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Split Hybridization Probe Utilizing a DNA Fluorescent Light-up Aptamer as a Signal Reporter for Sequence-Specific Nucleic Acid Analysis
Published on: July 8, 2025
Ultra-selective and sensitive DNA detection by a universal apurinic/apyrimidinic probe-based endonuclease IV signal
Xianjin Xiao1, Chen Song, Chen Zhang
1Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Abstract:
A novel signal amplification system that is applicable to any DNA sequence of interest has been developed by using a combination of apurinic/apyrimidinic probe and endonuclease IV. The system allows rapid, highly selective and sensitive detection of target DNA sequences at very low concentrations (10 fmol) or low abundance levels (1%).
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