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ArticleAnalytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry2025

An ultrasensitive sensing strategy based on CRISPR/Cas13a and T7 RNA polymerase amplification for detection of extracellular vesicles.

Fengying Ran, Huimin Huang, Bing Shang, Weidong Peng, Lun Wu, Kang Ling, Xiaoyu Xie

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Article in Analytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Fengying RanSchool of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3096-0769
Huimin HuangSchool of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, China.
Bing ShangDepartment of Pharmacy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
Weidong PengSchool of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, China.
Lun WuSchool of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, China.
Kang LingSinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442008, Hubei, China.
Xiaoyu XieSchool of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, China. xiexiaoyu@xjtu.edu.cn.

Funding

and the Science and Technology Key Program of Shiyan 24Y142and the Science and Technology Key Program of Shiyan 24Y154and the Science and Technology Key Program of Shiyan 24Y161the National Science Foundation of China 82272960the Open Project of Hubei Clinical Research Center of Hypertension HBCH2024005the Young Talent Project of Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital Y202512the Young Talent Project of Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital Y202518the Young Talent Project of Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital Y202522
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Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are important biomarkers for an early diagnosis of lung cancer. Herein, we proposed an ultrasensitive fluorescent sensing platform for EVs detection, which involves aptamer and streptavidin-modified magnetic nanoparticles (SA-MB) magnetic separation technology as well as T7 RNA polymerase-assisted CRISPR/Cas13a system, which can achieve target recycling signal amplification. In this detection method, biotin-modified CD63 aptamer hybridizes first with the aptamer Blocker (T7 promoter) and then binds to SA-MB. When adding EVs, the CD63 aptamer in CD63 aptamer/Blocker/SA-MB complex captures EVs causing the release of Blocker single chain. Subsequently, large amounts of ssRNAs, which are generated with the assistance of Blocker-initiated T7 RNA polymerase, were recognized by CRISPR/Cas13a and trigger its trans-cleavage report probe (F-Q). Eventually, the report probe labeled with fluorescent dye (FAM) and quench group (BHQ) at both ends was cut to produce fluorescent signal. The designed sensor combined this with a signal amplification strategy based on T7 RNA polymerase and CRISPR/Cas13a to significantly enhance the sensitivity and specificity of EVs detection. The use of magnetic separation technology eliminates interference from complex matrices and improves EVs detection efficiency, while the introduction of T7 RNA polymerase and CRISPR/Cas13a enables multiple amplifications of the sensor signals, and enhancing the accuracy and sensitivity of the method. Ultimately, the combination of multiple amplification reactions resulted in a detection limit (LOD) for EVs as low as 60 particles/mL (approximately 1 zmol/L). In addition, this detection method can specifically distinguish EVs from other confounding substances and efficiently detect plasma EVs from lung cancer and healthy individuals in actual samples. Indicating this sensing platform is a valuable tool for early lung cancer detection.

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Biosensing TechniquesCRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesExtracellular VesiclesNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesViral ProteinsAptamers, NucleotideHumansLimit of DetectionAptamers, Nucleotidebacteriophage T7 RNA polymeraseDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesViral ProteinsAptamerCRISPR/Cas13aExtracellular vesiclesLung cancerT7 RNA polymerase

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PMID40676485
PMCPMC12464105

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