Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(15), P. 4682 - 4690
Published: April 2, 2024
Multienzyme
assemblies
mediated
by
multivalent
interaction
play
a
crucial
role
in
cellular
processes.
However,
the
three-dimensional
(3D)
programming
of
an
enzyme
complex
with
defined
activity
vitro
remains
unexplored,
primarily
owing
to
limitations
precisely
controlling
spatial
topological
configuration.
Herein,
we
introduce
nanoscale
3D
assembly
using
tetrahedral
DNA
framework
(TDF),
enabling
replication
configuration
and
maintenance
identical
edge-to-edge
distance
akin
natural
enzymes.
Our
results
demonstrate
that
both
two-enzyme
systems
(glucose
oxidase
(GOx)/horseradish
peroxidase
(HRP))
three-enzyme
(amylglucosidase
(AGO)/GOx/HRP)
lead
enhanced
cascade
catalytic
compared
low-dimensional
structure,
resulting
∼5.9-
∼7.7-fold
enhancements
over
homogeneous
diffusional
mixtures
free
enzymes,
respectively.
Furthermore,
for
detection
metabolism
biomarkers
creatinine
creatine,
achieving
low
limit
detection,
high
sensitivity,
broad
range.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(12)
Published: Jan. 30, 2024
Nucleic
acids
in
biofluids
are
emerging
biomarkers
for
the
molecular
diagnostics
of
diseases,
but
their
clinical
use
has
been
hindered
by
lack
sensitive
detection
assays.
Herein,
we
report
development
a
nucleic
acid
assay
named
SPOT
(sensitive
loop-initiated
DNAzyme
biosensor
detection)
rationally
designing
catalytic
endonuclease
capability
into
unified
one-stranded
allosteric
biosensor.
is
activated
once
target
specific
sequence
binds
to
its
module
enable
continuous
cleavage
reporters.
provides
highly
robust
platform
sensitive,
convenient
and
cost-effective
low-abundance
acids.
For
validation,
demonstrated
that
could
detect
serum
miRNAs
breast
cancer,
gastric
cancer
prostate
cancer.
Furthermore,
exhibits
potent
performance
over
SARS-CoV-2
RNA
from
swabs
with
high
sensitivity
specificity.
Finally,
compatible
point-of-care
testing
modalities
such
as
lateral
flow
Hence,
envision
may
serve
variety
targets
enabling
clinics.
Accounts of Materials Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(4), P. 438 - 452
Published: March 14, 2024
ConspectusAptamers
are
single-stranded
DNA
or
RNA
molecules
composed
of
15–80
nucleotides,
obtained
from
a
random
oligonucleotide
library
via
the
systematic
evolution
ligands
by
exponential
enrichment
(SELEX)
technology.
They
can
bind
to
wide
range
targets
with
high
binding
affinity
and
specificity
including
metal
ions,
small
molecules,
proteins,
cells,
even
tissues.
When
compared
commonly
used
antibodies,
aptamers
show
better
thermal
stability,
smaller
molecular
weight,
easier
modification,
little
batch-to-batch
variation
chemical
synthesis.
These
unique
merits
position
as
promising
tools
in
biomedical
applications,
spanning
biosensing,
bioimaging,
disease
diagnosis,
targeted
chemotherapy,
cancer
immunotherapy.
However,
chemically
synthesized
oligonucleotides,
would
be
degraded
nucleic
acid
degrading
enzymes
(e.g.,
endonucleases
exonucleases)
presented
blood
circulation,
thereby
reducing
stability
activity.
Another
limitation
is
rapid
clearance
liver
kidneys,
their
circulation
life
bioavailability.
Recent
progress
nanotechnology
has
garnered
global
interest,
emerging
interdisciplinary
applications
across
chemistry,
materials,
biology,
medicine.
The
fundamental
self-assemblies
dynamic
operation
Watson–Crick
base
pairing
assisted
silico
programmable
design.
As
functional
building
blocks,
inherently
enable
great
potential
bioanalysis,
drug
delivery,
Therefore,
aptamer-based
arouse
important
interests
future
research.As
medicine
offered
personalized
precise
diagnostic
therapeutic
solutions,
this
Account,
we
focus
on
research
advancements
leveraging
aptamer
for
medicine,
particularly
our
recent
progress.
Often
referred
bioanalysis
therapeutics.
Thus,
two
parts
discussed
Account:
initially,
discuss
modifications
cyclization
nucleotide
backbone
engineering.
aptamer-tethered
nanostructures
then
were
constructed
cell
identification
bioanalysis.
To
perform
intelligent
detailed
three
formulations
aptamer-involved
computation.
In
last
part,
chemotherapy
Based
covalent
coupling
strategy,
report
series
conjugates.
Similarly,
employing
circular
bivalent
conjugates
discussed.
Next,
molecule
delivery
systems
encounter
challenges
related
insufficient
biological
terms
vulnerability
enzyme
cleavage
short
time
vivo,
nanomedicines
introduced
chemotherapy.
immunotherapy
section
includes
tumor
vaccines,
adoptive
immunotherapy,
immune
checkpoint
blockade.
Finally,
propose
opportunities
bioapplications
nanotechnology.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(22), P. 14569 - 14582
Published: May 23, 2024
Accurately
assaying
tumor-derived
circulating
extracellular
vesicles
(EVs)
is
fundamental
in
noninvasive
cancer
diagnosis
and
therapeutic
monitoring
but
limited
by
challenges
efficient
EV
isolation
profiling.
Here,
we
report
a
bioinspired
buoyancy-driven
metal-organic
framework
(MOF)
corona
that
leverages
on-bubble
coordination
dual-encoded
surface-enhanced
Raman
scattering
(SERS)
nanotags
to
streamline
rapid
ultrasensitive
profiling
of
plasma
EVs
single
assay
for
diagnostics.
This
integrated
bubble-MOF-SERS
(IBMsv)
allows
barnacle-like
high-density
adhesion
MOFs
on
self-floating
bubble
surface
enable
fast
(2
min,
near
90%
capture
efficiency)
tumor
via
enhanced
EV-MOF
binding.
Also,
IBMsv
harnesses
four-plexed
SERS
profile
the
captured
protein
markers
at
single-particle
level.
Such
sensitive
multiplexed
across
five
types,
revealing
heterogeneous
expression
patterns.
Furthermore,
enables
pilot
clinical
cohort
(
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: May 29, 2024
Abstract
Molecular
computing
is
an
emerging
paradigm
that
plays
essential
role
in
data
storage,
bio-computation,
and
clinical
diagnosis
with
the
future
trends
of
more
efficient
scheme,
higher
modularity
scaled-up
circuity
stronger
tolerance
corrupted
inputs
a
complex
environment.
Towards
these
goals,
we
construct
spatially
localized,
DNA
integrated
circuits-based
classifier
(DNA
IC-CLA)
can
perform
neuromorphic
architecture-based
computation
at
molecular
level
for
medical
diagnosis.
The
DNA-based
employs
two-dimensional
origami
as
framework
localized
processing
modules
in-frame
core
to
execute
arithmetic
operations
(e.g.
multiplication,
addition,
subtraction)
linear
classification
patterns
miRNA
inputs.
We
demonstrate
IC-CLA
enables
accurate
cancer
faster
(about
3
h)
effective
manner
synthetic
samples
compared
those
traditional
freely
diffusible
circuits.
believe
this
all-in-one
exhibit
applications
biocomputing
cells
diagnostics.
Small,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 25, 2025
Abstract
Solid‐state
nanopore/nanochannel
biosensors
have
rapidly
advanced
due
to
their
high
sensitivity,
label‐free
detection,
and
fast
response.
However,
detecting
biomarkers
directly
in
complex
biological
environments,
particularly
whole
blood,
remains
challenging
because
of
nonspecific
protein
adsorption
clogging.
Here,
a
DNA
aptamer
functionalized
nanochannel
biosensor
is
developed
with
excellent
antifouling
properties,
achieved
by
coating
the
surface
agarose
gel.
This
gel
effectively
mitigates
fouling
diverse
environments
while
maintaining
comparable
sensitivity
uncoated
nanochannels
for
prostate‐specific
antigen
(PSA)
buffer
solutions
within
20
min.
The
exhibits
detection
limit
1
ng
mL
−1
PSA
human
serum,
matching
performance
commercial
enzyme‐linked
immunosorbent
assay
(ELISA)
kits.
Importantly,
it
successfully
differentiates
blood
samples
from
prostate
cancer
patients
healthy
individuals.
superior
behavior
attributed
electrically
neutral,
highly
hydrophilic
nature,
porous
structure
gel,
which
prevents
large
biomolecules
facilitating
diffusion
aptamer‐based
capture.
offers
reliable
showing
great
promise
biomedical
applications.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(30), P. 20685 - 20699
Published: July 16, 2024
The
primer-guided
entropy-driven
high-throughput
evolution
of
the
DNA-based
constitutional
dynamic
network,
CDN,
is
introduced.
entropy
gain
associated
with
process
provides
a
catalytic
principle
for
amplified
emergence
CDN.
concept
applied
to
develop
programmable,
spatially
localized
DNA
circuit
effective
in
vitro
and
vivo
theranostic,
gene-regulated
treatment
cancer
cells.
consists
tetrahedron
core
modified
at
its
corners
four
tethers
that
include
encoded
base
sequences
exhibiting
capacity
emerge
assemble
into
[2
×
2]
Two
are
caged
by
pair
siRNA
subunits,
blocking
mute,
dynamically
inactive
configuration.
In
presence
miRNA-21
as
primer,
subunits
displaced,
resulting
release
siRNAs
silencing
HIF-1α
mRNA
fast
reconfiguration
CDN
is,
however,
engineered
be
reconfigured
miRNA-155
an
equilibrated
mixture
enriched
DNAzyme
component,
catalyzing
cleavage
EGR-1
mRNA.
nanostructure
stimulates
enhanced
permeation
miRNA-triggered
leads
cooperative
bis-gene-silencing
mRNAs,
selective
apoptosis
breast
cells
inhibition
tumors
tumor
bearing
mice.
ACS Sensors,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(4), P. 1945 - 1956
Published: March 26, 2024
Urinary
tract
infections
(UTIs),
which
can
lead
to
pyelonephritis,
urosepsis,
and
even
death,
are
among
the
most
prevalent
infectious
diseases
worldwide,
with
a
notable
increase
in
treatment
costs
due
emergence
of
drug-resistant
pathogens.
Current
diagnostic
strategies
for
UTIs,
such
as
urine
culture
flow
cytometry,
require
time-consuming
protocols
expensive
equipment.
We
present
here
machine
learning-assisted
colorimetric
sensor
array
based
on
recognition
ligand-functionalized
Fe
single-atom
nanozymes
(SANs)
identification
microorganisms
at
order,
genus,
species
levels.
Colorimetric
arrays
built
from
SAN
Fe1–NC
functionalized
four
types
ligands,
generating
unique
microbial
fingerprints.
By
integrating
trained
computational
classification
model,
platform
identify
more
than
10
UTI
samples
within
1
h.
Diagnostic
accuracy
up
97%
was
achieved
60
clinical
samples,
holding
great
potential
translation
into
practice
applications.
ACS Sensors,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(3), P. 1134 - 1148
Published: Feb. 16, 2024
Exploring
accurate,
noninvasive,
and
inexpensive
disease
diagnostic
sensors
is
a
critical
task
in
the
fields
of
chemistry,
biology,
medicine.
The
complexity
biological
systems
explosive
growth
biomarker
data
have
driven
machine
learning
to
become
powerful
tool
for
mining
processing
big
from
diagnosis
sensors.
With
development
bioinformatics
artificial
intelligence
(AI),
models
formed
by
been
able
guide
more
sensitive
accurate
molecular
computing.
This
review
presents
an
overview
collection
approaches
fundamental
algorithms
discusses
recent
advances
computational
More
specifically,
we
highlight
existing
modular
workflows
key
opportunities
challenges
achieve
through
mining.