Dehnoei Mahsa, Ahmadi-Sangachin Elnaz, Hosseini Morteza
Nanobiosensors lab, Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences & Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran 1439817435, Iran.
Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials, Medical Biomaterials Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Heliyon. 2024 Mar 14;10(6):e27757. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27757. eCollection 2024 Mar 30.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are associated with certain types of cancer, tumor stages, and responses to treatment, thus efficient methods are required to identify them quickly and accurately. Abnormal expression of microRNA-191 (miR-191) has been linked to particular cancers and several other health conditions, such as diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. In this study, a new dual-biosensor based on the zirconium and preasodium-based metal-organic framework (Zr/Pr MOF) was developed for the rapid, ultrasensitive, and selective detection of miRNA-191. The synthesized Zr/Pr MOF exhibited peroxidase-like activity and fluorescence properties. Our dual method involves monitoring the fluorescence and peroxidase activity of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in the presence of miRNAs. The Zr/Pr MOF can catalyze hydrogen peroxide (HO) to oxidize the chromogenic substrate 3, 3', 5, 5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to produce blue oxidized TMB (oxTMB), which exhibits ultraviolet absorption at 660 nm. However, the addition of a label-free miRNA-191 probe caused a significant change in fluorescence intensity and absorbance, indicating the binding of single-stranded miRNAs to the MOF through van der Waals interactions and π-π stacking. The presence of the target miRNA-191 caused the probe to be released from the surface of the MOF owing to hybridization, which increased the peroxidase-like activity of Zr/Pr-MOF. Both response signals showed acceptable linear relationship and low detection limits. Fluorescence and colorimetry have an LOD of 0.69 and 8.62 pM, respectively. This study demonstrates the reliability and sensitivity of miRNA identification in human serum samples.
微小RNA(miRNA)与某些类型的癌症、肿瘤分期及治疗反应相关,因此需要高效方法来快速准确地识别它们。微小RNA-191(miR-191)的异常表达与特定癌症及其他几种健康状况有关,如糖尿病和阿尔茨海默病。在本研究中,开发了一种基于锆和镨的金属有机框架(Zr/Pr MOF)的新型双生物传感器,用于快速、超灵敏且选择性地检测miRNA-191。合成的Zr/Pr MOF表现出类过氧化物酶活性和荧光特性。我们的双重方法涉及在miRNA存在下监测金属有机框架(MOF)的荧光和过氧化物酶活性。Zr/Pr MOF可催化过氧化氢(H₂O₂)氧化显色底物3,3',5,5'-四甲基联苯胺(TMB),生成蓝色氧化型TMB(oxTMB),其在660 nm处有紫外吸收。然而,添加无标记的miRNA-191探针会导致荧光强度和吸光度发生显著变化,表明单链miRNA通过范德华相互作用和π-π堆积与MOF结合。目标miRNA-191的存在会因杂交使探针从MOF表面释放,从而增加Zr/Pr-MOF的类过氧化物酶活性。两种响应信号均显示出可接受的线性关系和低检测限。荧光法和比色法的检测限分别为0.69和8.62 pM。本研究证明了在人血清样本中识别miRNA的可靠性和灵敏度。