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In most cases, anti-protein aptamers are selected by systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) using purified recombinant protein targets. Cell surface proteins, however, are not easy targets for SELEX due to the difficulties associated with their purification. Here, we developed a novel SELEX procedure (referred to as TECS-SELEX) in which cell-surface displayed recombinant protein is directly used as the selection target. Using this method, we isolated RNA aptamers against transforming growth factor-beta type III receptor expressed on Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. One of the RNA aptamers has a dissociation constant in the 1 nM range and competed with transforming growth factor-beta to bind to the cell surface receptor in vitro.
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Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Chinese Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P. R. China.
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State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. Electronic address:
Food allergies pose a significant global health challenge, underscoring the need for effective detection and suppression methods. Conventional detection methods, such as ELISA and PCR, are often limited by challenges related to sensitivity and specificity, particularly when applied to complex food matrices. This review presents an overview of recent advancements in aptamer-based technologies, which present a promising approach for food allergen detection due to their high specificity and affinity for target molecules.
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College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
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HIV-1 Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, 28034, Spain. Electronic address:
Background: Currently, 39.9 million people are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and 1.3 million new infections occur annually, with over 170 circulating variants.
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