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Challenges and Opportunities for Small Molecule Aptamer Development

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McKeague, Maureen, DeRosa, Maria C.·2012·Journal of Nucleic Acids

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Aptamers are single-stranded oligonucleotides that bind to targets with high affinity and selectivity. Their use as molecular recognition elements has emerged as a viable approach for biosensing, diagnostics, and therapeutics. Despite this potential, relatively few aptamers exist that bind to small molecules. Small molecules are important targets for investigation due to their diverse biological functions as well as their clinical and commercial uses. Novel, effective molecular recognition probes for these compounds are therefore of great interest. This paper will highlight the technical challenges of aptamer development for small molecule targets, as well as the opportunities that exist for their application in biosensing and chemical biology.

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Authors
McKeague, M., & DeRosa, M. C.
Venue
Journal of Nucleic Acids
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012
Volume
2012
Pages
1-20
ISSN
  • 2090-0201 (ISSN-L)
  • 2090-021X
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W1978419983
Cited by
466
References
6
FWCI
9.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
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