The invention relates to a method for detecting miRNA (micro Ribonucleic Acid) by using a ratio-type
CRISPR / Cas12a (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats /
CRISPR / Cas12a)
system. The method is characterized by being realized by applying a multifunctional probe in the
CRISPR / Cas12a
system. Wherein the multifunctional probe is a single-stranded
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) with a hairpin structure and comprises two functional areas, namely a neck part and a loop part; wherein the neck part of the probe is used for identifying a target miRNA; wherein the probe ring part has various different functions of lightening a fluorescent dye, activating a CRISPR / Cas12a
system, serving as a Cas12a trans-
cracking substrate, triggering a self-driven
cascade reaction and the like; the working principle of the method is as follows: when no target exists, the ring part of the probe cannot activate the CRISPR / Cas12a system, the
G quadruplex structure of the ring part of the probe can be combined with a fluorescent dye to emit
fluorescence, and the neck part of the probe is opened by combining the sticky end with the target when the target exists, so that the
G quadruplex structure of the ring part of the probe disappears and releases an activator to activate the CRISPR / Cas12a system; the activated Cas12a simultaneously reversely cuts the reporter probe and the multifunctional probe around the Cas12a, so that the
fluorescence of the reporter probe is enhanced and the
fluorescence of the multifunctional probe is reduced, and the multifunctional probe releases more activators to trigger a self-driven
cascade reaction, so that the fluorescence of the reporter probe is further enhanced and the fluorescence of the multifunctional probe is further reduced; quantitative detection of the target miRNA can be realized through the
mathematical relationship between the
fluorescence ratio of the report probe and the multifunctional probe and the
target concentration. The ratio-type CRISPR / Cas12a system is designed according to the structure activity of
DNA, the property of the fluorescent dye and the characteristics of the CRISPR / Cas12a system, sensitive detection of miRNA is achieved, and the ratio-type CRISPR / Cas12a system can be used for scientific research analysis and clinical detection and has wide market prospects.