PMID- 30209641 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190401 LR - 20190401 IS - 1436-5073 (Electronic) IS - 0026-3672 (Linking) VI - 185 IP - 10 DP - 2018 Sep 12 TI - Determination of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 by using a ratiometric colorimetric test based on click-mediated growth of gold nanoparticles. PG - 451 LID - 10.1007/s00604-018-2992-2 [doi] AB - The authors describe a significantly improved colorimetric nanoprobe for the determination of transcription factors (TFs). It is making use of click-mediated growth of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to amplify the signal-to-noise ratio. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is an important TF that acts as a mediator of cell response to hypoxia. So, the detection of HIF-1 was chosen as the model analyte. Specifically, target HIF-1 is designed to bind to the hypoxia response element within DNA duplex. The click chemistry between the DNA duplex and alkynyl-functionalized AuNPs (AF-AuNPs) is then inhibited because of significant steric hindrance. As a result, the AF-AuNPs grow into larger-sized highly-aggregated irregular nanostructures, which in turn enable colorimetric determination. The ratio of absorbances at 620 and 560 nm increases in the 0.5 to 10 nM HIF-1 concentration range, and the detection limit is 0.27 nM. This is better by a factor of 100 than that of aggregation-based colorimetric assays. The nanoprobe is selective and can be used in complex samples. Conceivably, it may also be extended to the determination of other TFs by simply changing the used DNA duplex. Graphical abstract Schematic of a nanoprobe for detecting hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1). Three concepts are involved: the binding of HIF-1 and hypoxia response element, the Cu(+)-catalyzed click chemistry between P1/P2 duplex and alkynyl-functionalized AuNPs (AF-AuNPs), and the AuNPs growth with hydroxylamine and HAuCl(4). FAU - Chen, Hong AU - Chen H AD - Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China. FAU - Sun, Yan AU - Sun Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou, 221009, China. FAU - Li, Yifei AU - Li Y AD - Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China. FAU - Zhao, Jing AU - Zhao J AD - Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China. jingzhao@t.shu.edu.cn. AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China. jingzhao@t.shu.edu.cn. FAU - Cao, Ya AU - Cao Y AD - Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China. conezimint@shu.edu.cn. LA - eng GR - 81671781/National Natural Science Foundation of China/International GR - 81401489/National Natural Science Foundation of China/International PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180912 PL - Austria TA - Mikrochim Acta JT - Mikrochimica acta JID - 7808782 RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1) RN - 7440-57-5 (Gold) SB - IM MH - Click Chemistry MH - Colorimetry/*methods MH - Gold/*chemistry MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1/*analysis MH - Limit of Detection MH - Metal Nanoparticles/*chemistry OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alkynyl-functionalized gold nanoparticle OT - Click chemistry OT - Cu+-alkynyl complex OT - Estrogen receptor alpha OT - Gold nanostructure OT - Hypoxia response element OT - Seed-mediated growth OT - Transcription factor EDAT- 2018/09/14 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/02 06:00 CRDT- 2018/09/14 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/09/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/09/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/09/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/02 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00604-018-2992-2 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00604-018-2992-2 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mikrochim Acta. 2018 Sep 12;185(10):451. doi: 10.1007/s00604-018-2992-2.