机构:[1]Institute of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China.[2]Science and Technology Innovation Center, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China.[3]Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.深圳医学信息中心中国医学科学院阜外医院深圳医院[4]School of Laboratory Medicine Translational Medicine Research Center, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China.[5]School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.[6]Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong 999077, China.[7]Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.深圳市康宁医院深圳医学信息中心中国医学科学院阜外医院深圳医院
Rapid and portable profiling of surface proteins on small extracellular vesicles (sEV) is crucial for noninvasive cancer screening but remains technically challenging. Here, we present a Tyndall effect (TE)-based visible aptasensing platform (TEVAP) for direct, low-cost, and isolation-free detection of sEV surface proteins from complex biological samples. Aptamer-conjugated gold nanoparticles specifically bind to sEV, forming large-scale composites that enhance the TE signal. This enables the identification of five tumor-associated proteins with a detection limit of 6.5 × 106 particles mL-1 without enzyme catalysis or signal amplification strategies, comparable to other instrument-dependent methods. Applied to clinical samples (e.g., 5 μL of plasma), TEVAP generated distinct signal patterns and effectively distinguished liver and breast cancer patients from healthy controls. With further validation in larger cohorts, this platform holds strong potential for convenient cancer screening and postoperative monitoring.
基金:
This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundations
of Sichuan (2024NSFSC1131), the Scientific Technology
Project of Sichuan Provincial Health Commission
(24QNMP027), the Doctoral Initiation Fund of North
Sichuan Medical College (CBY23-QDA01 and CBY23-
QDA04), the Scientific Technology Development Project of
Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College
(2023PTZK021), the Research Grants Council (RGC) of
Hong Kong Collaborative Research Grant (C5078-21 EF), the
Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong General
Research Grant (PolyU 15217621 and PolyU 15210818), the
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fund (W28A), the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic
Research Foundation (2022A1515110688), and the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (202206193000001,
20220817155416005, and JCYJ20240813151414019).
第一作者机构:[1]Institute of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China.[2]Science and Technology Innovation Center, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China.
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Zhang Lang,Xu Yuzhi,Dai Qian,et al.A Tyndall Effect-Based Visible Aptasensing Platform Enables Sensitive and Isolation-Free Profiling of Small Extracellular Vesicle Surface Proteins[J].Nano Letters.2025,25(29):11218-11225.doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c01413.
APA:
Zhang Lang,Xu Yuzhi,Dai Qian,Jiang Xinqing,Zhu Maoling...&Dai Zong.(2025).A Tyndall Effect-Based Visible Aptasensing Platform Enables Sensitive and Isolation-Free Profiling of Small Extracellular Vesicle Surface Proteins.Nano Letters,25,(29)
MLA:
Zhang Lang,et al."A Tyndall Effect-Based Visible Aptasensing Platform Enables Sensitive and Isolation-Free Profiling of Small Extracellular Vesicle Surface Proteins".Nano Letters 25..29(2025):11218-11225