Kinase phosphorylation monitoring with i-motif DNA cross-linked SERS probes.
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SUBMITTER: Ren W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4689136 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Kinase phosphorylation monitoring with i-motif DNA cross-linked SERS probes.
Ren Wen W Damayanti Nur P NP Wang Xiaolei X Irudayaraj Joseph M K JM
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20151103 2
We propose an ultrasensitive SERS-based peptide biosensor platform to monitor phosphorylation catalyzed by kinase in a dynamic format. The developed SERS strategy has a short response time with potential to monitor phosphorylation in live cells. ...[more]
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