Ligase detection reaction amplification-activated CRISPR-Cas12a for single-molecule counting of FEN1 in breast cancer tissues

We construct a simple fluorescent biosensor for single-molecule counting of flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1) based on ligase detection reaction (LDR) amplification-activated CRISPR-Cas12a. This biosensor exhibits excellent selectivity and high sensitivity with a detection limit (LOD) of 1.31 × 10 −8 U. Moreover, it can be employed to screen the FEN1 inhibitors and quantitatively measure the FEN1 activity in human cells and breast cancer tissues, holding great promise in clinical diagnosis and drug discovery. We construct a simple fluorescent biosensor for single-molecule counting of FEN1 based on ligase detection reaction (LDR) amplification-activated CRISPR-Cas12a.