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In vitro detection of circulating tumor cells using the nicking endonuclease-assisted lanthanide metal luminescence amplification strategy

The in vitro detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) has been proven as a vital method for early diagnosis and evaluation of cancer metastasis, since the existence and number fluctuation of CTCs have shown close correlation with clinical outcomes. However, it remains difficult and technically ch...

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Published in:Talanta (Oxford) 2024-06, Vol.273, p.125909-125909, Article 125909
Main Authors: Wang, Xuekang, Zeng, Yating, Zhu, Nanhang, Yu, Yue, Yi, Qiangying, Wu, Yao
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Summary:The in vitro detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) has been proven as a vital method for early diagnosis and evaluation of cancer metastasis, since the existence and number fluctuation of CTCs have shown close correlation with clinical outcomes. However, it remains difficult and technically challenging to realize accurate CTCs detection, due to the rarity of CTCs in the blood samples with complex components. Herein, we reported a CTCs in vitro detection strategy, utilizing a loop amplification strategy based on DNA tetrahedron and nicking endonuclease reaction, as well as the anti-background interference based on lanthanide metal luminescence strategy. In this work, a detection system (ATDN-MLLPs) composed of an aptamer-functionalized tetrahedral DNA nanostructure (ATDN) and magnetic lanthanide luminescent particles (MLLPs) was developed. ATDN targeted the tumor cells via aptamer-antigen recognition and extended three hybridizable target DNA segments from the apex of a DNA tetrahedron to pair with probe DNA on MLLPs. Then, the nicking endonuclease (Nt.BbvCI) recognized the formed double-strand DNA and nicked the probe DNA to release the target DNA for recycling, and the released TbNps served as a high signal-to-noise ratio fluorescence signal source for CTCs detection. With a detection limit of 5 cells/mL, CTCs were selectively screened throughout a linear response range of low orders of magnitude. In addition, the ATDN-MLLPs system was attempted to detect possible existence of CTCs in biological samples in vitro. [Display omitted] •A loop signal amplification strategy based on DNA tetrahedron and nicking endonuclease reaction.•Anti-Background interference based on lanthanide metal luminescence strategy.•Detection limit as low as 5 cells/mL.
ISSN:0039-9140
1873-3573
DOI:10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125909