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Development of Cell-Specific aptamers: Recent advances and insight into the selection procedures
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Development of Cell-Specific aptamers: Recent advances and insight into the selection procedures

K. Rahimizadeh, H. Al Shamaileh, M. Fratini, M. Chakravarthy, M. Stephen, S. Shigdar and R. Veedu
Molecules, Vol.22(12)
2017
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Abstract

Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) is an established procedure for developing short single-stranded nucleic acid ligands called aptamers against a target of choice. This approach has also been used for developing aptamers specific to whole cells named Cell-SELEX. Aptamers selected by Cell-SELEX have the potential to act as cell specific therapeutics, cell specific markers or cell specific drug delivery and imaging agents. However, aptamer development is a laborious and time-consuming process which is often challenging due to the requirement of frequent optimization of various steps involved in Cell-SELEX procedures. This review provides an insight into various procedures for selection, aptamer enrichment, regeneration and aptamer-binding analysis, in addition to a very recent update on all aptamers selected by Cell-SELEX procedures.

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