| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1164657 | Analytica Chimica Acta | 2013 | 5 Pages |
•It is the first homogeneous aptasensor for interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) detection.•The proposed homogeneous aptasensor enables the facile detection of IFN-γ with high sensitivity, which is comparable with most of previously reported heterogeneous IFN-γ aptasensors.
A homogeneous hemin/G-quadruplex DNAzyme (HGDNAzyme) based turn-on chemiluminescence aptasensor for interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) detection is developed, via dynamic in-situ assembly of luminol functionalized gold nanoparticles (lum-AuNPs), DNA, IFN-γ and hemin. The G-quadruplex oligomer of the HGDNAzyme was split into two halves, which was connected with the complementary sequence of P1 (IFN-γ-binding aptamer) to form the oligonucleotide P2. P2 hybridized with IFN-γ-binding aptamer and meanwhile assembled onto lum-AuNPs through biotin–streptavidin specific interaction. When IFN-γ was recognized by aptamer, P2 was released into the solution. The two lateral portions of P2 combined with hemin to yield the catalytic hemin/G-quadruplex DNAzyme, which amplified the luminol oxidation for a turn-on chemiluminescence signaling. Based on this strategy, the homogeneous aptasensor enables the facile detection of IFN-γ in a range of 0.5–100 nM. Moreover, the aptasensor showed high sensitivity (0.4 nM) and satisfactory specificity, pointing to great potential applications in clinical analysis.
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