Recent advances in nanomaterial design and synthesis has resulted in robust sensing
systems that display superior analytical performance. The use of nanomaterials within …

This review aims at juxtaposing common versus distinct structural and functional strategies
that are applied by aptamers, riboswitches, and ribozymes/DNAzymes. Focusing on recently …

Class CG protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are known to form stable homodimers or
heterodimers critical for function, but the oligomeric status of class A and B receptors, which …

Labeling of nucleic acids is required for many studies aiming to elucidate their functions and
dynamics in vitro and in cells. Out of the numerous labeling concepts that have been …

Conspectus Biosensors for highly sensitive, selective, and rapid quantification of specific
biomolecules make great contributions to biomedical research, especially molecular …

Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) which could show unique
upconversion photoluminescence (UCPL) have attracted considerable attention due to their …

Multi-color fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) containing a variety of color centers are
promising fluorescent markers for biomedical applications. Compared to colloidal quantum …

Single-molecule FRET (smFRET) has become a mainstream technique for studying
biomolecular structural dynamics. The rapid and wide adoption of smFRET experiments by …

Summary β-arrestins bind G protein-coupled receptors to terminate G protein signaling and
to facilitate other downstream signaling pathways. Using single-molecule fluorescence …

Terahertz (THz) biological imaging has attracted intense attention due to its capability of
acquiring physicochemical information in a label‐free, noninvasive, and nonionizing …