Logic‐Gated Proximity Aptasensing for Cell‐Surface Real‐Time Monitoring of Apoptosis.

In nature, intact apoptotic cells release ATP as a signaling molecule to trigger prompt phagocytic clearance, even at the earliest stage of apoptosis. Inspired by this, here we introduce a straightforward strategy for real‐time monitoring ATP exocytosis and drug‐stimulated apoptosis in the cancer cell surroundings. Triplex‐boosted G‐quadruplexes (tb‐G4s) responding to cell environmental factors (H+ and K+) are engineered to construct a DNA logic‐gated nanoplatform for proximity ATP aptasensing on the cell surface. It enables the real‐time monitoring of cell apoptosis by capturing released endogenous ATP during chemotherapy drug stimulation, providing a sensitive approach for dynamically evaluating drug‐induced apoptosis and therapeutic efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]