PMID- 37387267 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230712 LR - 20230718 IS - 1520-6882 (Electronic) IS - 0003-2700 (Linking) VI - 95 IP - 27 DP - 2023 Jul 11 TI - Wash-Free and High-Contrast Imaging of Single-Nucleotide Variation in Single Cells Using Transcription-Amplified Light-Up RNA Aptamer. PG - 10163-10171 LID - 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00089 [doi] AB - Single-nucleotide variation (SNV) imaging can indicate cellular heterogeneity and spatial pattern, but it remains challenging to produce high-gain signal while also yielding single-nucleotide resolution. Herein, we developed a light-up strategy for visualizing SNVs based on transcription amplification, enabling wash-free and high-contrast imaging of SNVs inside cells. The discrimination of SNVs is achieved by ligase-assisted transcription reaction. Employing a light-up RNA aptamer as a reporter eliminates nonspecific probe binding and the washing process and contributes to a 2-fold improvement of signal gain compared to that using the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) method. The method allowed us to precisely quantify drug-resistant strains in the bacteria mixture and identify drug-resistant Salmonella enterica (S. enterica) isolated from poultry farm. Using this approach, we explored the colonization features of drug-resistant and drug-sensitive S. enterica in the mice intestinal tract and screened the prebiotics for Salmonella colonization inhibition. The SNV imaging method promises for the interrogation of genotypes in physiological and pathological states at the single-cell level. FAU - Xia, Xuhan AU - Xia X AD - College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China. FAU - Li, Feng AU - Li F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2616-5343 AD - College of Chemistry, Analytical & Testing Centre, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China. FAU - Zhang, Yong AU - Zhang Y AD - College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China. FAU - Zhu, Yulin AU - Zhu Y AD - College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China. FAU - Song, Sishuo AU - Song S AD - College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China. FAU - He, Guiping AU - He G AD - College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China. FAU - Zhang, Jiaqi AU - Zhang J AD - College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China. FAU - He, Qiang AU - He Q AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5901-5627 AD - College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China. FAU - Deng, Ruijie AU - Deng R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9094-124X AD - College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230630 PL - United States TA - Anal Chem JT - Analytical chemistry JID - 0370536 RN - 0 (Aptamers, Nucleotide) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - *Aptamers, Nucleotide/genetics MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Salmonella/genetics MH - *Salmonella enterica/genetics MH - Diagnostic Imaging EDAT- 2023/06/30 06:42 MHDA- 2023/07/12 06:42 CRDT- 2023/06/30 05:43 PHST- 2023/07/12 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/06/30 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/06/30 05:43 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00089 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anal Chem. 2023 Jul 11;95(27):10163-10171. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00089. Epub 2023 Jun 30.