Journal
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
Volume 238, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115552
Keywords
Exosomal surface proteins; Aptamer; Asymmetrically split DNAzyme; Dual-modal detection
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We have developed a dual-modal sensor for the detection of exosomal surface proteins from breast cancer patients. The sensor combines naked-eye detection and electrochemical assay, and has the capability to differentiate different stages of breast cancer and healthy individuals. With its universality, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness, it shows great potential as a diagnostic tool in breast cancer research and clinical practice.
Exosomal surface proteins are potentially useful for breast cancer diagnosis and awareness of risk. However, some detection techniques involving complex operations and expensive instrumentation are limited to advance to clinical applications. To solve this problem, we develop a dual-modal sensor combining naked-eye detection and electrochemical assay of exosomal surface proteins from breast cancer. Most of existing sensors rely on aptamers recognizing exosomes and generating amplified signals at the same time, which require well-designed aptamer probes to avoid difficulties in identifying exosomes. In our work, aptamers not bound by the exosomes can serve as complete templates to induce formation of G quadruplexes. The peroxidase activity of the G-quadruplex/hemin DNAzyme catalyze substrates can generate both color and electrochemical signals. The developed dual-modal sensor offers a remarkable capability to differentiate nonmetastatic, metastatic breast cancer patients, and healthy individuals through the analysis of exosomal surface proteins. The sensor's distinctive features, including its universality, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness, position it as a promising diagnostic tool in breast cancer research and clinical practice.
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