滚环扩增技术在病原微生物检测中的应用

滚环扩增（RCA）技术是一种简单的恒温DNA扩增技术,在DNA聚合酶的催化下通过扩增闭合环状模板产生成千上万的重复序列。相较于变温核酸扩增技术如聚合酶链式反应（PCR）,RCA无需昂贵的变温仪器,更适合现场检测。该文介绍了RCA技术的原理和分类,综述了其在细菌、病毒以及其它病原微生物检测方面的应用现状,并展望了RCA检测病原微生物的应用前景。RCA在检测病原微生物领域有着巨大潜力,同时可为新型冠状病毒（SARS－CoV－2）的快速检测提供思路和补充。     

程序自组装DNA纳米花封装酶分子用于光热法检测循环肿瘤细胞

DNA纳米技术在生物传感领域引起人们广泛的研究兴趣,现已构建多种二维和三维DNA功能纳米结构.滚环扩增(RCA)作为一种等温扩增技术,为DNA纳米材料的设计和自组装提供了新途径.该文通过RCA一锅法合成封装有辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)的DNA纳米花(HRP@DNFs),进一步基于双核酸适体识别构建光热生物传感器,用于肝细...     

核酸等温扩增技术在电化学生物传感器中的应用

生物分子检测在临床诊断、基因治疗、基因突变分析等方面变得日益重要,因而,建立简单、快速、灵敏的检测方法具有重要意义。近年,电化学生物传感器因其简单、便携、易操作、成本低等优势在生物分子检测的研究中备受关注。为了提高检测方法的灵敏度,不同的核酸等温扩增技术被应用于电化学生物传感器的构建中。本文简单介绍了电化学生物传感器的工作原理,着重综述了几种主要应用于电化学传感器中的核酸等温扩增技术,同时比较了各方法的优缺点。     

DNA的滚环扩增合成研究

滚环扩增(RCA)反应作为一种简单高效的等温酶促反应,现已发展为核酸扩增领域的新技术,其产物在组装体搭建和多功能材料的制备方面有着广泛的应用。本文采用琼脂糖凝胶、紫外和透射电镜(TEM)等手段,探究了时间、三磷酸脱氧核糖核苷(dNTPs)、酶以及引物的浓度等因素对脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)滚环扩增产物的影响。结果表明:在反应开始的前30 min,RCA产物的长度受时间的影响比较明显;随着dNTPs浓度的提高,RCA产物的链长增长,浓度也不断提高;酶和引物的浓度对滚环扩增产物的长度没有明显影响,但对RCA产物浓度的影响较大,过量的酶致使RCA产物的含量显著下降。     

滚环扩增型压电石英晶体传感器检测乙型肝炎病毒

通过捕获探针与纳米金膜之间的共价连接, 保证了滚环扩增(RCA)产物始终结合于金膜表面, Phi29 DNA聚合酶的高效扩增和Escherichia coli DNA链接酶的高度精确性使检测达到单碱基识别, 检测灵敏度达到10⁴ copies/mL. 实验结果表明, 与单碱基错配序列相比, RCA可明显增强检测的灵敏度. 该RCA基因传感器操作简单, 灵敏度和特异性较高, 在乙型肝炎病毒的快速检测方面具有一定的开发潜力.     

生物传感型核壳纳米颗粒的制备与应用

近年来纳米材料在各领域已受到人们越来越广泛的关注,尤其是核壳型纳米颗粒的制备技术在不断更新发展,在生物传感器方面有着巨大的应用前景.本文重点介绍了生物传感型核壳颗粒的工作原理、制备方法及其在电化学生物传感器、光学生物传感器以及压电晶体生物传感器上的最新应用进展.     

电化学生物传感器在发酵领域中的应用

本文综述了近10年来电化学生物传感器在发酵领域中的研究及应用。首先介绍了电化学生物传感器的基本原理及分类,然后对发酵领域中应用和研究最为广泛的酶电极以及微生物电极传感器进行了分类描述,并重点介绍和归纳了葡萄糖、乳酸、酒精以及甘油生物传感器的研究现状,集中探讨了两类传感器的抗干扰性与选择性等特性。     

双层磷脂膜的电化学性质及其在生物传感器中的应用

由于双层磷脂膜（BLM）可模仿自然界的生物细胞膜的生物相容性，成为物分子的天然固定化材料，因此生物传感器的研制领域显示出广泛的应用前景，本文介绍了BLM、s-BLM的电化学性质，制备技术，并评述了其在生物传感器的应用研究进展。     

纳米材料在聚合酶链式反应体系中的应用研究进展

聚合酶链式反应(PCR)技术是现代分子生物学核心技术之一,研究提高PCR扩增效率的方法具有重要意义。传统提高PCR扩增效率的方法具有较多局限性,使得PCR扩增仍不能达到理想的效果。随着纳米技术的发展,纳米材料具有特殊的表面效应和尺寸效应,表面能进行多种修饰,易与生物大分子蛋白质、核酸等相互作用,对生物分子的结构和功能产生特别的影响。研究利用纳米材料来提高PCR扩增效率的技术和方法,具有非常重要的理论意义和应用价值。本文引用文献41篇,综述了近年来纳米材料在PCR体系中应用的现状,并展望了今后纳米材料在PCR体系中应用的发展方向及其前景。     

利用互补核酸杂交富集金胶实现信号扩增的电化学凝血酶蛋白生物传感器研究

介绍了一种利用互补核酸杂交富集金胶实现信号扩增的蛋白质生物传感器. 以凝血酶蛋白为研究对象, 利用凝血酶蛋白相对应的两段核酸适配体, 将适配体Ⅰ固定在磁性颗粒上, 用于特异性地捕获蛋白, 将适配体Ⅱ标记金胶作为检测信标. 由凝血酶蛋白和相对应的两段核酸适配体构建三明治结构的凝血酶蛋白生物传感器. 另外, 再通过信标金胶上过剩的核酸适配体链与另一段标记有金胶的互补核酸进一步杂交, 获得金胶的选择性聚集, 实现了信号扩增. 通过信号扩增, 使此传感器的灵敏度大大提高, 对凝血酶蛋白的检测下限可达到4.52×10-15 mol/L. 平行测定浓度为7.47×10-14 mol/L的凝血酶8次, 其RSD为3.0%. 该生物传感器对凝血酶蛋白有很好的特异性, 其它蛋白如溶菌酶和牛血清白蛋白的存在对于检测没有影响.     

共反应试剂增强电致化学发光信号生物传感器

在电致化学发光（ECL）生物传感器的构建中,利用共反应试剂促进发光基团的发光效率是一种常见、方便且非常有效的方法. 然而,如何更好地利用共反应试剂使其更加有效地与发光基团作用是提高该类生物传感器灵敏度的重要因素. 本文结合作者课题组部分工作综述了三种共反应试剂放大ECL信号的构建：共反应试剂内置于检测底液;共反应试剂共存于电极表面;酶促生成共反应试剂,并提出了今后ECL信号放大构建的展望.     

CE combined with rolling circle amplification for sensitive DNA detection

Here we describe an assay which combines CE with rolling circle amplification (RCA) for sensitive DNA detection and quantification. RCA is an isothermal DNA replication technique that generates a long ssDNA with tandem repeats. It requires simpler temperature control in reaction and offers higher sequence specificity and greater quantitation capability compared to other amplification technologies. In this study, RCA amplified the DNA target via a circular template, and the product was digested into monomers for CE analysis. Less than 2 fmol of the DNA target could easily be detected using this RCA-CE assay and the assay has a dynamic range of two orders of magnitudes. Moreover, simultaneous detection of both the target DNA and the internal standard was achieved by designing two padlock probes with different sizes, which could significantly improve the quantification accuracy. The RCA-CE assay is easy to perform, readily adaptable for detection of multiple targets because of the high resolution power of CE, and is compatible with other applications employing RCA as a signal amplification tool. Additionally, this assay can be used with a capillary array system to perform sensitive, high-throughput genetic screening.     

Fluorescence Signal Amplification Strategies Based on DNA Nanotechnology for miRNA Detection

In this review,the most recent progresses in the field of fluorescence signal amplification strategies based on DNA nanotechnology for miRNA are summarized.The types of signal amplification are given and the principles of amplification strategies are explained,including rolling circle amplification(RCA),catalytic hairpin assembly(CHA),hybridization chain reaction(HCR)and DNA walker.Subsequently,the application of these signal amplification methods in biosensing and bioimaging are covered and described.Finally,the challenges and the outlook of fluorescence signal amplification methods for miRNA detection are briefly commented.     

G-quadruplex fluorescent probe-mediated real-time rolling circle amplification strategy for highly sensitive microRNA detection

Real-time PCR has revolutionized PCR from qualitative to quantitative. As an isothermal DNA amplification technique, rolling circular amplification (RCA) has been demonstrated to be a versatile tool in many fields. Development of a simple, highly sensitive, and specific strategy for real-time monitoring of RCA will increase its usefulness in many fields. The strategy reported here utilized the specific fluorescence response of thioflavin T (ThT) to G-quadruplexes formed by RCA products. Such a real-time monitoring strategy works well in both traditional RCA with linear amplification efficiency and modified RCA proceeded in an exponential manner, and can be readily performed in commercially available real-time PCR instruments, thereby achieving high-throughput detection and making the proposed technique more suitable for biosensing applications. As examples, real-time RCA-based sensing platforms were designed and successfully used for quantitation of microRNA over broad linear ranges (8 orders of magnitude) with a detection limit of 4 aM (or 0.12 zmol). The feasibility of microRNA analysis in human lung cancer cells was also demonstrated. This work provides a new method for real-time monitoring of RCA by using unique nucleic acid secondary structures and their specific fluorescent probes. It has the potential to be extended to other isothermal single-stranded DNA amplification techniques.     

Utilization of nanoparticle labels for signal amplification in ultrasensitive electrochemical affinity biosensors: A review

Nanoparticles with desirable properties not exhibited by the bulk material can be readily synthesized because of rapid technological developments in the fields of materials science and nanotechnology. In particular their highly attractive electrochemical properties and electrocatalytic activity have facilitated achievement of the high level of signal amplification needed for the development of ultrasensitive electrochemical affinity biosensors for the detection of proteins and DNA. This review article explains the basic principles of nanoparticle based electrochemical biosensors, highlights the recent advances in the development of nanoparticle based signal amplification strategies, and provides a critical assessment of the likely drawbacks associated with each strategy. Finally, future perspectives for achieving advanced signal simplification in nanoparticles based biosensors are considered.     

Optimal DNA Templates for Rolling Circle Amplification Revealed by In Vitro Selection

Rolling circle amplification (RCA) has been widely used as an isothermal DNA amplification technique for diagnostic and bioanalytical applications. Because RCA involves repeated copying of the same circular DNA template by a DNA polymerase thousands of times, we hypothesized there exist DNA sequences that can function as optimal templates and produce more DNA amplicons within an allocated time. Herein we describe an in vitro selection effort conducted to search from a random sequence DNA pool for such templates for phi29 DNA polymerase, a frequently used polymerase for RCA. Diverse DNA molecules were isolated and they were characterized by richness in adenosine (A) and cytidine (C) nucleotides. The top ranked sequences exhibit superior RCA efficiency and the use of these templates for RCA results in significantly improved detection sensitivity. AC‐rich sequences are expected to find useful applications for setting up effective RCA assays for biological sensing.     

A DNA nanomachine based on rolling circle amplification-bridged two-stage exonuclease III-assisted recycling strategy for label-free multi-amplified biosensing of nucleic acid

An autonomous DNA nanomachine based on rolling circle amplification (RCA)-bridged two-stage exonuclease III (Exo III)-induced recycling amplification (Exo III-RCA-Exo III) was developed for label-free and highly sensitive homogeneous multi-amplified detection of DNA combined with sensitive fluorescence detection technique. According to the configuration, the analysis of DNA is accomplished by recognizing the target to a unlabeled molecular beacon (UMB) that integrates target-binding and signal transducer within one multifunctional design, followed by the target-binding of UMB in duplex DNA removed stepwise by Exo III accompanied by the releasing of target DNA for the successive hybridization and cleavage process and autonomous generation of the primer that initiate RCA process with a rational designed padlock DNA. The RCA products containing thousands of repeated catalytic sequences catalytically hybridize with a hairpin reporter probe that includes a “caged” inactive G-quadruplex sequence (HGP) and were then detected by Exo III-assisted recycling amplification, liberating the active G-quadruplex and generating remarkable ZnPPIX/G-quadruplex fluorescence signals with the help of zinc(II)-protoporphyrin IX (ZnPPIX). The proposed strategy showed a wide dynamic range over 7 orders of magnitude with a low limit of detection of 0.51 aM. In addition, this designed protocol can discriminate mismatched DNA from perfectly matched target DNA, and holds a great potential for early diagnosis in gene-related diseases.     

Rolling circle amplification: applications in nanotechnology and biodetection with functional nucleic acids

Rolling circle amplification (RCA) is an isothermal, enzymatic process mediated by certain DNA polymerases in which long single-stranded (ss) DNA molecules are synthesized on a short circular ssDNA template by using a single DNA primer. A method traditionally used for ultrasensitive DNA detection in areas of genomics and diagnostics, RCA has been used more recently to generate large-scale DNA templates for the creation of periodic nanoassemblies. Various RCA strategies have also been developed for the production of repetitive sequences of DNA aptamers and DNAzymes as detection platforms for small molecules and proteins. In this way, RCA is rapidly becoming a highly versatile DNA amplification tool with wide-ranging applications in genomics, proteomics, diagnosis, biosensing, drug discovery, and nanotechnology.