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. 2020 Apr 28;10(5):45. doi: 10.3390/bios10050045
Protocol A7 by Cao et al. [13]: Dual-signaling strategy of aptamer-labelling with ferrocene and the intercalation of RuHex
Reagents
  • 100 mM Tris-HCl buffer containing 100 mM NaCl and 10 mM TCEP, pH 7.4;

  • 20 µM A-Lys solution in 100 mM Tris-HCl buffer, containing 100 mM NaCl, pH 7.4;

  • Washing buffer: 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4;

  • 1 mM mercaptohexanol (MCH) solution in 10 mM Tris-HCl;

  • Lysozyme solutions (linear range: 10 pM to 100 nM) in 100 mM Tris-HCl, containing 100 mM NaCl, pH 7.4;

  • High ionic strength solution: 100 mM Tris-HCl containing 140 mM NaCl and 5 mM MgCl2, pH 7.4;

  • Detection solution: 100 mM Tris-HCl containing 10 µM RuHex, 140 mM NaCl and 5 mM MgCl2, pH 7.4;

  • Regeneration solution: 1 µM A-Lys solution in 100 mM Tris–HCl, containing 100 mM NaCl, 1 mM MgCl2, pH 7.4.

Method
  1. Prepare a 20 µM P-Fc solution in Tris/NaCl/TCEP buffer and incubate for 1 h at RT;

  2. Mix the P-Fc and A-Lys solutions and dilute to obtain 2 µM for each ssDNA;

  3. Heat to 90 °C for 5 min, gradually cool down to RT, and incubate at 37 °C for 2 h;

  4. Incubate the cleaned electrode in the DNA solution for 20 h at RT;

  5. Rinse with washing buffer;

  6. Incubate with MCH solution for 1 h;

  7. Rinse with double-distilled deionized water and washing buffer in sequence.

For the bioassay:
  1. Incubate with lysozyme solution for 70 min at 37 °C;

  2. Rinse with washing buffer;

  3. Immerse in the high ionic strength solution for 30 min at RT;

  4. Immerse in detection solution for 6 min.

For regeneration, immerse the sensor in regeneration solution for 2 h. Rinse with double-distilled deionized water and washing buffer in sequence.