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Strand Displacement Strategies for Biosensor Applications.
- Source :
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Trends in Biotechnology . Dec2019, Vol. 37 Issue 12, p1367-1382. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- DNA has many unique properties beyond encoding genetic information, one of which is its physicochemical stability based on Watson–Crick base pairing. Differences in sequence complementarity between multiple DNA strands can lead to the strand displacement reaction (SDR). SDRs have been regularly applied in synthetic biology, drug delivery, and, importantly, biosensing. SDR-based biosensors have high controllability, high sensitivity, and low interference, and can be used for multiplexed detection. Such biosensors have been demonstrated to detect nearly every class of biomolecule. As the field continues to mature, such platforms can be used as an integral tool for the manipulation of biomolecular reactions, bringing biosensors one step closer to the ultimate goal of point-of-care systems. SDRs directly connect a biosensing recognition event to its signaling event, producing simple, integrated platforms. Combining SDRs into cascades provides inherent amplification of target signals, thus boosting the sensitivity of the biosensing system. The incorporation of orthogonal strand displacement cascades allows multiplexed detection of multiple targets in one sample. SDRs can be applied universally to a diverse type of targets, including nucleic acids, proteins, and small molecules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01677799
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Trends in Biotechnology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139747035
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.10.001