Label-Free Detection of Sequence-Specific DNA Based on Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters-Assisted Surface Plasmon-Enhanced Energy Transfer

We have developed a label-free method for sequence-specific DNA detection based on surface plasmon enhanced energy transfer (SPEET) process between fluorescent DNA/AgNC string and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). DNA/AgNC string, prepared by a single-stranded DNA template encoded two emitter-nucleation sequences at its termini and an oligo spacer in the middle, was rationally designed to produce bright fluorescence emission. The proposed method takes advantage of two strategies. The first one is the difference in binding properties of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) toward AuNPs. The second one is SPEET process between fluorescent DNA/AgNC string and AuNPs, in which fluorescent DNA/AgNC string can be spontaneously adsorbed onto the surface of AuNPs and correspondingly AuNPs serve as "nanoquencher" to quench the fluorescence of DNA/AgNC string. In the presence of target DNA, the sensing probe hybridized with target DNA to form duplex DNA, leading to a salt-induced AuNP aggregation and subsequently weakened SPEET process between fluorescent DNA/AgNC string and AuNPs. A red-to-blue color change of AuNPs and a concomitant fluorescence increase were clearly observed in the sensing system, which had a concentration dependent manner with specific DNA. The proposed method achieved a detection limit of ∼2.5 nM, offering the following merits of simple design, convenient operation, and low experimental cost because of no chemical modification, organic dye, enzymatic reaction, or separation procedure involved.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

ACS applied materials & interfaces - 7(2015), 23 vom: 17. Juni, Seite 12856-63

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ma, Jin-Liang [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Bin-Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Le, Huynh-Nhu [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Bang-Ce [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3M4G523W1G
7440-57-5
DNA, Single-Stranded
DNA detection
Fluorescence enhancement
Fluorescent silver nanoclusters
Gold
Gold nanoparticle
Journal Article
Molecular Probes
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Silver
Surface plasmon enhanced energy transfer

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Date Completed 14.04.2016

Date Revised 17.06.2015

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsami.5b03837

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM249472422