PMID- 38280781 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240129 LR - 20240129 IS - 1873-4324 (Electronic) IS - 0003-2670 (Linking) VI - 1291 DP - 2024 Feb 22 TI - Leveraging CRISPR/Cas12 signal amplifier to sensitive detection of apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 and high-throughput inhibitor screening. PG - 342212 LID - S0003-2670(24)00013-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342212 [doi] AB - As an essential protein in DNA repair, apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) plays multiple critical functions in maintaining homeostasis, making it a significant biomarker and therapeutic target for many disorders. Here, we describe a simple method to detect APE1 based on the Releasing-Extension-Signal amplification Test (REST) strategy that leverages the dsDNA as the activator to fully unlock the trans-cleavage activity of CRISPR/Cas12a. This assay provides a rapid and specific APE1 detection with a detection limit down to 1.05 x 10(-5) U/mL. We also combined this method with an automated pipetting platform and a microplate reader for high-throughput screening of potential inhibitors of APE1. Besides, by changing the modification on the probe, the REST strategy was easily repurposed to detect various DNA glycosylases. Taken together, the simplicity and robustness of the method offer a new choice for APE1 detection and inhibitor screening, showing great potential in practical use. Furthermore, the REST strategy devised in this study provides a new example of applying CRISPR/Cas12a signal amplifier to non-nucleic acid biosensing and inhibitor screening, which broadens the CRISPR-Dx toolbox. CI - Copyright (c) 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Ding, Sheng AU - Ding S AD - Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China. FAU - Yuan, Yi AU - Yuan Y AD - Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, 610041, PR China. FAU - Dong, Juan AU - Dong J AD - Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, 610041, PR China. FAU - Du, Feng AU - Du F AD - Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, 610041, PR China. Electronic address: dufeng@cib.ac.cn. FAU - Cui, Xin AU - Cui X AD - Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, 610041, PR China. FAU - Shi, Zheng AU - Shi Z AD - Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China. FAU - Tang, Zhuo AU - Tang Z AD - Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, 610041, PR China. Electronic address: tangzhuo@cib.ac.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240103 PL - Netherlands TA - Anal Chim Acta JT - Analytica chimica acta JID - 0370534 RN - EC 4.2.99.18 (DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase) RN - EC 3.1.- (Endonucleases) SB - IM MH - *High-Throughput Screening Assays MH - *CRISPR-Cas Systems MH - DNA Repair MH - DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase/metabolism MH - Endonucleases/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - APE1 OT - CRISPR/Cas12a OT - High-throughput inhibitor screening OT - Non-nucleic acid biosensing COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2024/01/28 07:44 MHDA- 2024/01/29 06:43 CRDT- 2024/01/27 20:58 PHST- 2023/11/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/01/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/01/29 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/28 07:44 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/27 20:58 [entrez] AID - S0003-2670(24)00013-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342212 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anal Chim Acta. 2024 Feb 22;1291:342212. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342212. Epub 2024 Jan 3.