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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 80, Issue 10, Pages 3867-3872Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ac800199t
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A novel electrochemical cytosensing strategy was designed based on the specific recognition of integrin receptors on a cell surface to arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-serine (RGDS)-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The covalent conjugation of the RGDS tetrapeptide to SWNTs was proved with Raman and FF-IR spectra. The conjugated RGDS showed a predominant ability to capture cells on the electrode surface by the specific combination of RGD domains with integrin receptors. With the use of BGC-823 human gastric carcinoma cells (BGC cells) as a model, the cell surface mannosyl groups could specifically bind with horseradish peroxidase labeled concanavalin A, producing an electrochemical cytosensor. On the basis of the dual signal amplification of SWNTs and enzymatic catalysis, the cytosensor could respond down to 620 cells mL(-1) of BGC cells with a linear calibration range from 1.0 x 10(3) to 1.0 X 10(7) cells mL-1, showing very high sensitivity. The dual signal amplification could be further used to evaluate the mannosyl groups on the cell surface, and the mannosyl groups on a single living intact BGC cell were detected to correspond to 5.3 x 10(7) molecules of mannose. This strategy presents a promising platform for highly sensitive cytosensing and convenient evaluation of surface carbohydrates on living cells.
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