Electrochemiluminescence Biosensor Based on Entropy-Driven Amplification and a Tetrahedral DNA Nanostructure for miRNA-133a Detection

Anal Chem. 2021 Aug 31;93(34):11809-11815. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02361. Epub 2021 Aug 17.

Abstract

The early and rapid diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is of great significance to its treatment. Here, we developed an electrochemiluminescence biosensor based on an entropy-driven strand displacement reaction (ETSD) and a tetrahedral DNA nanostructure (TDN) for the detection of the potential AMI biomarker microRNA-133a. In the presence of the target, numerous Ru(bpy)32+-labeled signal probes (SP) were released from the preformed three-strand complexes through the process of ETSD. The ETSD reaction cycle greatly amplified the input signal of the target. The released SP could be captured by the TDN-engineered biosensing interface to generate a strong ECL signal. The rigid structure of TDN could significantly improve the hybridization efficiency. With the assistant of double amplification of TDN and ETSD, the developed biosensor has a good linear response ranging from 1 fM to 1 nM for microRNA-133a, and the detection limit is 0.33 fM. Additionally, the constructed biosensor has excellent repeatability and selectivity, demonstrating that the biosensor possesses a great application prospect in clinical diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques*
  • DNA / genetics
  • Electrochemical Techniques
  • Entropy
  • Limit of Detection
  • Luminescent Measurements
  • MicroRNAs*
  • Nanostructures*

Substances

  • MicroRNAs
  • DNA