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ArticleTrends in biotechnology2011

Switch-based biosensors: a new approach towards real-time, in vivo molecular detection.

Kevin W Plaxco, H Tom Soh

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Article in Trends in biotechnology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 169 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Rationally Designed DNA-Based Scaffolds and Switching Probes for Protein Sensing.Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kevin W PlaxcoDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
H Tom Soh
University of California, Santa Barbara · US

Funding

Rapid detection of diagnostic chemokinesR01AI076899 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI PLAXCO, KEVIN W · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
Bio-Optical Composites for Rapid Analyte DetectionR01EB002046 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI PLAXCO, KEVIN W · 2003 to 2011
$1.6M
Strain Specific Detection of Influenza at the Point-of-CareR01EB009764 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI SOH, HYONGSOK TOM · 2009 to 2012
$1.5M
Electrochemical arrays for the detection of small molecule drugsR01EB007689 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI PLAXCO, KEVIN W · 2008 to 2011
$1.3M
Micromagnetic Aptamer PCR System for Ultrasensitive Multiplexed Protein DetectionR21EB009518 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA · PI SOH, HYONGSOK TOM · 2009 to 2010
$328k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI076899NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB002046NIBIB NIH HHS R01EB002046NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB007689NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB009764NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB009518
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the ability to monitor specific molecules in vivo in real-time could revolutionize many aspects of healthcare, the technological challenges that stand in the way of reaching this goal are considerable and are poorly met by most existing analytical approaches. Nature, however, has already solved the problem of real-time molecular detection in complex media by employing biomolecular "switches". That is, protein and nucleic acids that sense chemical cues and, by undergoing specific, binding-induced conformational changes, transduce this recognition into high-gain signal outputs. Here, we argue that devices that employ such switches represent a promising route towards versatile, real-time molecular monitoring in vivo.

Indexed as

Biosensing TechniquesMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesNucleic AcidsProteinsNucleic AcidsProteins

Identifiers

PMID21106266
PMCPMC3010506
OpenAlexW1990728189

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