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ArticleAnalytical chemistry2020

Ensemble Sensing Using Single-Molecule DNA Copolymers.

Sagun Jonchhe, Sangeetha Selvam, Deepak Karna, Shankar Mandal, Benjamin Wales-McGrath, Hanbin Mao

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Article in Analytical chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Modulating a Massive Set of Biomolecular Structures by Sono-Mechanical Force.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  3. Dynamic Structures and Fast Transition Kinetics of Oxidized G-Quadruplexes.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2024
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  9. Single-Molecule Mechanochemical Sensing.Accounts of chemical research · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sagun JonchheDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry and School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4361-6641
Sangeetha SelvamDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry and School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States.
Deepak KarnaDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry and School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3370-0997
Shankar MandalDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry and School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2653-8760
Benjamin Wales-McGrathDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry and School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States.
Hanbin MaoDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry and School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6720-9429
Kent State University · US

Funding

Specific Recognition of G-quadruplexesR01CA236350 · NCI · KENT STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MAO, HANBIN · 2018 to 2022
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA236350
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While single-molecule sensing has offered ultimate mass sensitivity at the precision of individual molecules, it requires a longer time to detect analytes at lower concentrations when analyte binding to single-molecule probes becomes diffusion-limited. Here, we solved this accuracy problem in the concentration sensitivity determination by using single-molecule DNA homopolymers, in which up to 473 identical sensing elements (DNA hairpins) were introduced by rolling circle amplification. Surprisingly, the DNA homopolymers containing as few as 10 tandem hairpins displayed ensemble unfolding/refolding transitions, which were exploited to recognize microRNAs (miRNAs) that populated unfolded hairpins. Within 20 min, the femtomolar detection limit for miRNAs was observed, 6 orders of magnitude better than standalone hairpins. By incorporating different hairpin probes in an alternating DNA copolymer, multiplex recognition of different miRNAs was demonstrated. These DNA co-polymers represent new materials for innovative sensing strategies that combine the single-molecule precision with the accuracy of ensemble assays to determine concentration sensitivities.

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Biosensing TechniquesDNAHumansMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesMicroRNAsPolymersDNAMicroRNAsPolymers

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PMID32829637
PMCPMC7757751
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