Recent progress of SELEX methods for screening nucleic acid aptamers

C Zhu, Z Feng, H Qin, L Chen, M Yan, L Li, F Qu - Talanta, 2024 - Elsevier
Nucleic acid aptamers are oligonucleotide sequences screened by an in vitro methodology
called Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment (SELEX). Known as …

Aptamers from random sequence space: Accomplishments, gaps and future considerations

S Qian, D Chang, S He, Y Li - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Aptamers are molecular recognition elements made of nucleic acids. Diverse synthetic
aptamers have been discovered in a large number of SELEX experiments since 1990. This …

Aptamer blocking strategy inhibits SARS‐CoV‐2 virus infection

M Sun, S Liu, X Wei, S Wan, M Huang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 is threating global health. Inhibiting
interaction of the receptor‐binding domain of SARS‐CoV‐2 S protein (SRBD) and human …

A colorimetric and photothermal dual-mode biosensing platform based on nanozyme-functionalized flower-like DNA structures for tumor-derived exosome detection

X Zhang, X Zhu, Y Li, X Hai, S Bi - Talanta, 2023 - Elsevier
Tumor-derived exosomes can be served as a kind of promising biomarkers for early
diagnosis of cancers. Herein, a colorimetric/photothermal dual-mode exosomes sensing …

Asymmetrically split DNAzyme-based colorimetric and electrochemical dual-modal biosensor for detection of breast cancer exosomal surface proteins

W Cheng, Y Yao, D Li, C Duan, Z Wang… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exosomal surface proteins are potentially useful for breast cancer diagnosis and awareness
of risk. However, some detection techniques involving complex operations and expensive …

Effects of univariate stiffness and degradation of DNA hydrogels on the transcriptomics of neural progenitor cells

B Zhou, B Yang, Q Liu, L **, Y Shao… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mechanical interactions between cells and extracellular matrix (ECM) are critical for stem
cell fate decision. Synthetic models of ECM, such as hydrogels, can be used to precisely …

Engineering a ligase binding DNA aptamer into a templating DNA scaffold to guide the selective synthesis of circular DNAzymes and DNA aptamers

Y Yan, D Chang, Y Xu, Y Chang, Q Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Functional nucleic acids (FNAs), such as DNAzymes and DNA aptamers, can be engineered
into circular forms for improved performance. Circular FNAs are promising candidates for …

Preparation, applications, and challenges of functional DNA nanomaterials

L Zhang, M Chu, C Ji, J Tan, Q Yuan - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
As a carrier of genetic information, DNA is a versatile module for fabricating nanostructures
and nanodevices. Functional molecules could be integrated into DNA by precise base …

Evolution of a bispecific G-quadruplex-forming circular aptamer to block IL-6/sIL-6R interaction for inflammation inhibition

L Yao, L Wang, S Liu, H Qu, Y Mao, Y Li, L Zheng - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
IL-6 (interleukin-6) is an essential cytokine that participates in many inflammatory and
immune responses, and disrupting the interaction between IL-6 and its receptor sIL-6R …

Overview of the therapeutic potential of aptamers targeting coagulation factors

M Liu, K Zaman, YM Fortenberry - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA sequences that bind target molecules with high
specificity and affinity. Aptamers exhibit several notable advantages over protein-based …