title: Cleavable DNA-protein hybrid molecular beacon: A novel efficient signal translator for sensitive fluorescence anisotropy bioassay.
abstract: Due to its unique features such as high sensitivity, homogeneous format, and independence on fluorescent intensity, fluorescence anisotropy (FA) assay has become a hotspot of study in oligonucleotide-based bioassays. However, until now most FA probes require carefully customized structure designs, and thus are neither generalizable for different sensing systems nor effective to obtain sufficient signal response. To address this issue, a cleavable DNA-protein hybrid molecular beacon was successfully engineered for signal amplified FA bioassay, via combining the unique stable structure of molecular beacon and the large molecular mass of streptavidin. Compared with single DNA strand probe or conventional molecular beacon, the DNA-protein hybrid molecular beacon exhibited a much higher FA value, which was potential to obtain high signal-background ratio in sensing process. As proof-of-principle, this novel DNA-protein hybrid molecular beacon was further applied for FA bioassay using DNAzyme-Pb(2+) as a model sensing system. This FA assay approach could selectively detect as low as 0.5nM Pb(2+) in buffer solution, and also be successful for real samples analysis with good recovery values. Compatible with most of oligonucleotide probes' designs and enzyme-based signal amplification strategies, the molecular beacon can serve as a novel signal translator to expand the application prospect of FA technology in various bioassays.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 410005, PR China.
authors.forename: Pan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 410005, PR China. Electronic address: binyang@xtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D055162:Biocatalysis; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D053837:DNA Cleavage; D021881:DNA, Catalytic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005454:Fluorescence Polarization; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis; D057230:Limit of Detection; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D021881:DNA, Catalytic; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D014867:Water; D007854:Lead
keywords: Cleavable; DNA enzyme; Fluorescence anisotropy; Molecular beacon; Signal translator