A Turn-On Detection of DNA Sequences by Means of Fluorescence of DNA-Templated Silver Nanoclusters via Unique Interactions of a Hydrated Ionic Liquid

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Title: A Turn-On Detection of DNA Sequences by Means of Fluorescence of DNA-Templated Silver Nanoclusters via Unique Interactions of a Hydrated Ionic Liquid
Authors: Ye Teng, Hisae Tateishi-Karimata, Takaaki Tsuruoka, Naoki Sugimoto
Source: Molecules, Vol 23, Iss 11, p 2889 (2018)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2018.
Publication Year: 2018
Collection: LCC:Organic chemistry
Subject Terms: ionic liquid, choline dihydrogen phosphate, DNA-Ag NCs, DNA detection, Organic chemistry, QD241-441
More Details: Nucleic acid stability and structure, which are crucial to the properties of fluorescent DNA-templated silver nanoclusters (DNA-Ag NCs), significantly change in ionic liquids. In this work, our purpose was to study DNA-Ag NCs in a buffer containing the hydrated ionic liquid of choline dihydrogen phosphate (choline dhp) to improve fluorescence for application in DNA detection. Due to the stabilisation of an i-motif structure by the choline cation, a unique fluorescence emission—that was not seen in an aqueous buffer—was observed in choline dhp and remained stable for more than 30 days. A DNA-Ag NCs probe was designed to have greater fluorescence intensity in choline dhp in the presence of a target DNA. A turn-on sensing platform in choline dhp was built for the detection of the BRCA1 gene, which is related to familial breast and ovarian cancers. This platform showed better sensitivity and selectivity in distinguishing a target sequence from a mutant sequence in choline dhp than in the aqueous buffer. Our study provides new evidence regarding the effects of structure on properties of fluorescent DNA-Ag NCs and expands the applications of fluorescent DNA-Ag NCs in an ionic liquid because of improved sensitivity and selectivity.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1420-3049
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/11/2889; https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112889
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/c913c03486904d27809a8a2edfa79c63
Accession Number: edsdoj.913c03486904d27809a8a2edfa79c63
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:14203049
DOI:10.3390/molecules23112889
Published in:Molecules
Language:English