Aptamers and Their Significant Role in Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis

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Aptamers and Their Significant Role in Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis

Aptamers are nucleic acid/peptide molecules that can be generated by a sophisticated, well-established technique known as Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment (SELEX). Aptamers can interact with their targets through structural recognition, as in antibodies, though with higher specificity. With this added advantage, they can be made useful for clinical applications such as ...

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Generating Aptamers for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotides or peptides that are capable of binding to specific target proteins. Aptamers are generated in a process named SELEX or cell-SELEX. They resemble antigens in respect of their highly specific binding in the lower nanomolar and/or picomolar range. In contrast to antibodies, they can be generated in vitro, are more stable molecules and have ...

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Generating Aptamers for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotides or peptides that are capable of binding to specific target proteins. Aptamers are generated in a process named SELEX or cell-SELEX. They resemble antigens in respect of their highly specific binding in the lower nanomolar and/or picomolar range. In contrast to antibodies, they can be generated in vitro, are more stable molecules and have ...

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Current Advances in Aptamers for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Nucleic acid aptamers are single-stranded oligonucleotides that interact with target molecules with high affinity and specificity in unique three-dimensional structures. Aptamers are generally isolated by a simple selection process called systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) and then can be chemically synthesized and modified. Because of their high affinity and spec...

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Nucleic acid aptamers in cancer research, diagnosis and therapy.

Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA oligomers, identified from a random sequence pool, with the ability to form unique and versatile tertiary structures that bind to cognate molecules with superior specificity. Their small size, excellent chemical stability and low immunogenicity enable them to rival antibodies in cancer imaging and therapy applications. Their facile chemical synthesis, ver...

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عنوان ژورنال: Biomedicines

سال: 2015

ISSN: 2227-9059

DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines3030248