Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Agents for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Ilias Zampros, Anna Praidou, Periklis Brazitikos, Panagiotis Ekonomidis, Sofia Androudi

“…Pegaptanib sodium, which is an aptamer and ranibizumab, which is a monoclonal antibody fragment. …”
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A microscale thermophoresis-based enzymatic RNA methyltransferase assay enables the discovery of DNMT2 inhibitors by Zarina Nidoieva, Mark O. Sabin, Tristan Dewald, Annabelle C. Weldert, Sabrina N. Hoba, Mark Helm, Fabian Barthels

“…This study developed a microscale thermophoresis (MST)-based split aptamer assay for enzymatic MTase investigations, improving current methodologies by offering a non-proprietary, cost-effective, and highly sensitive approach. …”
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Unusual Chair-Like G-Quadruplex Structures: Heterochiral TBA Analogues Containing Inversion of Polarity Sites by Antonella Virgilio, Luciano Mayol, Michela Varra, Aldo Galeone, Veronica Esposito

“…Heterochiral oligodeoxynucleotides based on the thrombin binding aptamer sequence, namely, 5′gg3′-3′TT5′-5′ggtgtgg3′-3′TT5′-5′gg3′ (H1), 5′gg3′-3′TT5′-5′gg3′-3′TGT5′-5′gg3′-3′TT5′-5′gg3′ (H2), and 5′gGTTGgtgtgGTTGg3′ (H3), where lower case letters indicate L-residues, have been investigated in their ability to fold in G-quadruplex structures through a combination of gel electrophoresis, circular dichroism, and UV spectroscopy techniques. …”
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Synthesis of Specifically Modified Oligonucleotides for Application in Structural and Functional Analysis of RNA by Nico Rublack, Hien Nguyen, Bettina Appel, Danilo Springstubbe, Denise Strohbach, Sabine Müller

“…Beyond synthetic RNAs for antisense, aptamer, ribozyme, and siRNA technologies, oligoribonucleotides carrying site-specific modifications for structure and function studies are needed. …”
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Promising horizons in achondroplasia along with the development of new drugs by Keiichi Ozono, Takuo Kubota, Toshimi Michigami

“…Additionally in development are a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, a soluble FGFR3, an antibody against FGFR3, meclizine, and the FGF2-aptamer. New drugs will bring a brighter future for patients with ACH.…”
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RNase P cleavage of pseudoknot substrates reveals differences in active site architecture that depend on residue N-1 in the 5’ leader by David M. Kosek, J. Luis Leal, Ema Kikovska-Stojanovska, Guanzhong Mao, Shiying Wu, Samuel C. Flores, Leif A. Kirsebom

“…We show that a small biotin-binding RNA aptamer that folds into a pseudoknot structure acts as a substrate for bacterial RNase P RNA (RPR) with and without the RNase P C5 protein. …”
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Colorimetric aptasensor coupled with a deep-learning-powered smartphone app for programmed death ligand-1 expressing extracellular vesicles by Adeel Khan, Adeel Khan, Haroon Khan, Nongyue He, Zhiyang Li, Heba Khalil Alyahya, Yousef A. Bin Jardan

“…Our approach is the development of a colorimetric aptasensor by combining the rapid capturing efficiency of (Fe3O4)-SiO2-TiO2 for EV isolation with PD-L1 aptamer-triggered enzyme-linked hybridization chain reaction (HCR) for signal amplification. …”
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Classifications of triple-negative breast cancer: insights and current therapeutic approaches by Ziqi Chen, Yumeng Liu, Minchuan Lyu, Chi Ho Chan, Meiheng Sun, Xin Yang, Shuangying Qiao, Zheng Chen, Sifan Yu, Meishen Ren, Aiping Lu, Ge Zhang, Fangfei Li, Yuanyuan Yu

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Proteomic and serologic assessments of responses to mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines in human recipient sera by Thomas E. Hickey, Uma Mudunuri, Heidi A. Hempel, Troy J. Kemp, Nancy V. Roche, Keyur Talsania, Brian A. Sellers, James M. Cherry, Ligia A. Pinto

“…In this proof-of-concept study, sera from male and female vaccine recipients were evaluated for proteomic and immunologic responses 1-month and 6-months following homologous third vaccination.MethodsAn aptamer-based (7,289 marker) proteomic assay coupled with traditional serology was leveraged to generate a comprehensive evaluation of systemic responsiveness in 64 and 68 healthy recipients of mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines, respectively.ResultsSera from female recipients of mRNA-1273 showed upregulated indicators of inflammatory and immunological responses at 1-month post-third vaccination, and sera from female recipients of BNT162b2 demonstrated upregulated negative regulators of RNA sensors at 1-month. …”
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Co-Delivery of Dacarbazine and miRNA 34a Combinations to Synergistically Improve Malignant Melanoma Treatments by Ding B, Li M, Zhang J, Zhang X, Gao H, Gao J, Shen C, Zhou Y, Li F, Liu A

“…Due to its lipophilic properties, PLA can effectively encapsulate DTIC. The polypeptide aptamer DR5-TAT (D21) was used as a targeting ligand. …”
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Protein Detection with Potentiometric Aptasensors: A Comparative Study between Polyaniline and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Transducers by Ali Düzgün, Hassan Imran, Kalle Levon, F. Xavier Rius

“…These results are in accordance with the higher surface density of the aptamers in the SWCNT potentiometric sensor.…”
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Inhibition of Endothelial Cell Tube Formation by Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor/Anti-Angiopoietin-2 RNA Nanoparticles by Cheng Zhong, Zhanquan Shi, Chia-Yang Liu, Daniel W. Binzel, Kai Jin, Xin Li, Peixuan Guo, S. Kevin Li

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: A previous study showed that RNA nanoparticles with antiangiogenic aptamers (anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and anti-angiopoietin-2 (Ang2) aptamers) inhibited cell proliferation via WST-1 assay. …”
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Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review by Samuel A. Sakyi, Samuel Y. Aboagye, Isaac Darko Otchere, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

“…Current efforts aimed at developing point-of-care diagnostics are saddled with major drawbacks; we, however, postulate that selection of aptamers against MU target can be used as point of care.…”
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Fluorescent DNA Stabilized Silver Nanoclusters as Biosensors by Alfonso Latorre, Romina Lorca, Álvaro Somoza

“…Moreover, since oligonucleotides can be designed to have binding properties (aptamers) a variety of sensors for proteins and cells have been developed using silver nanoclusters. …”
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Oligonucleotides as a Novel Therapeutic Approach: An Innovative Area for Drug Delivery in Neurological Disorders by Yasir Qasim Almajidi, Rana Kadum Muslim, Yaseen T. khalf

“…To overcome this pitfall, this review focuses on oligonucleotide-based novel strategies including liposomes, carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, solid lipid nanoparticles, nano lipid carriers, polymeric nanoparticles, mesoporous silica, dendrimers, aptamers, nanobodies etc. These strategies are designed to overcome these barriers by different pathways and mechanisms of transport across the blood−brain barrier. …”
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Sequentially Activated Smart DNA Nanospheres for Photoimmunotherapy and Immune Checkpoint Blockade by Yu Chen, Yu Guo, Wen Cheng, Jiahao Fan, Jiacheng Li, Jiajia Song, Xiaohai Yang, Kemin Wang, Jin Huang

“…The multifunctional NS incorporate a targeting module for programming aptamers, a response module for programming i‐motif and DNA/RNA hybrid sequences, and a therapeutic module for packaging photosensitizers and PD‐L1 siRNA. …”
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DNA-based hydrogels for bone regeneration: A promising tool for bone organoids by Xiang Wu, Yan Hu, Shihao Sheng, Huijian Yang, Zuhao Li, Qinglin Han, Qin Zhang, Jiacan Su

“…We then delineate three critical elements in the promotion of bone regeneration using DNA-based hydrogels: (i) osteogenesis driven by phosphate ions, plasmids, and oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) that enhance mineralization and promote gene and protein expression; (ii) vascularization facilitated by tetrahedral DNA nanostructures (TDNs) and aptamers, which boosts gene expression and targeted release; (iii) immunomodulation achieved through loaded factors, TDNs, and bound ions that stimulate macrophage polarization and exhibit antibacterial properties. …”
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