{"title":"Enzymatic DNA orthogonal chemistry for multi-cancer diagnosis","authors":"Dongsheng Mao, Hongquan Gou, Wen Chen, Rui Zhu, Fanping Zhang, Wentao Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Xiaozhi Huang, Min Li, Wenxing Li, Bing Shen, Xiaoli Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102656","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Orthogonal detection of multiple targets is essential for precision medicine, but achieving this in homogeneous systems is challenging owing to coordination issues regarding reagents and detection platforms. Here, we developed an enzymatic DNA orthogonal chemistry-based 3D spectral fingerprint (EzDo-CRAFT) platform, which integrates nicking endonuclease-based orthogonality with excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectroscopy-based 3D signal resolution. Notably, we discovered that the nicking endonuclease Nt.BstNBI exhibits sensitivity to variable recognition sites and that their reaction processes are highly orthogonal, which laid the foundation for EzDo-CRAFT. Moreover, EEM spectroscopy effectively overcomes the limitations of spectral overlap and provides 3D spectral fingerprint features with high information density. The EzDo-CRAFT platform enabled one-pot detection of 10 targets across bladder cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and healthy individuals, using clinical urine samples, demonstrating high sensitivity (82.7%, 95% CI: 63.5%–93.5%) and specificity (81.8%, 95% CI: 47.8%–96.8%). This EzDo-CRAFT platform demonstrates an innovative application of nicking endonucleases and their potential for advancing precision medicine.","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":19.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Chem","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102656","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Orthogonal detection of multiple targets is essential for precision medicine, but achieving this in homogeneous systems is challenging owing to coordination issues regarding reagents and detection platforms. Here, we developed an enzymatic DNA orthogonal chemistry-based 3D spectral fingerprint (EzDo-CRAFT) platform, which integrates nicking endonuclease-based orthogonality with excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectroscopy-based 3D signal resolution. Notably, we discovered that the nicking endonuclease Nt.BstNBI exhibits sensitivity to variable recognition sites and that their reaction processes are highly orthogonal, which laid the foundation for EzDo-CRAFT. Moreover, EEM spectroscopy effectively overcomes the limitations of spectral overlap and provides 3D spectral fingerprint features with high information density. The EzDo-CRAFT platform enabled one-pot detection of 10 targets across bladder cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and healthy individuals, using clinical urine samples, demonstrating high sensitivity (82.7%, 95% CI: 63.5%–93.5%) and specificity (81.8%, 95% CI: 47.8%–96.8%). This EzDo-CRAFT platform demonstrates an innovative application of nicking endonucleases and their potential for advancing precision medicine.
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Chem, affiliated with Cell as its sister journal, serves as a platform for groundbreaking research and illustrates how fundamental inquiries in chemistry and its related fields can contribute to addressing future global challenges. It was established in 2016, and is currently edited by Robert Eagling.