Issue 35, 2021

Rapid and sensitive leukemia-derived exosome quantification via nicking endonuclease-assisted target recycling

Abstract

Exosomes as fluid biomarkers hold great promise for noninvasive cancer diagnosis. However, a method for the rapid and convenient detection of exosomes is still a challenge because current analysis processes involve multiple steps and yield low sensitivity. Here, we developed a wash-free fluorescent biosensor for the rapid and sensitive quantification of exosomes by combining aptamer and nicking endonuclease (Nb·BbvCI). In this system, an aptamer–trigger complex was used as the recognition element; the trigger probe could be released, and it hybridized with gold nanoparticles (GNPs)–DNA–FAM conjugates, thereby resulting in Nb·BbvCI-assisted target recycling. As a result, our method allowed the quantification of exosomes with lower analysis time by using a cocktail containing an aptamer–trigger complex, Nb·BbvCI, and GNPs–DNA–FAM. A high sensitivity with a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.0 × 104 particles per μL could be achieved. Besides, this biosensor exhibited potential application for the quantification of exosomes in human plasma, facilitating the development of exosome-based noninvasive cancer diagnosis.

Graphical abstract: Rapid and sensitive leukemia-derived exosome quantification via nicking endonuclease-assisted target recycling

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 May 2021
Accepted
05 Aug 2021
First published
11 Aug 2021

Anal. Methods, 2021,13, 4001-4007

Rapid and sensitive leukemia-derived exosome quantification via nicking endonuclease-assisted target recycling

M. Zhou, C. Li, B. Wang and L. Huang, Anal. Methods, 2021, 13, 4001 DOI: 10.1039/D1AY00854D

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