Abstract
An innovative 2′-O-methyl molecular beacon (MB) has been designed and prepared with improved thermal stability and unique nuclease resistance. The employment of 2′-O-methyl MBs helps efficiently suppress the background signal, while DNase I is responsible for the signal amplification and elimination of sticky-end pairing. The coupled use of 2′-O-methyl MBs and DNase I makes it possible to develop an enzyme-aided strategy for amplified detection of DNA targets in a sensitive and specific fashion. The analysis requires only mix-and-measure steps that can be accomplished within half an hour. The detection sensitivity is theoretically determined as 27.4 pM, which is nearly 200-fold better than that of the classic MB-based assay. This proposed sensing system also shows desired selectivity. All these features are of great importance for the design and application of MBs in biological, chemical, and biomedical fields.
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