Chemistry, structure and function of approved oligonucleotide therapeutics

M Egli, M Manoharan - Nucleic Acids Research, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Eighteen nucleic acid therapeutics have been approved for treatment of various diseases in
the last 25 years. Their modes of action include antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), splice …

Aptamer-based detection of circulating targets for precision medicine

L Wu, Y Wang, X Xu, Y Liu, B Lin, M Zhang… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The past decade has witnessed ongoing progress in precision medicine to improve human
health. As an emerging diagnostic technique, liquid biopsy can provide real-time …

Recent progress in aptamer discoveries and modifications for therapeutic applications

S Ni, Z Zhuo, Y Pan, Y Yu, F Li, J Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Aptamers are oligonucleotide sequences with a length of about 25–80 bases which have
abilities to bind to specific target molecules that rival those of monoclonal antibodies. They …

Recent progress in non-native nucleic acid modifications

LK McKenzie, R El-Khoury, JD Thorpe… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
While Nature harnesses RNA and DNA to store, read and write genetic information, the
inherent programmability, synthetic accessibility and wide functionality of these nucleic acids …

Aptamer–protein interactions: from regulation to biomolecular detection

C Ji, J Wei, L Zhang, X Hou, J Tan, Q Yuan… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Serving as the basis of cell life, interactions between nucleic acids and proteins play
essential roles in fundamental cellular processes. Aptamers are unique single-stranded …

Recent advances in aptamer discovery and applications

Y Zhang, BS Lai, M Juhas - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Aptamers are short, single-stranded DNA, RNA, or synthetic XNA molecules that can be
developed with high affinity and specificity to interact with any desired targets. They have …

Hachimoji DNA and RNA: A genetic system with eight building blocks

S Hoshika, NA Leal, MJ Kim, MS Kim, NB Karalkar… - Science, 2019 - science.org
We report DNA-and RNA-like systems built from eight nucleotide “letters”(hence the name
“hachimoji”) that form four orthogonal pairs. These synthetic systems meet the structural …

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 …

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 …

Detection and beyond: Challenges and advances in aptamer-based biosensors

H Yoo, H Jo, SS Oh - Materials Advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Beyond traditional needs of biosensors such as high sensitivity and selectivity for analyte
detection, newly emerging requirements including a real-time detection ability and in-field …