Photo-Induced Electron Transfer-Based Versatile Platform with G-Quadruplex/Hemin Complex as Quencher for Construction of DNA Logic Circuits

Anal Chem. 2018 Mar 6;90(5):3437-3442. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05145. Epub 2018 Feb 15.

Abstract

G-quadruplex has been developed as an innovator for analytical chemistry and biomedicine due to its vibrant binding activity, structural polymorphism, and critical roles in biological regulation. Herein, a simple but versatile platform was obtained by integrating split G-quadruplex and fluorophore into a molecular beacon, where the photoinduced electron transfer could occur when the fluorophore approached the preformed G-quadruplex/hemin complexes. Such design subtly combined the G4 disruption-induced fluorescent turn-on strategy and the photoinduced electron transfer property into one platform for constructing the logic circuits. On the basis of such a universal platform, a series of binary logic gates (OR, INHIBIT, AND, and XOR), a combinatorial gate (INHIBIT-OR), and even a complex logic operation for discrimination of multiples of three from natural numbers less than ten have been successfully achieved only by employing such platform as work unit and single-strand DNAs as inputs. The set-reset function of this platform could be realized by alternatively introducing blocking and releasing strands. In addition, this platform could operate in a biological matrix stably and precisely. Therefore, such a universal platform lays the foundation for complicating the logic systems, realizing the biocomputing and also points out a new direction for target detection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation
  • Computers, Molecular
  • DNA, Single-Stranded / chemistry*
  • Electron Transport
  • Electrons
  • Fluorescence
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • G-Quadruplexes*
  • Hemin / chemistry*

Substances

  • DNA, Single-Stranded
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Hemin