Journal
SMALL
Volume 16, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202000003
Keywords
circular dichroism; DNA; living cells; microRNA detection; nanoassembly; surface-enhanced Raman scattering
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- National Key RD Program [2017YFA0206902]
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It is a significant challenge to achieve controllable self-assembly of superstructures for biological applications in living cells. Here, a two-layer core-satellite assembly is driven by a Y-DNA, which is designed with three nucleotide chains that hybridized through complementary sequences. The two-layer core-satellite nanostructure (C30S5S10 NS) is constructed using 30 nm gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) as the core, 5 nm Au NPs as the first satellite layer, and 10 nm Au NPs as the second satellite layer, resulting in a very strong circular dichroism (CD) and surface-enhanced Raman scattering. After optimization, the yield is up to 85%, and produces a g-factor of 0.16 x 10(-2). The hybridization of the target microRNA (miRNA) with the molecular probe causes a significant drop in the CD and Raman signals, and this phenomenon is used to detect the miRNA in living cells. The CD signal has a good linear range of 0.011-20.94 amol ng(RNA)(-1) and a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.0051 amol ng(RNA)(-1), while Raman signal with the range of 0.052-34.98 amol ng(RNA)(-1) and an LOD of 2.81 x 10(-2) amol ng(RNA)(-1). This innovative dual-signal method can be used to quantify biomolecules in living cells, opening the way for ultrasensitive, highly accurate, and reliable diagnoses of clinical diseases.
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