Directed evolution: methodologies and applications

Y Wang, P Xue, M Cao, T Yu, ST Lane… - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Directed evolution aims to expedite the natural evolution process of biological molecules
and systems in a test tube through iterative rounds of gene diversifications and library …

Capture-SELEX for aptamer selection: A short review

C Lyu, IM Khan, Z Wang - Talanta, 2021 - Elsevier
The emerging aptamer, developed through the systematic evolution of ligands by
exponential enrichment (SELEX) process, has revolutionized and facilitated the discoveries …

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 …

SELEX: Critical factors and optimization strategies for successful aptamer selection

M Kohlberger, G Gadermaier - Biotechnology and applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Within the last decade, the application range of aptamers in biochemistry and medicine has
expanded rapidly. More than just a replacement for antibodies, these intrinsically structured …

Genetically encoded biosensors for microbial synthetic biology: from conceptual frameworks to practical applications

W Yu, X Xu, K Jin, Y Liu, J Li, G Du, X Lv, L Liu - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Genetically encoded biosensors are the vital components of synthetic biology and metabolic
engineering, as they are regarded as powerful devices for the dynamic control of genotype …

Methods and applications of in silico aptamer design and modeling

AA Buglak, AV Samokhvalov, AV Zherdev… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Aptamers are nucleic acid analogues of antibodies with high affinity to different targets, such
as cells, viruses, proteins, inorganic materials, and coenzymes. Empirical approaches allow …

Point-of-Use Detection of Environmental Fluoride via a Cell-Free Riboswitch-Based Biosensor

W Thavarajah, AD Silverman, MS Verosloff… - ACS synthetic …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Advances in biosensor engineering have enabled the design of programmable molecular
systems to detect a range of pathogens, nucleic acids, and chemicals. Here, we engineer …

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 …

Aptamers in biomedicine: Selection strategies and recent advances

G Ștefan, O Hosu, K De Wael, MJ Lobo-Castañón… - Electrochimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aptamers have come in the spotlight as bio-mimetic molecular recognition elements in the
field of biomedicine due to various applications in diagnostics, drug delivery, therapeutics …

Genetic biosensor design for natural product biosynthesis in microorganisms

GS Hossain, M Saini, R Miyake, H Ling… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
Low yield and low titer of natural products are common issues in natural product
biosynthesis through microbial cell factories. One effective way to resolve such bottlenecks …