Sensitive dual DNAzymes-based sensors designed by grafting self-blocked G-quadruplex DNAzymes to the substrates of metal ion-triggered DNA/RNA-cleaving DNAzymes

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A universal label-free metal ion sensor design strategy was developed on the basis of a metal ion-specific DNA/RNA-cleaving DNAzyme and a G-quadruplex DNAzyme. In this strategy, the substrate strand of the DNA/RNA-cleaving DNAzyme was designed as an intramolecular stem-loop structure, and a G-rich sequence was caged in the double-stranded stem and could not form catalytically active G-quadruplex DNAzyme. The metal ion-triggered cleavage of the substrate strand could result in the release of the G-rich sequence and subsequent formation of a catalytic G-quadruplex DNAzyme. The self-blocking mechanism of the G-quadruplex DNAzyme provided the sensing system with a low background signal. The signal amplifications of both the DNA/RNA-cleaving DNAzyme and the G-quadruplex DNAzyme provided the sensing system with a high level of sensitivity. This sensor design strategy can be used for metal ions with reported specific DNA/RNA-cleaving DNAzymes and extended for metal ions with unique properties. As examples, dual DNAzymes-based Cu(2+), Pb(2+) and Hg(2+) sensors were designed. These "turn-on" colorimetric sensors can simply detect Cu(2+), Pb(2+) and Hg(2+) with high levels of sensitivity and selectivity, with detection limits of 4 nM, 14 nM and 4 nM, respectively.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Biosensors & bioelectronics - 38(2012), 1 vom: 11. Okt., Seite 331-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Kong, De-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Han-Xi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2P299V784P
63231-63-0
789U1901C5
9007-49-2
Copper
DNA
DNA, Catalytic
Evaluation Study
FXS1BY2PGL
Ions
Journal Article
Lead
Mercury
RNA
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 10.12.2012

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bios.2012.06.011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM219339090