1 R21 CA195607-01 Hiring Non-toxic Virus Nanoparticles to Count Cancer Biomarker Molecules Modified Project Summary/Abstract Section Enter the text here that is the new abstract information for your application. This section must be no longer than 30 lines of text. A type of biomarkers for prostate cancer, called microRNAs (miRNAs), has a unique level in serum from cancer patients. Hence, detecting them will allow us to diagnose prostate cancer earlier. Currently, this type of biomarkers can only be detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. However, this technique does not generate reproducible and reliable results when it is used to detect miRNAs at a low level. To be able to reliably quantify prostate cancer-specific miRNAs at a low level, we propose an ultrasensitive strategy that hires non-toxic virus nanoparticles for probing the miRNAs. This strategy is based on the fact that the virus nanoparticles can be engineered to become capable of emitting three different lights and form complex with nanoparticles for capturing the target miRNAs. It is thus possible to detect multiple target miRNAs in one platform because the virus nanoparticles can emit three different fluorescence lights for detecting three different target miRNAs when three different fluorescent molecules are presented on the surface of the virus nanoparticles. Our objective in this project is to develop the new strategy in order to quantify multiple prostate cancer miRNA biomarkers in serum samples, including three target miRNAs specific for the prostate cancer.
We aim to achieve high sensitivity, accuracy, and reproducibility for detecting the prostate cancer biomarkers in serum. This project will develop a new facile method that can precisely detect the prostate cancer biomarkers and thus can be used for early prostate cancer diagnosis.

Public Health Relevance

Section Enter the text here that is the new public health relevance information for your application. Using no more than two or three sentences, describe the relevance of this research to public health. This project hires human-safe virus nanoparticles that can emit three different lights to precisely probe and reliably quantify three different prostate cancer biomarker molecules in the body fluids. It will lead to a new ultrasensitive method for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Exploratory/Developmental Grants (R21)
Project #
1R21CA195607-01
Application #
8873755
Study Section
Nanotechnology Study Section (NANO)
Program Officer
Sorg, Brian S
Project Start
2015-09-01
Project End
2016-08-31
Budget Start
2015-09-01
Budget End
2016-08-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2015
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Oklahoma Norman
Department
Chemistry
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
848348348
City
Norman
State
OK
Country
United States
Zip Code
73019
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