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Detection of miR-155 Using PNA at Physiological-Like Conditions by Surface Plasmon Resonance and bioFET

Version 1 : Received: 22 December 2023 / Approved: 22 December 2023 / Online: 26 December 2023 (01:41:06 CET)

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Lavecchia di Tocco, F.; Botti, V.; Cannistraro, S.; Bizzarri, A.R. Detection of miR-155 Using Peptide Nucleic Acid at Physiological-like Conditions by Surface Plasmon Resonance and Bio-Field Effect Transistor. Biosensors 2024, 14, 79. Lavecchia di Tocco, F.; Botti, V.; Cannistraro, S.; Bizzarri, A.R. Detection of miR-155 Using Peptide Nucleic Acid at Physiological-like Conditions by Surface Plasmon Resonance and Bio-Field Effect Transistor. Biosensors 2024, 14, 79.

Abstract

MicroRNAs are small ribonucleotides which act as key gene regulators. Their altered expression is often associated with onset and progression of several human diseases, including cancer. Given their potential use as biomarkers, there is a need to find detection methods of microRNAs suitable for use in clinical setting. Field Effect Transistor based biosensors (bioFETs) appear to be valid tools to detect microRNAs, since they may reliably quantitate the specific binding between the immobilized probe and free target in solution through an easily detectable electrical signal. We have investigated the detection of human microRNA 155 (miR-155) using an innovative cap-turing probe constituted by a synthetic peptide nucleic acid (PNA), which has the advantage to form a duplex even at ionic strengths approaching the physiological conditions. With the aim to develop an optimized BioFET setup, the interaction kinetics between miR-155 and the chosen PNA was preliminary investigated by Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR). By exploiting both these results and our custom-made bioFET system, we were able to attain a low-cost, real-time, label-free, highly specific detection of miR-155 in the nano-molar range.

Keywords

Biosensors; MicroRNA; Surface Plasmon Resonance; Field Effect Transistors

Subject

Physical Sciences, Biophysics

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