Abstract
AbstractEpithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is critically involved in a variety of biological processes. Electrochemical sensing offers potential to develop more effective technology for EMT detection. In this study, by using the unique performance of quantum dot (QD)-nanocomposite materials, we establish an electrochemical biosensor that can specifically detect the change of E-cadherin and analyze different stages of EMT. The signal for EMT is largely magnified due to the transmission of molecular information to the electronic device. In addition, differential pulse voltammetry reveals that the response of the electrochemical signals is rapid and sensitive, due to the synergistic effect of QDs and carbon nanotube-gold nanoparticles. Our study thus suggests that electrochemical sensing is an effective technology for detecting EMT and may have broad applications in analyzing various cell type transitions.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
National Key R&D Program of China
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Chemistry
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