Electric single-molecule hybridization detector for short DNA fragments
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Author(s)
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Journal Article
Abstract
By combining DNA nanotechnology and high-bandwidth single-molecule detection in nanopipets, we demonstrate an electric, label-free hybridization sensor for short DNA sequences (<100 nucleotides). Such short fragments are known to occur as circulating cell-free DNA in various bodily fluids, such as blood plasma and saliva, and have been identified as disease markers for cancer and infectious diseases. To this end, we use as a model system an 88-mer target from the RV1910c gene in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is associated with antibiotic (isoniazid) resistance in TB. Upon binding to short probes attached to long carrier DNA, we show that resistive-pulse sensing in nanopipets is capable of identifying rather subtle structural differences, such as the hybridization state of the probes, in a statistically robust manner. With significant potential toward multiplexing and high-throughput analysis, our study points toward a new, single-molecule DNA-assay technology that is fast, easy to use, and compatible with point-of-care environments.
Date Issued
2018-12-04
Date Acceptance
2018-11-06
Citation
Analytical Chemistry, 2018, 90 (23), pp.14063-14071
ISSN
0003-2700
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
14063
End Page
14071
Journal / Book Title
Analytical Chemistry
Volume
90
Issue
23
Copyright Statement
© 2018 American Chemical Society. This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Analytical Chemistry, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04357
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30398852
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, Analytical
Chemistry
ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION
CELL-FREE DNA
ISONIAZID RESISTANCE
PITTING CORROSION
NANOPORE
TRANSLOCATION
CARRIERS
TRANSPORT
PROTEINS
0301 Analytical Chemistry
0904 Chemical Engineering
0399 Other Chemical Sciences
Analytical Chemistry
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2018-11-06