阅读说明：本技术 基于发卡结构变换的双重信号放大AuNPs-DNA步行器及制备方法 (Double-signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker based on hairpin structure transformation and preparation method thereof ) 是由 陈宪 许珂 于 2020-07-20 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供的是基于发卡结构变换的双重信号放大AuNPs-DNA步行器及制备方法,通过发卡结构的变换,引发AuNPs-DNA步行器的渐进与行走,实现信号的一次放大；并且置换出的DNA链又能够再次将靶标置换出来,参与下一个循环,实现信号的进一步放大。通过该检测策略,能够实现对靶标信号的双重放大。通过该检测策略,能够实现对靶标信号的双重放大,极大地提高了检测的灵敏度；该体系的放大策略都是基于发卡结构的转换,传感器的检测体系比较简单,易于操作。(The invention provides a dual signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker based on hairpin structure transformation and a preparation method thereof, wherein the transformation of the hairpin structure triggers the progression and walking of the AuNPs-DNA walker to realize the one-time amplification of signals; and the displaced DNA chain can displace the target again to participate in the next cycle, so that the further amplification of the signal is realized. By means of the detection strategy, double amplification of the target signal can be achieved. By the detection strategy, the target signal can be amplified doubly, so that the detection sensitivity is greatly improved; the amplification strategy of the system is based on the conversion of the hairpin structure, and the detection system of the sensor is simpler and easy to operate.)

1. Double signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker based on hairpin structure transformation is characterized in that: comprising AuNPs-DNA walker, target mRNA, Cu²⁺。

2. The hairpin structure transformation-based dual signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker of claim 1, wherein: the AuNPs-DNA walker comprises: AuNPs, a walking strand DNA chain W, a track strand DNA chain T and a closed strand DNA chain B.

3. The hairpin structure transformation-based dual signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker of claim 2, wherein:

the walking strand DNA strand W:

5'-HS-(T)₂₀GGTAAGCCTGGGCCTCTTTCTTTTTAAGAAAGAACGTCAAGG -3'；

orbital strand DNA strand T:

5'-Cy5AAGTATGCCAAAGACACTCGCTTTTTCTTTCTAATACGGCTTACCTATCGGCATACTTTTTT-HS -3'，

closed strand DNA strand B:

5'-AAAGCGAGTGTCTTTGGCATAAAAAGTCAAGGAAGTATGCCAAAGATTTCCTTGACGTTCTTTCT -3'。

4. the hairpin structure transformation-based dual signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker of claim 1, wherein: the target mRNA sequence is 5'-AAGTATGCCAAAGACACTCGC-3'.

5. The method for preparing the hairpin structure transformation-based dual signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the method comprises the following steps:

(1) preparing AuNPs;

(2) preparing an AuNPs-DNA walker;

(3) the target reacts with the AuNPs-DNA walker;

(4) and (4) detecting fluorescence.

6. The method for preparing the hairpin structure transformation-based dual signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker according to claim 5, characterized in that: the step (2) is a specific step for preparing the AuNPs-DNA walker:

(1) adding 80 mu L of 10 nM AuNPs solution and 28 mu L of ultrapure water into a 1.5mL centrifuge tube, adding 12 mu L of 1wt.% SDS to improve the dispersibility of AuNPs, and incubating for 15min at room temperature;

(2) to another 1.5mL centrifuge tube, 4. mu.L of 10. mu.M walking strand DNA strand W, 4. mu.L of 100. mu.M orbital strand DNA strand T and 46. mu.L of ultrapure water were added, mixed, and 6. mu.L of 50mM TCEP was added to activate the DNA strands, and incubated at room temperature for 15 min;

(3) mixing the systems corresponding to the two centrifuge tubes, adding 40. mu.L, 100 mM, 10X, pH 7.4 PBS and 180. mu.L of ultrapure water into the system, and incubating for 15 min; then adding 400 mu L of 2M NaCl into the mixed solution, and in order to prevent the nanogold from aggregating, dropwise adding NaCl while violently shaking the mixed solution; the mixture was then incubated overnight; centrifuging with 1 × PBS containing 0.01 wt.% Tween-20 at 12000 rpm for 15min, removing supernatant, rinsing precipitate for 3 times, and removing unbound nucleic acid chain; finally, the mixture was dissolved back in 400. mu.L of 1 XPBS containing 0.01% Tween-20; adding 1 mu L of MCH with the concentration of 100 mu M for blocking nonspecific binding sites on the surfaces of the gold nanoparticles, and incubating at room temperature for 60 min; then centrifuging for 15min at 12000 rpm in 1 XPBS containing 0.01% Tween-20, removing supernatant, rinsing the precipitate for 3 times, and removing excessive MCH; finally, the mixture was redissolved in 400. mu.L of 1 XPBS without 0.01% Tween-20; to the system was added 100. mu.L of 25mM MgCl₂100. mu.L of 500 mM NaCl, 60. mu.L of 10 XPBS and 335. mu.L of ultrapure water, and 5. mu.L of 10. mu.M of the blocked strand DNA strand B was added to ensure that the walking strand DNA strand W was completely blocked, followed by overnight incubation at room temperature in the absence of light; rinsing with 1 XPBS containing 0.01% Tween-20 at 12000 rpm for 15min for 3 times to remove unbound nucleic acid chains, and finally obtaining DNA functionalized AuNPs; storing in a refrigerator at 4 deg.C.

7. The method for preparing the hairpin structure transformation-based dual signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker according to claim 5, characterized in that: the reaction method of the target and the AuNPs-DNA walker comprises the following steps: different concentrations of target mRNA, 1 nM final AuNPs-DNA walker and 0.5. mu.M final Cu²⁺Is placed at 001% Tween-20 in 1 XPBS for 80 min.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of biology, and particularly relates to a dual-signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker based on hairpin structure transformation and a preparation method thereof.

Background

In recent years, methods based on metal nanoparticles, particularly gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), have been widely used to construct DNA-functionalized biosensors. The manner of constructing DNA functionalized AuNPs biosensors is diverse. In order to improve the sensitivity, a three-dimensional DNA track and an AuNPs-DNA Walker (DNA Walker) can be constructed on the surface of AuNPs, and the AuNPs-DNA Walker realizes signal amplification and target detection through the driving of a target or an external condition. The driving forces for this three-dimensional orbital motion are mainly metal ions, nucleic acid hybridization, ATP, photoactivation, etc. that assist DNAzymes in cleaving substrates. The DNA Walker nanomachines adopt different driving modes and can realize signal amplification in biosensing. However, these nanomachines only amplify the target signal a single time and only increase the sensitivity to a limited extent. And different enzymes or auxiliary probes are often added to realize signal amplification, and a detection system is also often complex.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a hairpin structure transformation-based dual signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker and a preparation method thereof, which are used for intracellular mRNA detection and imaging.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

the invention designs a novel AuNPs-DNA walker based on the conversion of a hairpin structure. The gradual progress and walking of the AuNPs-DNA walker are triggered through the transformation of the hairpin structure, and the signal is amplified for one time; and the displaced DNA chain can displace the target again to participate in the next cycle, so that the further amplification of the signal is realized. By means of the detection strategy, double amplification of the target signal can be achieved. In addition, the double-amplification detection system is simple.

The double signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker based on hairpin structure transformation comprises the AuNPs-DNA walker, a target mRNA sequence and Cu²⁺。

The AuNPs-DNA walker comprises: AuNPs, a walking strand DNA chain W, a track strand DNA chain T and a closed strand DNA chain B.

The target mRNA sequence, the walking chain DNA chain W, the track chain DNA chain T and the closed chain DNA chain B are respectively provided with the following sequences:

target mRNA sequence: 5'-AAGTATGCCAAAGACACTCGC-3', respectively;

walking strand DNA strand W:

5'-HS-(T)₂₀GGTAAGCCTGGGCCTCTTTCTTTTTAAGAAAGAACGTCAAGG -3'，

orbital strand DNA strand T:

5'-Cy5AAGTATGCCAAAGACACTCGCTTTTTCTTTCTAATACGGCTTACCTATCGGCATACTTTTTT-HS -3'，

closed strand DNA strand B:

5'-AAAGCGAGTGTCTTTGGCATAAAAAGTCAAGGAAGTATGCCAAAGATTTCCTTGACGTTCTTTCT -3'。

the preparation method of the dual signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker based on hairpin structure transformation comprises the following steps:

(1) preparing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs);

(2) preparing DNA functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs-DNA walker);

(3) the target reacts with the AuNPs-DNA walker;

(4) and (4) detecting fluorescence.

The preparation method in the step (1) is as follows: first, all the glass instruments used in the laboratory were soaked in aqua regia (freshly prepared, V)_HCl:V_HNO3And =3: 1), washing the glass instrument clean with a large amount of ultrapure water after 12 hours, and placing the glass instrument in an oven for drying. Then, 50 mL of chloroauric acid of 0.25 mM was added to a washed and dried round bottom flask, stirred at high speed, and heated to boil in an oil bath at 150 ℃ for 15 min. Next, 1 mL of freshly prepared trisodium citrate with a mass fraction of 1% was rapidly added to the boiling chloroauric acid solution. Heating and stirring are continued for 30 min to ensure that the sodium citrate reacts completely. The process can observe that the solution gradually changes from yellow to black, purple and finally to wine red. Finally, the heating device was removed, the round bottom flask was placed under a magnetic stirrer and continuously stirred to cool the solution to room temperature, and then placed in a4 ℃ refrigerator for storage. The concentration of the gold nanoparticles is determined according to Lambert beer law reported in the literature: c = a450/450 (450 = 5.41 × 108M therein)^-1cm^-1) And (6) performing calculation.

The preparation of the gold nanoparticles with DNA functionalization (AuNPs-DNA walker) in the step (2) comprises the following specific steps:

(1) to a 1.5mL centrifuge tube, 80. mu.L (10 nM) of AuNPs solution and 28. mu.L of ultrapure water were added, and 12. mu.L of 1% SDS was added to increase dispersibility of AuNPs, and incubated at room temperature for 15 min.

(2) To another 1.5mL centrifuge tube, 4. mu.L (10. mu.M) of the walking strand DNA strand W, 4. mu.L (100. mu.M) of the track strand DNA strand T and 46. mu.L of ultrapure water were added and mixed, and 6. mu.L of 50mM TCEP was added to activate the DNA strand, followed by incubation at room temperature for 15 min.

(3) The systems corresponding to the above two centrifuge tubes were mixed, and 40. mu.L (100 mM, 10X, pH 7.4) of PBS and 180. mu.L of ultrapure water were added to the system, followed by incubation for 15 min. Then, 400. mu.L (2M) of NaCl solution was added to the mixture, and to prevent the nanogold from aggregating, the NaCl solution was added dropwise while the mixture was vigorously shaken. The mixture was then incubated overnight. Centrifugation was carried out for 15min at 12000 rpm in 1 XPBS containing 0.01% Tween-20, the supernatant was aspirated off, and the precipitate was rinsed 3 times to remove unbound nucleic acid strands. Finally, the solution was redissolved in 400. mu.L of 1 XPBS containing 0.01% Tween-20. mu.L of 100. mu.M MCH was added for blocking non-specific binding sites on the surface of gold nanoparticles and incubated at room temperature for 60 min. Then, the mixture was centrifuged at 12000 rpm in 1 XPBS containing 0.01% Tween-20 for 15min, the supernatant was removed, and the precipitate was rinsed 3 times to remove excess MCH. Finally, the solution was redissolved in 400. mu.L of 1 XPBS without 0.01% Tween-20. Add 100. mu.L (25 mM) MgCl to the system₂mu.L (500 mM) NaCl, 60. mu.L 10 XPBS and 335. mu.L ultrapure water, and 5. mu.L (10. mu.M) of the blocked strand DNA strand B were added and mixed to ensure that the walking strand DNA strand W was completely blocked, followed by incubation overnight at room temperature in the absence of light. The supernatant was removed with 1 XPBS containing 0.01% Tween-20 at 12000 rpm for 15min, and the pellet was rinsed 3 times to remove unbound nucleic acid strands. Dividing an AuNPs-DNA walker into two parts, wherein one part is dissolved back into 1 XPBS containing 0.01% Tween-20 and is applied to an extracellular experiment; the other part was redissolved in 1 XPBS without 0.01% Tween-20 and used in intracellular experiments. And placing the mixture in a refrigerator at 4 ℃ for storage for later use.

The reaction method of the target and the AuNPs-DNA walker comprises the following steps: different concentrations of target mRNA, 1 nMAAuNPs-DNA walker and 0.5. mu.M Cu²⁺The reaction mixture was placed in 1 XPBS containing 0.01% Tween-20 and reacted for 80 min.

Detailed construction flow schematic diagram: as shown in fig. 1, a certain number of DNA strands T and W are modified on the surface of AuNP. The DNA chain T (track) is used as a track chain, and the 5' end of the DNA chain T (track) close to the surface of the AuNP is modified with a fluorescent group Cy5, so that Cy5 can be efficiently quenched by the AuNP. The DNA strand W (walker) is a walking strand and is blocked with the DNA strand B (block). The DNA chain W is hybridized with the partial sequence of the DNA chain T to form an active Cu2+ dependent DNAzyme structure. When target mRNA (TK 1) was added to the AuNPs-DNA walker, the end of DNA strand B was bound to the target, and the hairpin structure of DNA strand B was inverted (dotted box portion) and displaced, thereby generating DNA strand B. After the DNA strand B leaves the DNA strand W, the DNA strand W hybridizes with a partial sequence of the DNA strand T to form a pair of Cu²⁺Sensitive DNAzyme structure. In Cu²⁺In the presence of conditions, the site of action of the structure is cleaved. The DNA strand R (release) containing Cy5 in the DNA strand T was released, and thus fluorescence of Cy5 was recovered. At the same time, DNA strand R can hybridize again with displaced DNA strand B, displacing mRNA (TK 1). The target mRNA continues to participate in the next cycle. On the one hand, the target is combined with the DNA chain B, and the hairpin structure of the DNA chain B is overturned, so that the DNA chain W is gradually cut along a specific track (the DNA chain T) to release the DNA chain R. This enables amplification of the target; on the other hand, the released DNA strand R can hybridize with the DNA strand B, and then mRNA (TK 1) is replaced to participate in the next cycle. This enables further amplification of the target. Thus, the cutting, releasing, replacing and circulating are carried out step by step along a specific track. Thereby realizing the double amplification detection of the fluorescence signal of the mRNA.

The invention has the advantages that:

(1) through the detection strategy, the target signal can be doubly amplified, and the detection sensitivity is greatly improved.

(2) The amplification strategy of the system is based on the conversion of the hairpin structure, and the detection system of the sensor is simpler and easy to operate.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the construction process of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a fluorescence plot of different concentrations of the target in example 1.

FIG. 3 is a graph showing fluorescence selectivity of different targets in example 2.

FIG. 4 shows the result of TK1 imaging of the intracellular tumor cell and normal cell in the method, wherein: strong red fluorescence signal was shown in MCF-7 cells, and weak fluorescence signal was shown in MCF-10A cells.

Detailed Description

The double signal amplification AuNPs-DNA walker based on hairpin structure transformation comprises the AuNPs-DNA walker, a target mRNA (TK 1) sequence and Cu²⁺。

The AuNPs-DNA walker comprises: AuNPs, a walking strand DNA chain W, a track strand DNA chain T and a closed strand DNA chain B.

The target mRNA (TK 1) sequence, a walking strand DNA chain W, a track strand DNA chain T and a closed strand DNA chain B, wherein the sequences are respectively as follows:

target mRNA (TK 1) sequence: 5'-AAGTATGCCAAAGACACTCGC-3', respectively;

walking strand DNA strand W: 5'-HS- (T)20 GGTAAGCCTGGGCCTCTTTCTTTTTAAGAAAGAACGTCAAGG-3',

orbital strand DNA strand T:

5'-Cy5AAGTATGCCAAAGACACTCGCTTTTTCTTTCTAATACGGCTTACCTATCGGCATACTTTTTT-HS -3'，

closed strand DNA strand B:

5'-AAAGCGAGTGTCTTTGGCATAAAAAGTCAAGGAAGTATGCCAAAGATTTCCTTGACGTTCTTTCT -3'。