Disposable aptasensor combining functional magnetic nanoparticles with rolling circle amplification for the detection of prostate-specific antigen

•Aptasensor assisted with rolling circle amplification (RCA) for PSA was developed.•Intensity of the signal had a linear relationship with the concentration of PSA.•RCA could be employed with different biosensors to sensitively detect biomolecules. This paper describes a disposable and accurate apta...

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Published in:Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical Chemical, 2018-02, Vol.255, p.341-347
Main Authors: Lee, Cheng-Yu, Fan, Hsiao-Ting, Hsieh, You-Zung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amplification
Antigens
Aptasensor
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Functional magnetic nanoparticles
Methylene blue
Nanoparticles
Prostate
Prostate-specific antigen
Rolling circle amplification
Studies
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Summary:•Aptasensor assisted with rolling circle amplification (RCA) for PSA was developed.•Intensity of the signal had a linear relationship with the concentration of PSA.•RCA could be employed with different biosensors to sensitively detect biomolecules. This paper describes a disposable and accurate aptasensor—that functions with signal amplification—for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) analysis in neutral (pH 7.4) condition. Combining aptamer-immobilized magnetic nanoparticles with rolling circle amplification (RCA) has provided a PSA detector with adequate sensitivity. In the absence of PSA, a portion of the complementary DNA-primer (cDNA-primer) bound with the aptamer and became the primer for the RCA reaction. The product of RCA contained G-rich bases that bound specifically with methylene blue (MB), thereby providing a measurable signal. In the presence of PSA, the aptamer would bind to it and fold, leading to fewer bound cDNA-primer units. Because the number of RCA primer elements decreased, the signal of MB weakened. The difference in the currents of MB measured in the presence and absence of PSA reflected the concentration of PSA. The intensity of the signal had a linear relationship with the logarithm of the PSA concentration over the range from 100 fM to 10nM. The correlation of determination (R2) of this calibration curve was 0.993, with a limit of detection of 22.3 fM.
ISSN:0925-4005
1873-3077
DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2017.08.061