Journal
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
Volume 45, Issue -, Pages 52-57Publisher
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.01.039
Keywords
Electrochemical; Lead sensor; Hybridization chain reaction; Magnetic bead; Lead-specific DNAzyme
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Funding
- National 973 Basic Research Program of China [2010CB732403]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41176079, 21075019]
- Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20103514120003]
- National Science Foundation of Fujian Province [2011J06003]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT1116]
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A novel magneto-controlled electrochemical DNA biosensor is designed for the ultrasensitive detection of lead coupling a lead-specific DNAzyme with DNA-based hybridization chain reaction (HCR). To construct such a magnetic lead sensor, DNAzyme-based molecular beacons, selective to cleavage in the presence of Pb2+, are initially immobilized onto magnetic beads, which were used as the recognition elements. Upon addition of target lead, catalytic cleavage of substrate DNA segments in the double-stranded DNAzymes results in the capture of the initiator strands via the conjugated catalytic strands on magnetic beads. The captured DNA initiator strands trigger the hybridization chain reaction between two alternating hairpin DNA structures labeled with ferrocene to form a nicked double-helix on the magnetic beads. Numerous ferrocene molecules are formed on the neighboring probes, each of which produces an electrochemical signal within the applied potential. Under optimal conditions, the electrochemical signal of the magnetic lead sensor increases with the increasing lead level in the sample, and exhibits a linear response over a Pb2+ concentration range of 0.1-75 nM with a detection limit of 37 pM. Quantitative measurement of Pb2+ in the complex sample demonstrates the selectivity of the sensor scheme and points favorably to the application of such technologies to the analysis of environmental samples. The unique combination of a DNAzyme with hybridization chain reaction makes it possible to change the DNAzyme to select for other compounds of interest. This work represents the initial steps toward the creation of a robust field sensor for lead in groundwater or drinking water. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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