T4 DNA ligase and phi29 DNA polymerase were purchased from Beyotime Biotech (Shanghai, China). Beyotime Biotech also provided a 10× T4 DNA ligation buffer and 10× phi29 DNA polymerase reaction buffer. Streptavidin immunomagnetic beads (IMBs, 10 mg/mL, 0.5 μm), dNTPs, and BSA were purchased from Sangon Biotech (Shanghai, China). Hemin, 3, 3′, 5, 5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were purchased from Beyotime Biotech. All other chemical reagents were bought from Sangon Biotech and were of analytical grade. All solutions in this study were prepared using ultrapure water sourced from Milli-Q (18 MΩ, Merck Millipore, Shanghai, China). The buffers used in this method are listed as follows:
Binding Buffer (10×): 100 mM Tris-HCl, 500 mM MgCl2, 500 mM NaCl.
Enzyme Activity Buffer: 100 mM Tris Base, 120 mM NaCl, 10 mM MgCl2, 100 mM KCl.
Substrate Buffer: 200 mM Na2HPO4, 100 mM citric acid.