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Hyperproliferative diseases are the first step for tumor formation; thymidine kinase 1 (TK1) mRNA is closely related to cell proliferation. Therefore, the risk of malignant proliferation can be identified by sensitively detecting the variance in TK1 mRNA concentration, which can be used for tumor auxiliary diagnosis and monitoring tumor treatment. Owing to the low abundance and instability of TK1 mRNA in real samples, the development of a sensitive and fast mRNA detection method is necessary. A DNA nanosensor that can be used for detecting TK1 mRNA based on bipedal 3D DNA walker-driven proximal catalytic hairpin assembly (P-CHA) was developed. P-CHA hairpins were hybridized to a linker DNA strand coupled with magnetic nanoparticles to increase their local concentrations. The bipedal DNA walking on the surface of NPs accelerates reaction kinetics using the proximity effect. Taking advantage of the signal amplification of P-CHA as well as the rapid reaction rate of the DNA walker in 80 min, the proposed sensor detects TK1 mRNA with a low detection limit of 14 pM and may then be applied to clinical diagnosis.
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