Nanoscale
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2016
·Vol. 8
·期 34
·15681-15688
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IF 7.76
Siqi Zhang,Kun Wang,Congcong Huang,Zhenyu Li,Ting Sun,De-Man Han
A series of multiple logic circuits based on magnetic beads and DNA are constructed to perform resettable nonarithmetic functions, including a digital comparator, 4-to-2 encoder and 2-to-3 decoder, 2-to-1 encoder and 1-to-2 decoder. The signal reporter is composed of a G-quadruplex/NMM complex and a AuNP-surface immobilized molecular beacon. It is the first time that the designed DNA-based nonarithmetic nanodevices can share the same DNA platform with a reset function, which has great potential application in information processing at the molecular level. Another novel feature of the designed system is that the developed nanodevices are operated on a simple DNA/magnetic bead platform and share a constant threshold setpoint without the assistance of any negative logic conversion. The reset function is realized by heating the output system and the magnetic separation of the computing modules. Due to the biocompatibility and design flexibility of DNA, these investigations may provide a new route towards the development of resettable advanced logic circuits in biological and biomedical fields.
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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信息处理
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2015
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IF 6.409
Ming-Hui Li,Yong-Sheng Wang,Jin-Xiu Cao,Si-Han Chen,Xian Tang,Xiao-Feng Wang,Yu-Feng Zhu,Yan-Qin Huang
We proposed a novel strategy which combines graphene oxide-based background reduction with RCDzyme-based enzyme strand recycling amplification for ultrahigh sensitive detection of uranyl. The RCDzyme is designed to contain a guanine (G)-rich sequence that replaces the partial sequence in an uranyl-specific DNAzyme. This multifunctional probe can act as the target recognition element, DNAzyme and the primer of signal amplification . The presence of UO 2 2 + can induce the cleavage of the substrate strands in RCDzyme. Then, each released enzyme strand can hybridize with another substrate strands to trigger many cycles of the cleavage by binding uranyl, leading to the formation of more G-quadruplexes by split guanine-rich oligonucleotide fragments. The resulting G-quadruplexes could bind to N-methyl-mesoporphyrin IX (NMM), causing an amplified detection signal for the target uranyl. Next, graphene oxide-based background reduction strategy was further employed for adsorbing free ssDNA and NMM, thereby providing a proximalis zero-background signal. The combination of RCDzyme signal amplification and proximalis zero-background signal remarkably improves the sensitivity of this method, achieving a dynamic range of two orders of magnitude and giving a detection limit down to 86 pM, which is much lower than those of related literature reports. These achievements might be helpful in the design of highly sensitive analytical platform for wide applications in environmental and biomedical fields .
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环境科学
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生物化学
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BIOMATERIALS
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2024
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IF 12.8
Xiuping Cao,Liyang Fang,Yifan Jiang,Tao Zeng,Shiyan Bai,Shiqing Li,Yana Liu,Wukun Zhong,Chunhua Lu,Huanghao Yang
Telomere length plays a crucial role in cellular aging and the risk of diseases. Unlike normal cells, cancer cells can extend their own survival by maintaining telomere stability through telomere maintenance mechanism. Therefore, regulating the lengths of telomeres have emerged as a promising approach for anti-cancer treatment. In this study, we introduce a nanoscale octopus-like structure designed to induce physical entangling of telomere, thereby efficiently triggering telomere dysfunction. The nanoscale octopus, composed of eight-armed PEG (8-arm-PEG), are functionalized with cell penetrating peptide (TAT) to facilitate nuclear entry and are covalently bound to N-Methyl Mesoporphyrin IX (NMM) to target G-quadruplexes (G4s) present in telomeres. The multi-armed configuration of the nanoscale octopus enables targeted binding to multiple G4s, physically disrupting and entangling numerous telomeres, thereby triggering telomere dysfunction. Both in vitro and in vivo experiments indicate that the nanoscale octopus significantly inhibits cancer cell proliferation, induces apoptosis through telomere entanglement, and ultimately suppresses tumor growth. This research offers a novel perspective for the development of innovative anti-cancer interventions and provides potential therapeutic options for targeting telomeres.
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肿瘤学
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分子生物学
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生物医学工程
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ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2018
·Vol. 411
·期 19
·4569-4576
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IF 3.307
Wang Kun,Zhai Fu-Heng,He Meng-Qi,Wang Jin,Yu Yong-Liang,He Rong-Huan
A simple fluorescence biosensor is developed based on the enzyme-assisted cascade amplification strategy. The amplification system consists of a hairpin-structure DNA (H-DNA) and exonuclease III. The target DNA can hybridize with the H-DNA and initiate exonuclease III-assisted target recycling amplification to generate abundant G-rich DNA (G-DNA). One region of G-DNA is designed to possess the same sequence as target DNA. Thus, the G-DNA can also hybridize with H-DNA and initiate the digestion of H-DNA. The cascade strategy in this amplification system causes the concentration of G-DNA to grow exponentially. The fluorescence intensity of N -methylmesoporphyrin IX (NMM) is highly enhanced due to the formation of G-quadruplex configuration. Under optimal conditions, the cascade system could achieve an admirable sensitivity with a detection limit of 52 fM for HIV DNA, and guarantees a satisfactory specificity. Moreover, the cascade system could be implemented for other target DNA detections by substituting the recognition region of the H-DNA. In this way, a detection limit of 65 fM for HBV DNA could be achieved by the cascade system. The target DNA analysis in a real serum sample further indicates that this biosensor has potential for future application in clinical diagnosis.
A simple and label-free cascade amplification strategy is developed by exploiting hairpin DNA and EXO III for sensitive DNA detection.
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生物化学
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