Anti‐CRISPR Protein Regulates CRISPR/Cas12a Fusogenic‐Nanovesicle‐Based Platform for Extracellular Vesicle‐Encapsulated Non‐Nucleic Acid Target In‐Vesicle Detection

ABSTRACT The detection of non‐nucleic acid targets encapsulated in extracellular vesicles (EVs) faces two major challenges: (1) difficulties in efficient isolation and the risk of content degradation, and (2) the low abundance of target molecules encapsulated in EVs always leads to failed signal transduction and inadequate output signal intensity. To overcome these limitations, we propose a high‐efficiency in‐vesicle analysis strategy that integrates targeting probe delivery and regulation by protein signal amplification. By applying aptamer‐mediated membrane fusion and “locked‐activated” CRISPR‐Cas12a‐AcrVA1 (LACA) for protein signal regulation, we fabricated a yly12‐aptamer‐functionalized self‐assembled nanovesicle which encapsulate LACA‐system (yly12‐lipo@Cas12a nanovesicle) as an in‐vesicle bioanalytical platform. Leveraging the high specificity of the aptamer and the regulatory function of AcrVA1 in selectively modulating Cas12a activity, the platform enables highly specifiec and sensitive detection, offering advantages of simple operation and versatility across platforms within only 2.5 h. Clinical analysis demonstrated effective differentiation between patients and healthy controls, yielding high diagnostic performance with an AUC of 0.965. The proposed platform shows great potential for EV‐carrying protein biomarker analysis and has broad prospects for the disease's diagnosis in clinical settings.

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Angewandte Chemie
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2026-05-08
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.6795217
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Extracellular vesicles in disease
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Anti‐CRISPR Protein Regulates CRISPR/Cas12a Fusogenic‐Nanovesicle‐Based Platform for Extracellular Vesicle‐Encapsulated Non‐Nucleic Acid Target In‐Vesicle Detection

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Anti‐CRISPR Protein Regulates CRISPR/Cas12a Fusogenic‐Nanovesicle‐Based Platform for Extracellular Vesicle‐Encapsulated Non‐Nucleic Acid Target In‐Vesicle Detection

Min Zhan, Qiqin Wang, Xianzhang Huang, Liqiao Han, Qiaoxuan Zhang, Peifeng Ke, Ting Liu, Yaling Li, Yuanzhe Li, Jun Yan
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ABSTRACT The detection of non‐nucleic acid targets encapsulated in extracellular vesicles (EVs) faces two major challenges: (1) difficulties in efficient isolation and the risk of content degradation, and (2) the low abundance of target molecules encapsulated in EVs always leads to failed signal transduction and inadequate output signal intensity. To overcome these limitations, we propose a high‐efficiency in‐vesicle analysis strategy that integrates targeting probe delivery and regulation by protein signal amplification. By applying aptamer‐mediated membrane fusion and “locked‐activated” CRISPR‐Cas12a‐AcrVA1 (LACA) for protein signal regulation, we fabricated a yly12‐aptamer‐functionalized self‐assembled nanovesicle which encapsulate LACA‐system (yly12‐lipo@Cas12a nanovesicle) as an in‐vesicle bioanalytical platform. Leveraging the high specificity of the aptamer and the regulatory function of AcrVA1 in selectively modulating Cas12a activity, the platform enables highly specifiec and sensitive detection, offering advantages of simple operation and versatility across platforms within only 2.5 h. Clinical analysis demonstrated effective differentiation between patients and healthy controls, yielding high diagnostic performance with an AUC of 0.965. The proposed platform shows great potential for EV‐carrying protein biomarker analysis and has broad prospects for the disease's diagnosis in clinical settings.

Angewandte Chemie
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN), Ministry of Education (TH)
Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, National Key Research and Development Program of China
Openalex Percentile: Top 7%
Extracellular vesicles in disease
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