A specific DNA-nanoprobe for tracking the activities of human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 in living cells

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Abstract

Human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease/redox effector factor 1 (APE1) is an essential DNA repair protein. Herein, we demonstrate that avidin-oriented abasic site-containing DNA strands (AP-DNA) on the surface of silica coated magnetic nanoparticles (SiMNP) can selectively respond to APE1 while resist the digestion by other nucleases. Mechanism studies have revealed that avidin may serve as an organizer protein and recruit APE1 to the DNA substrates on the nanoparticles via strong and specific interactions. Taking advantage of this newly disclosed property, we for the first time successfully displayed the intracellular activities of APE1 in living cells by fluorescence imaging. The avidin organized AP-DNA-SiMNP assembly holds great potential for enzyme-mediated release of drugs inside tumor cells which often contain higher levels of APE1 than normal cells.

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