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As a proof of concept, GDDCs were designed with a 10-30-mer loop, which can hybridize with a target sequence in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mRNA. Structural analysis using circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy showed that the GDDCs form a (3 + 1) type G-quadruplex structure in 100 mM KCl and 10 mM MgCl2 in the absence of the target RNA. Visible absorbance titration experiments showed that the GDDCs bind to CuAPC with Ka values of 1.5 \u00d7 105 to 5.9 \u00d7 105 M\u22121 (Kd values of 6.7 to 1.7 \u03bcM) at 25 \u00b0C, depending on the loop length. Fluorescence titration further showed that the G-quadruplex structure unfolds upon binding to the target RNA with Ka values above 1.0 \u00d7 108 M\u22121  (Kd values below 0.01 \u03bcM) at 25 \u00b0C. These results suggest the carrier can sense and bind to the target RNA, which should result in release of the bound drug. 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