Analytical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
5 years ago

Fluorescence Light-Up Biosensor for MicroRNA Based on the Distance-Dependent Photoinduced Electron Transfer

Fluorescence Light-Up Biosensor for MicroRNA Based on the Distance-Dependent Photoinduced Electron Transfer
Xiurong Yang, Jiahui Zhao, Shuang Wang, Shasha Lu, Jian Sun
It is demonstrated that miRNAs exhibit significant regulatory roles in a series of biological processes and associated with diverse human diseases. Herein, we report a convenient fluorescent biosensor for the quantitative determination of miR-21, a key miRNA related to cardio-cerebrovascular diseases. Our proposal involves not only the rational design of single stranded DNA as the probe, successively including a C-rich sequence as the synthetic template of DNA/Ag nanoclusters (DNA/AgNCs), a complementary (Com) sequence to hybridize with the miR-21, and a G-rich sequence to form a complex of G-quadruplex/hemin but also the distance-dependent property of photoinduced electron transfer (PET) between the preformed DNA/AgNCs (electron donor) and G-quadruplex/hemin complex (electron acceptor). In the presence of the target miR-21, the initial flexible single strand Com in the probe turns to the rigid Com/RNA heteroduplexes, and then the PET could be interrupted owing to the extended distance between the electron donor and acceptor, accompanying with the fluorescence quenching and recovery of DNA/AgNCs. Therefore, a fluorescence light-up biosensor for miR-21 could be developed through the monitoring of the degree of fluorescence recovery of DNA/AgNCs. Preferential to other previous PET-based detection methods, we construct the biosensor by utilizing the distance dependent property for the first time and only need to adjust the sequences of Com in different miRNAs assays.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01900

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01900

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