu C, Liu Y, Zhao S, Fu T, Sun J, Tan W. Rapid One-Step Detection of Viral Particles Using an Aptamer-Based Thermophoretic Assay. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:7261-7266. [PMID: 33944569 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Rapid and sensitive identification of viral pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 is a critical step to control the pandemic disease. Viral antigen detection can compete with gold-standard PCR-based nucleic acid diagnostics in terms of better reflection of viral infectivity and reduced risk of contamination from enzymatic amplification. Here, we report the development of a one-step thermophoretic assay using an aptamer and polyethylene glycol (PEG) for direct quantitative detection of viral particles. The assay relies on aptamer binding to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and simultaneous accumulation of aptamer-bound viral particles in laser-induced gradients of temperature and PEG concentration. Using a pseudotyped lentivirus model, a limit of detection of ∼170 particles μL-1 (26 fM of the spike protein) is achieved in 15 min without the need of any pretreatment. As a proof of concept, the one-step thermophoretic assay is used to detect synthetic samples by spiking viral particles into oropharyngeal swabs with an accuracy of 100%. The simplicity, speed, and cost-effectiveness of this thermophoretic assay may expand the diagnostic tools for viral pathogens.
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- Jinqi Deng
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.,Sino-Danish College, Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.,Sino-Danish College, Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.,Sino-Danish College, Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.,Sino-Danish College, Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (ICBM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.,Sino-Danish College, Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (ICBM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China.,State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio- Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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Shao Y, Zhao J, Yuan J, Zhao Y, Li L. Organelle‐Specific Photoactivation of DNA Nanosensors for Precise Profiling of Subcellular Enzymatic Activity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Yulei Shao
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100149 China
- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100149 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100149 China
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Shao Y, Zhao J, Yuan J, Zhao Y, Li L. Organelle‐Specific Photoactivation of DNA Nanosensors for Precise Profiling of Subcellular Enzymatic Activity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:8923-8931. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Yulei Shao
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100149 China
- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100149 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100149 China
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Jin X, Zeng Q, Zheng J, Xing D, Zhang T. Aptamer-Functionalized Upconverting Nanoformulations for Light-Switching Cancer-Specific Recognition and In Situ Photodynamic-Chemo Sequential Theranostics. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:9316-9328. [PMID: 33089995 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c14730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Biomarker-activatable theranostic formulations offer the potential for removing specific tumors with a high diagnostic accuracy and a significant pharmacological effect. Herein, we developed a novel activatable theranostic nanoformulation UAS-PD [upconversion nanophosphor (UCNP)-aptamer/ssDNA-pyropheophorbide-a (PPA)-doxyrubicin (DOX)], which can recognize specific cancer cells with sensitivity and trigger the localized photodynamic destruction and enhanced chemotherapy. UAS-PD was constructed by the conjugation of UCNPs and aptamer probes containing the photosensitizer PPA and the chemotherapeutic drug DOX. When cancer cells are present, the UAS-PD specifically binds to PTK7, an overexpressed protein present on the surface of cancer cells, through conformational recombination of the aptamer structure and switches its upconversion luminescence from 655 to 540 nm. This long-lived ratiometric optical signal provides an ultrasensitive detection limit as low as 3.9 nM for PTK7. Changes in the conformation of UAS-PD can also induce PPA to approach UCNPs, which can produce cytotoxic singlet oxygens under near-infrared excitation to destroy the cell membrane and enhance its permeability for the simultaneously released DOX that targets cellular DNA degradation, which results in a highly effective tumor-killing effect by synergistic extra-intracellular sequential damage.
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- Xudong Jin
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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