The past 50 years have witnessed a massive expansion in the demand and application of pesticides.However,pesticides are difficult to be completely degraded without intervention hence the pesticide residue could pose a...The past 50 years have witnessed a massive expansion in the demand and application of pesticides.However,pesticides are difficult to be completely degraded without intervention hence the pesticide residue could pose a persistent threat to non-target organisms in many aspects.To aim at the problem of the abuse of pesticide products and excessive pesticide residues in the environment,chemical and biological degradation methods are widely developed but are scaled and insufficient to solve such a pollution.In recent years,bio-degradative tools instructed by synthetic biological principles have been further studied and have paved a way for pesticide degradation.Combining the customized design strategy and standardized assembly mode,the engineering bacteria for multi-dimensional degradation has become an effective tool for pesticide residue degradation.This review introduces the mechanisms and hazards of different pesticides,summarizes the methods applied in the degradation of pesticide residues,and discusses the advantages,applications,and prospects of synthetic biology in degrading pesticide residues.展开更多
The authors regret that following the publication of the original article,the authors noticed that the“Affiliation a”were incorrect.It should be“XMU-China Team,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen U...The authors regret that following the publication of the original article,the authors noticed that the“Affiliation a”were incorrect.It should be“XMU-China Team,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen University,Xiamen,361005,PR China”.展开更多
Biomarkers of disease,especially protein,show great potential for diagnosis and prognosis.For detecting a certain protein,a binding assay implementing antibodies is commonly performed.However,antibodies are not therma...Biomarkers of disease,especially protein,show great potential for diagnosis and prognosis.For detecting a certain protein,a binding assay implementing antibodies is commonly performed.However,antibodies are not thermally stable and may cause false-positive when the sample composition is complicated.In recent years,a functional nucleic acid named aptamer has been used in many biochemical analysis cases,which is commonly selected from random sequence libraries by using the systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment(SELEX)techniques.Compared to antibodies,the aptamer is more thermal stable,easier to be modified,conjugated,and amplified.Herein,an Aptamer-Based Cell-free Detection(ABCD)system was proposed to detect target protein,using epithelial cell adhesion molecule(EpCAM)as an example.We combined the robustness of aptamer in binding specificity with the signal amplification ability of CRISPR-Cas12a′s trans-cleavage activity in the ABCD system.We also demonstrated that the ABCD system could work well to detect target protein in a relatively low limit of detection(50-100 nM),which lay a foundation for the development of portable detection devices.This work highlights the superiority of the ABCD system in detecting target protein with low abundance and offers new enlightenment for future design and development.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22278343)Shenzhen Basic Research Project(JCYJ20190809160209449).
文摘The past 50 years have witnessed a massive expansion in the demand and application of pesticides.However,pesticides are difficult to be completely degraded without intervention hence the pesticide residue could pose a persistent threat to non-target organisms in many aspects.To aim at the problem of the abuse of pesticide products and excessive pesticide residues in the environment,chemical and biological degradation methods are widely developed but are scaled and insufficient to solve such a pollution.In recent years,bio-degradative tools instructed by synthetic biological principles have been further studied and have paved a way for pesticide degradation.Combining the customized design strategy and standardized assembly mode,the engineering bacteria for multi-dimensional degradation has become an effective tool for pesticide residue degradation.This review introduces the mechanisms and hazards of different pesticides,summarizes the methods applied in the degradation of pesticide residues,and discusses the advantages,applications,and prospects of synthetic biology in degrading pesticide residues.
文摘The authors regret that following the publication of the original article,the authors noticed that the“Affiliation a”were incorrect.It should be“XMU-China Team,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen University,Xiamen,361005,PR China”.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21978245)。
文摘Biomarkers of disease,especially protein,show great potential for diagnosis and prognosis.For detecting a certain protein,a binding assay implementing antibodies is commonly performed.However,antibodies are not thermally stable and may cause false-positive when the sample composition is complicated.In recent years,a functional nucleic acid named aptamer has been used in many biochemical analysis cases,which is commonly selected from random sequence libraries by using the systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment(SELEX)techniques.Compared to antibodies,the aptamer is more thermal stable,easier to be modified,conjugated,and amplified.Herein,an Aptamer-Based Cell-free Detection(ABCD)system was proposed to detect target protein,using epithelial cell adhesion molecule(EpCAM)as an example.We combined the robustness of aptamer in binding specificity with the signal amplification ability of CRISPR-Cas12a′s trans-cleavage activity in the ABCD system.We also demonstrated that the ABCD system could work well to detect target protein in a relatively low limit of detection(50-100 nM),which lay a foundation for the development of portable detection devices.This work highlights the superiority of the ABCD system in detecting target protein with low abundance and offers new enlightenment for future design and development.
