Cancer Cell Membrane Vesicle for Multiplex MicroRNA Imaging in Living Cells

Anal Chem. 2020 Jan 21;92(2):1850-1855. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03764. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

Abstract

Highly efficient cellular transfection and intracellular signal amplification is a prerequisite for low-abundant microRNA (miRNA) imaging and biomedical application. Herein, we report a functional cancer cell membrane (CM) vesicle, Au-P/DSN@CM (DSN, double-specific nucleases), which consists of Au nanoparticles modified with three types of fluorescent miRNA detection probes (Au-P) and DSN that simultaneously encapsulate in cancer CM. We find that the Au-P/DSN@CM could specifically target the cancer cell and transfect the cell with higher efficiency than Au nanoparticles. The internalized Au-P/DSN@CM could further specifically recognize the target miRNA and induce DSN-assisted target recycle signal amplification, leading to multiple miRNA simultaneous detection with high sensitivity. It successfully detects oncogenic miRNAs in MCF-7 cells with high sensitivity and is amenable to monitor the dynamic expression change of oncogenic miRNAs in cancer cells. Our study represents a promising gene delivery vector for cancer diagnosis and potential therapy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Membrane / chemistry*
  • DNA / chemistry
  • DNA / genetics
  • DNA / toxicity
  • DNA Probes / chemistry
  • DNA Probes / genetics
  • DNA Probes / toxicity
  • Endonucleases / chemistry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / toxicity
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Gold / toxicity
  • Humans
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Metal Nanoparticles / toxicity
  • MicroRNAs / analysis*
  • MicroRNAs / genetics
  • MicroRNAs / metabolism
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods

Substances

  • DNA Probes
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • MIRN155 microRNA, human
  • MIRN205 microRNA, human
  • MIRN21 microRNA, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • Gold
  • DNA
  • Endonucleases