Multi-stem-loop constrained library enables accelerated SELEX for aptamers with superior kinetics and affinity
Wang, Q.; Zhao, Y.; Zhao, S.; Wu, A.; Hao, L.; Hong, T.; Hong, L.
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Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acids with ligand-binding capacity as cost-effective alternatives to antibodies. However, their utility is often undermined by the inherent conformational instability of single-stranded nucleic acids, which can compromise binding kinetics and final affinity. To overcome this critical limitation, we synthesized a novel primary library incorporating multiple inlaid stem-loop structures to enhance molecular stability and rigidity. This structural constraint dramatically accelerated the selection process, allowing us to isolate aptamer candidates with superior affinity in just three rounds of SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment), a significant reduction compared to conventional methodologies. Critically, the resulting aptamer demonstrated higher affinity and faster binding kinetics compared to previously reported sequences, which directly validate our hypothesis that structural stabilization leads to high-performance aptamers. This methodology, which integrated rational conformational constraint with a high-throughput selection process, offered a generalizable strategy to efficiently select aptamers with excellent kinetic and thermodynamic performance for demanding applications such as continuous, real-time ligand detection.
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