A novel sandwich assay with molecular beacon as report probe for nucleic acids detection on one-dimensional microfluidic beads array

Anal Chim Acta. 2007 Mar 21;587(1):9-13. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2007.01.032. Epub 2007 Jan 21.

Abstract

A novel sandwich assay with molecular beacons as report probes has been developed and integrated into one-dimensional microfluidic beads array (1-D chip) to pursue a label-free and elution-free detection of DNA/mRNA targets. In contrast with the immobilized molecular beacons, this sandwich assay can offer lower fluorescence background and correspondingly higher sensitivity. Furthermore, this sandwich assay on 1-D chip operating in conjunction with molecular beacon technique allows multiple targets detection without the need of laborious and time-consuming elution, which makes the experiment process simple, easy to handle, and reproducible results. In the experiment, the synthesized DNA targets with different concentrations were detected with a detection limit of approximately 0.05 nM. Moreover, the mRNA expression changes in A549 cells before and after anticancer drug 5-flouorouracil treatments were detected and the results were validated by the conventional RT-PCR method.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Assay*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / methods*
  • DNA / metabolism
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor*
  • Fluorouracil / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques*
  • Microfluidics*
  • Microspheres
  • Molecular Probes / chemistry
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Molecular Probes
  • RNA, Messenger
  • DNA
  • Fluorouracil