Development of better aptamers: Structured library approaches, selection methods, and chemical modifications

A Brown, J Brill, R Amini, C Nurmi… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) has been used to
discover thousands of aptamers since its development in 1990. Aptamers are short single …

Nonspecific binding—fundamental concepts and consequences for biosensing applications

A Frutiger, A Tanno, S Hwu, RF Tiefenauer… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nature achieves differentiation of specific and nonspecific binding in molecular interactions
through precise control of biomolecules in space and time. Artificial systems such as …

Advances and challenges in small‐molecule DNA aptamer isolation, characterization, and sensor development

H Yu, O Alkhamis, J Canoura, Y Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aptamers are short oligonucleotides isolated in vitro from randomized libraries that can bind
to specific molecules with high affinity, and offer a number of advantages relative to …

A functional group–guided approach to aptamers for small molecules

K Yang, NM Mitchell, S Banerjee, Z Cheng, S Taylor… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Aptameric receptors are important biosensor components, yet our ability to identify them
depends on the target structures. We analyzed the contributions of individual functional …

Aptamer–field-effect transistors overcome Debye length limitations for small-molecule sensing

N Nakatsuka, KA Yang, JM Abendroth, KM Cheung… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Detection of analytes by means of field-effect transistors bearing ligand-specific receptors is
fundamentally limited by the shielding created by the electrical double layer (the “Debye …

Nucleic acid aptamers for molecular diagnostics and therapeutics: advances and perspectives

L Li, S Xu, H Yan, X Li, HS Yazd, X Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The advent of SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment)
technology has shown the ability to evolve artificial ligands with affinity and specificity able to …

Analysis of aptamer discovery and technology

MR Dunn, RM Jimenez, JC Chaput - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
Aptamers are nucleic acid molecules that mimic antibodies by folding into complex 3D
shapes that bind to specific targets. Although some aptamers exist naturally as the ligand …

Strategies to manipulate the performance of aptamers in SELEX, post-SELEX and microenvironment

S Qi, N Duan, IM Khan, X Dong, Y Zhang, S Wu… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aptamers are short single-stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotides isolated from randomized
libraries, presenting high affinity and specificity toward targets with similar to antibodies …

Critical evaluation of aptamer binding for biosensor designs

Y Zhao, K Yavari, J Liu - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last three decades, numerous aptamer-based biosensors have been reported. The
basis of these sensors is the selective binding of target analytes by aptamers. In the last few …

Simultaneous Detection of L‐Lactate and D‐Glucose Using DNA Aptamers in Human Blood Serum

PJJ Huang, J Liu - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
L‐lactate is a key metabolite indicative of physiological states, glycolysis pathways, and
various diseases such as sepsis, heart attack, lactate acidosis, and cancer. Detection of …