Abstract

Simultaneous detection, which helps understand complex physiological processes and accurately diagnose diseases, has been achieved using dual responsive probes. The dual responsive probe can ideally distinguish four cases, which are a combination of the absence and presence of two analytes, with characteristic fluorescence emissions. Owing to the demanding conditions of its development, most previous studies have focused on the simple linkage between small-molecule chemosensors that have an individual target and spectral range. In this study, a new dual responsive detection platform, oligonucleotide-chemosensor conjugate, was developed using a linkage between versatile oligonucleotide probes and small-molecule chemosensors to expand the applicable scaffold and detectable target for simultaneous detection. As a proof of concept, the ATP aptamer probe and Zn2+ chemosensor were conjugated as the levels of ATP and Zn2+ are intimately correlated in several signaling pathways and diseases. Each probe could detect an analyte independently within a conjugate probe, and simultaneous detection was also demonstrated without spectral crosstalk or interference between the receptors. In addition, the introduced cholesterol modification allowed the developed probe to detect changes in analytes on the plasma membrane of live cells through flow cytometry and confocal microscopy.

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