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Spatial fluorescence barcode by transiently luminescent DNA beads

Dandan Tian, Jiayu Yang, Linghao Zhang, Huixiao Yang, Shihui Wang, Xin Su

Nature Communications · 2025

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Summary

Multiplexed nucleic-acid detection is essential for molecular diagnostics and spatial genomics, but conventional fluorescence methods are often limited by spectral overlap, nonspecific signals, and restricted encoding capacity. We present a spatial fluorescence barcode (SFB) platform based on transiently luminescent DNA beads (TLDBs) that enables single-color, high-plex readout. In this method, targets are encoded through the spatial arrangement of DNA-functionalized beads, eliminating the need for multicolor labeling or spectral unmixing. Target recognition is achieved through toehold-mediated strand displacement, and built-in nucleases enable autonomous enzymatic resetting for repeated use of probes. The system employs monochromatic spatial encoding, decoupling encoding capacity from spe

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1038/s41467-025-67410-3
Catalogue ID
SNmobqw1c7-s585de
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