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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 90, Issue 15, Pages 9538-9544Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02251
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51473136, 21675129, 21575116, 21775124]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China [XDJK2017A001, XDJK2018AA003]
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In this work, on the basis of a new 2D DNA nanoprobe (DNP) and an enzyme-free-target-recycling amplification, an electrochemical biosensor is developed for the ultrasensitive detection of microRNA-21 (miRNA-21). Herein, two ferrocene-labeled bipedal DNPs, which show small steric hindrance and strong stability, are prepared on the basis of the mechanism of the proximity-ligation assay (PLA), improving the space utilization. In the presence of the target, miRNA-21, and a hairpin DNA strand, the DNP will collapse, and then two ferrocene-labeled DNA strands and the miRNA-21 will be simultaneously released from the electrode surface through toehold-mediated strand-displacement reactions (TSDRs), leading to a decrease in the electrochemical signal and realization of enzyme-free target recycling. As a result, the one input target, miRNA-21, could release 2N ferrocene-labeled DNA strands, achieving a dramatic decrease in the electrochemical signal. Combining DNPs and enzyme-free target recycling, this proposed biosensor showed a linear dependence with miRNA-21 concentration, ranging from 1.0 fM to 10 nM with a detection limit of 0.31 fM. In addition, it is worth mentioning that this biosensor can be regenerated through incubating with three assistant-DNA strands, realizing the reuse of raw materials. Surprisingly, the elaborated biosensor provides a novel strategy for building controllable DNA nanoprobes for the sensitive detection of various biomarkers.
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