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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are closely associated with cancer and have been considered cancer biomarkers. Herein, we propose an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor for detecting miRNA-21 based on target-induced catalytic hairpin self-assembly (CHA) and CuO-mediated azide-alkyne cycloaddition. Two hairpin DNAs were employed: one was immobilized on magnetic beads (HP2) and another was labeled with CuO (HP1-CuO). HP1 and HP2 formed a duplex through CHA induced by miRNA-21, resulting in the immobilization of CuO on magnetic beads and in the recycling of miRNA-21. After magnetic separation, CuO was treated with hydrochloric acid to release Cu, which concentration is quantitatively proportional to the target concentration. Subsequently, Cu was reduced to Cu, which catalyzed the click reaction between Fc-C CH and SH-DNA-N immobilized on a Au/g-CN modified electrode. Thus, the ECL of Au/g-CN was quenched by Fc, and miRNA-21 was indirectly detected through a change in ECL intensity. Benefiting from the amplification effect of CuO nanoparticle loading, CHA-based target recycling, and the catalytic effect of click reaction, the proposed ECL biosensor showed high sensitivity. Experimental results indicate that the ECL biosensor proposed for detecting miRNA-21 exhibits a wide linear range from 1 fM to 1 nM and a low detection limit of 0.26 fM (3σ/S). Furthermore, the ECL sensor was capable of measuring miRNA-21 in real serum with high selectivity, indicating its notable applicable potential in biomedicine and clinical diagnosis.
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