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Detection of adenine-rich ssDNA based on thymine-substituted tetraphenylethene with aggregation-induced emission characteristics

  • Xiaoding Lou
  • , Chris Wai Tung Leung
  • , Chao Dong
  • , Yuning Hong
  • , Sijie Chen
  • , Engui Zhao
  • , Jacky Wing Yip Lam
  • , Ben Zhong Tang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • South China University of Technology

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Abstract

In this work, tetraphenylethene (TPE) equipped with thymine, TPE-T, was synthesized and used as a fluorescence biosensor for differentiating ssDNA from dsDNA. TPE-T is a "turn-on" fluorescence probe once it forms hydrogen bonds with single-stranded adenine-containing oligonucleotides with high sensitivity and specificity. The working mechanism of TPE-T and its potential in cell imaging are investigated in detail.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33307-33311
Number of pages5
JournalRSC Advances
Volume4
Issue number63
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

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