Dual-loop-probe cooperating CRISPR/switch-crRNA for triple check-based highly specific cancer-related microRNA analysis
Abstract Strategies for detecting microRNA (miRNA) via rolling circle amplification (RCA), combined with additional signal amplification techniques, have shown promising potential. However, achieving rapid, sensitive, and precise detection of target miRNA remains a major challenge in clinical diagno...
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| description | Abstract Strategies for detecting microRNA (miRNA) via rolling circle amplification (RCA), combined with additional signal amplification techniques, have shown promising potential. However, achieving rapid, sensitive, and precise detection of target miRNA remains a major challenge in clinical diagnostics. The inherent limitations of insufficient selectivity have impeded the advancement of RCA-based methods. To address these challenges, we developed an innovative RCA-based approach that integrates the unique target recognition capability of a dual-loop probe with multiple signal amplification strategies, enabling highly sensitive detection of miRNA-21. In this method, miRNA-21 specifically unfolds the hairpin probe within the dual-loop structure, triggering target recycling, RCA, and Cas12a/crRNA-mediated signal generation. The proposed technique exhibits exceptional selectivity for miRNA-21, showing only a 17.8% response to single-base mismatch sequences, thereby demonstrating significantly enhanced specificity. The high specificity of this method arises from a triple-check mechanism, which includes (1) the dual-loop structure of the padlock probe, (2) the crRNA complex switching upon RCA product recognition, and (3) the trans-cleavage activity of Cas12a/crRNA. Furthermore, the assay achieves an ultra-low detection limit of 412 aM, meeting the stringent requirements for trace miRNA analysis. In summary, we demonstrate that this methodology offers a novel and effective pathway for miRNA detection, with potential applications in tumor monitoring and post-therapeutic management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d4a3d6d3ab5f47adbd86b2d605066c762025-08-20T03:13:54ZengSpringerOpenJournal of Analytical Science and Technology2093-33712025-04-011611810.1186/s40543-025-00490-4Dual-loop-probe cooperating CRISPR/switch-crRNA for triple check-based highly specific cancer-related microRNA analysisYujin Wang0Ailing Chang1Yaran Zhai2Jincheng Zhang3Fangzhen Wang4Department of Endocrinology, Cangzhou Central HospitalDepartment of Endocrinology, Cangzhou Central HospitalDepartment of Endocrinology, Cangzhou Central HospitalDepartment of Endocrinology, Cangzhou Central HospitalDepartment of Endocrinology, Cangzhou Central HospitalAbstract Strategies for detecting microRNA (miRNA) via rolling circle amplification (RCA), combined with additional signal amplification techniques, have shown promising potential. However, achieving rapid, sensitive, and precise detection of target miRNA remains a major challenge in clinical diagnostics. The inherent limitations of insufficient selectivity have impeded the advancement of RCA-based methods. To address these challenges, we developed an innovative RCA-based approach that integrates the unique target recognition capability of a dual-loop probe with multiple signal amplification strategies, enabling highly sensitive detection of miRNA-21. In this method, miRNA-21 specifically unfolds the hairpin probe within the dual-loop structure, triggering target recycling, RCA, and Cas12a/crRNA-mediated signal generation. The proposed technique exhibits exceptional selectivity for miRNA-21, showing only a 17.8% response to single-base mismatch sequences, thereby demonstrating significantly enhanced specificity. The high specificity of this method arises from a triple-check mechanism, which includes (1) the dual-loop structure of the padlock probe, (2) the crRNA complex switching upon RCA product recognition, and (3) the trans-cleavage activity of Cas12a/crRNA. Furthermore, the assay achieves an ultra-low detection limit of 412 aM, meeting the stringent requirements for trace miRNA analysis. In summary, we demonstrate that this methodology offers a novel and effective pathway for miRNA detection, with potential applications in tumor monitoring and post-therapeutic management.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40543-025-00490-4MicroRNARolling circle amplificationCRISPR/Cas12aCancer diagnosisSwitch crRNA |
| spellingShingle | Yujin Wang Ailing Chang Yaran Zhai Jincheng Zhang Fangzhen Wang Dual-loop-probe cooperating CRISPR/switch-crRNA for triple check-based highly specific cancer-related microRNA analysis Journal of Analytical Science and Technology MicroRNA Rolling circle amplification CRISPR/Cas12a Cancer diagnosis Switch crRNA |
| title | Dual-loop-probe cooperating CRISPR/switch-crRNA for triple check-based highly specific cancer-related microRNA analysis |
| title_full | Dual-loop-probe cooperating CRISPR/switch-crRNA for triple check-based highly specific cancer-related microRNA analysis |
| title_fullStr | Dual-loop-probe cooperating CRISPR/switch-crRNA for triple check-based highly specific cancer-related microRNA analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dual-loop-probe cooperating CRISPR/switch-crRNA for triple check-based highly specific cancer-related microRNA analysis |
| title_short | Dual-loop-probe cooperating CRISPR/switch-crRNA for triple check-based highly specific cancer-related microRNA analysis |
| title_sort | dual loop probe cooperating crispr switch crrna for triple check based highly specific cancer related microrna analysis |
| topic | MicroRNA Rolling circle amplification CRISPR/Cas12a Cancer diagnosis Switch crRNA |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40543-025-00490-4 |
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