Novel nucleic acid origami structures and conventional molecular beacon–based platforms: a comparison in biosensing applications

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Nucleic acid nanotechnology designs and develops synthetic nucleic acid strands to fabricate nanosized functional systems. Structural properties and the conformational polymorphism of nucleic acid sequences are inherent characteristics that make nucleic acid nanostructures attractive systems in biosensing. This review critically discusses recent advances in biosensing derived from molecular beacon and DNA origami structures. Molecular beacons belong to a conventional class of nucleic acid structures used in biosensing, whereas DNA origami nanostructures are fabricated by fully exploiting possibilities offered by nucleic acid nanotechnology. We present nucleic acid scaffolds divided into conventional hairpin molecular beacons and DNA origami, and discuss some relevant examples by focusing on peculiar aspects exploited in biosensing applications. We also critically evaluate analytical uses of the synthetic nucleic acid structures in biosensing to point out similarities and differences between traditional hairpin nucleic acid sequences and DNA origami. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

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Bellassai, N., D’Agata, R., & Spoto, G. (2021, October 1). Novel nucleic acid origami structures and conventional molecular beacon–based platforms: a comparison in biosensing applications. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-021-03309-4

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