Nanoreactors based on DNAzyme-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles activated by magnetic field

Nanoscale. 2018 Jan 18;10(3):1356-1365. doi: 10.1039/c7nr08581h.

Abstract

A new biomimetic nanoreactor design, MaBiDz, is presented based on a copolymer brush in combination with superparamagnetic nanoparticles. This cellular nanoreactor features two species of magnetic particles, each functionalized with two components of a binary deoxyribozyme system. In the presence of a target mRNA analyte and a magnetic field, the nanoreactor is assembled to form a biocompartment enclosed by the polymeric brush that enables catalytic function of the binary deoxyribozyme with enhanced kinetics. MaBiDz was demonstrated here as a cellular sensor for rapid detection and imaging of a target mRNA biomarker for metastatic breast cancer, and its function shows potential to be expanded as a biomimetic organelle that can downregulate the activity of a target mRNA biomarker.

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • DNA, Catalytic / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Magnetic Fields*
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Polymers
  • RNA, Messenger / analysis
  • Twist-Related Protein 1

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • DNA, Catalytic
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Polymers
  • RNA, Messenger
  • TWIST1 protein, human
  • Twist-Related Protein 1