title: DNA-templated fluorescent silver nanoclusters.
abstract: In this review, we discuss the synthesis and applications of DNA-templated fluorescent silver nanoclusters in aqueous solution. Various oligonucleotide sequences or conformations have been utilized to synthesize silver nanoclusters with excellent fluorescence properties. The range of applications has expanded greatly, from live cell staining and the detection of metal ions and small biomolecules to the detection of DNA or proteins.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Bingyan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Erkang
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009841:Oligonucleotides; D012834:Silver; D004247:DNA