用光驱动的多功能 3D DNA 滚环马达点亮脂质纳米耀斑,用于血清和活细胞中高效 miRNA 传感。
Lighting up Lipidic Nanoflares with Self-Powered and Multivalent 3D DNA Rolling Motors for High-Efficiency MicroRNA Sensing in Serum and Living Cells.
机构信息
Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, PR China.
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jiujiang No. 1 People's Hospital, Jiujiang, Jiangxi 332000, PR China.
出版信息
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2024 Jan 10;16(1):281-291. doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c14718. Epub 2023 Dec 29.
Intelligent DNA nanomachines are powerful and versatile molecular tools for bioimaging and biodiagnostic applications; however, they are generally constrained by complicated synthetic processes and poor reaction efficiencies. In this study, we developed a simple and efficient molecular machine by coupling a self-powered rolling motor with a lipidic nanoflare (termed RMNF), enabling high-contrast, robust, and rapid probing of cancer-associated microRNA (miRNA) in serum and living cells. The lipidic nanoflare is a cholesterol-based lipidic micelle decorated with hairpin-shaped tracks that can be facilely synthesized by stirring in buffered solution, whereas the 3D rolling motor (3D RM) is a rigidified tetrahedral DNA scaffold equipped with four single-stranded "legs" each silenced by a locking strand. Once exposed to the target miRNA, the 3D RM can be activated, followed by self-powered precession based on catalyzed hairpin assembly (CHA) and lighting up of the lipidic nanoflare. Notably, the multivalent 3D RM that moves using four DNA legs, which allows the motor to continuously and acceleratedly interreact with DNA tracks rather than dissociate from the surface of the nanoflare, yielded a limit of detection (LOD) of 500 fM at 37 °C within 1.5 h. Through the nick-hidden and rigidified structure design, RMNF exhibits high biostability and a low false-positive signal under complex physiological settings. The final application of RMNF for miRNA detection in clinical samples and living cells demonstrates its considerable potential for biomedical imaging and clinical diagnosis.
智能 DNA 纳米机器是用于生物成像和生物诊断应用的强大而多功能的分子工具;然而,它们通常受到复杂的合成过程和较差的反应效率的限制。在这项研究中,我们通过将自供电滚动马达与脂质纳米耀斑(称为 RMNF)耦合,开发了一种简单而高效的分子机器,能够在血清和活细胞中高对比度、稳健和快速地探测与癌症相关的 microRNA (miRNA)。脂质纳米耀斑是一种基于胆固醇的脂质胶束,上面装饰有发夹形轨道,可以通过在缓冲溶液中搅拌轻松合成,而 3D 滚动马达(3D RM)是一种刚性四面体 DNA 支架,配备了四条被锁定链沉默的单链“腿”。一旦暴露于靶 miRNA,3D RM 就可以被激活,然后基于催化发夹组装(CHA)和脂质纳米耀斑的点亮进行自供电进动。值得注意的是,使用四条 DNA 腿移动的多价 3D RM 允许马达与 DNA 轨道持续且加速地相互作用,而不是从纳米耀斑的表面解离,在 37°C 下的检测限(LOD)为 500 fM,反应时间为 1.5 小时。通过隐藏缺口和刚性结构设计,RMNF 在复杂的生理环境下表现出高生物稳定性和低假阳性信号。RMNF 在临床样本和活细胞中 miRNA 检测的最终应用表明了其在生物医学成像和临床诊断方面的巨大潜力。