随机单链DNA文库SELEX筛选寡核苷酸适配子方法的建立

指数富集配基的系统进化(SELEX)技术是一种新的组合化学技术.体外构建了一个长度为81 nt、含有35个随机序列的单链DNA(ssDNA)文库,优化了ssDNA文库扩增为双链DNA (dsDNA)文库的PCR反应条件.通过对比不对称PCR和生物素-链亲和素磁珠分离方法制备ssDNA文库的效果,确定了以生物素-链亲和素磁珠分离方法制备ssDNA.由于脱氧核糖核酸的疏水性导致ssDNA文库与硝酸纤维素滤膜的结合背景过高,因此选择以微孔板为介质,分离与靶蛋白结合的适配子.经过9轮循环筛选,随机ssDNA文库与丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)核心蛋白(C蛋白)的结合率从0.5%上升到32.5%.     

早期胃腺癌原代细胞适配子的筛选与鉴定

胃腺癌是消化道最常见的恶性肿瘤之一,由于没有针对早期胃腺癌有效的诊断方法,目前胃腺癌手术治疗还主要针对中晚期患者,预后差. 本文应用cell-SELEX技术,筛选早期胃腺癌原代细胞的适配子,为早期胃腺癌的诊断提供新的思路. 从早期胃腺癌组织中分离得到早期胃腺癌原代细胞,应用体外合成全长88 bp中间含52 bp随机序列的单链DNA文库,通过对PCR扩增条件的优化,借助生物素-链霉亲和素磁珠系统,经cell-SELEX反复筛选,可获得针对早期胃腺癌原代细胞的特异性适配子.经12轮cell-SELEX筛选,ssDNA文库与早期胃腺癌原代细胞的亲和力由1 560上升到4 336,表明亲和力较高的适配子得到逐步富集. 经克隆和测序,应用软件分析可知,30个克隆子中编号为C17和C27的2个序列完全一致,具同源性,二级结构预测可知单链DNA形成不同的茎环结构可能是适配子与早期胃腺癌原代细胞作用的结构基础. 特异性分析显示,胃腺癌原代细胞组与正常胃粘膜上皮细胞、空白对照组之间荧光强度值差异非常显著（P＜001）;正常胃粘膜上皮细胞组与空白对照组之间差异不显著（P＞005）. 经亲和力测定,各适配子与早期胃腺癌原代细胞的解离系数达到nmol/L,具有很高的亲和力.利用cell-SELEX技术成功筛选到早期胃腺癌原代细胞的适配子,为胃腺癌的早期诊断与治疗药物靶点方面的研究奠定了实验基础.     

SELEX：一种体外筛选核酸适配子的新技术

ＳＥＬＥＸ技术是一项新的体外筛选技术,它是用体外合成的、其库容为１０^15左右的随机寡核苷酸库与靶物质结合。通过数轮的筛选与扩增,筛选到靶物质的目的ＤＮＡ或ＲＮＡ片段,对疾病的诊断与治疗方面起着重要的作用。为核酸的结构和功能的研究,提供了一个有效的方法。     

SELEX技术筛选纤维蛋白适配子的研究

目的:用纤维蛋白作为靶物质对ss DNA随机序列文库进行筛选,旨在获得高亲和力的纤维蛋白适配子。方法:在体外人工合成长度为99个核苷酸的ss DNA随机序列文库,文库中间区域为63个核苷酸的随机序列,两端为18个核苷酸的固定的引物序列;然后以羧基磁珠为介质包被纤维蛋白,利用指数级富集的配体系统进化技术(SELEX)对ss DNA随机序列文库进行反复筛选,当结合率不再提高时对筛选出的适配子进行连接、转化及测序分析。结果:羧基磁珠成功地包被了纤维蛋白,包被效率为87.65%,经15轮逐步递增压力的筛选,获得了纤维蛋白适配子群,经测序分析比对发现适配子有很好的多样性。结论:应用SELEX技术初步筛选出了亲和力较高的纤维蛋白适配子群,为下一步的鉴定及功能研究奠定了良好基础。     

适配子筛选技术

适配子的筛选技术近年来不断改良与发展.结合核酸与游离核酸的分离技术的改良,使适配子筛选效率得到提高;无引物结合部位适配子的筛选技术的建立和短寡核苷酸文库的应用,使适配子的应用范围更加广泛;适配子筛选技术在功能上的拓展,满足了更多的研究要求.一系列新方法的建立和应用,使适配子在基础研究和临床应用方面更具潜在价值.     

筛选环孢霉素A适体的SELEX技术的建立

体外合成一个全长78个核苷酸,中间含35个随机序列的随机单链寡核苷酸序列(ssDNA)文库,运用指数富集的配体系统进化(SELEX)技术,以环孢霉素A(CsA)为靶目标,以磁珠作为筛选介质,利用生物素 链酶抗生物素 辣根过氧化物酶系统,检测每轮ssDNA文库与CsA的亲和力,筛选并鉴定CsA特异性的适体.经过11轮的筛选,ssDNA文库与CsA的亲和力呈上升趋势.将第10轮筛选产物克隆测序并运用相关软件进行一级结构和二级结构分析.随机挑选的19个克隆适体,根据一级结构的同源性可分为5个家族,二级结构预测以茎环(发夹)为主,这可能是适体与CsA作用的部位. CsA特异性的适体将用于酶联法、免疫荧光法等对CsA进行检测.     

体外筛选炭疽芽孢适配子

用SELEX技术 ,寻获炭疽芽孢适配子 ,研究其亲和功能及是否作为炭疽芽孢的检测分子。化学合成长度为 35mer的随机DNA库 ,以炭疽杆菌疫苗株A .16R芽孢为靶标进行 18轮的筛选 ,筛选产物克隆、测序 ,利用生物素 亲和素 辣根过氧化物酶显色系统判断适配子与芽孢的结合活性 ;计算机软件分析测序适配子保守序列和二级结构 ;以兔抗炭疽芽孢抗体为捕获分子 ,适配子为检测分子混合夹心法检测炭疽芽孢。第 18轮筛选的适配子与芽孢结合后A值比第 1轮的提高了 3733 .33 %以上 ;测序 79个序列中 ,A值最高为 1.2 0 ,最低为 0 .2 0 ;混合夹心法检测表明 ,适配子量为 16 μg ,芽孢为 4× 10 7个时 ,显色信号强度最强。结果提示 ,其 5′端茎环及发夹结构是与芽孢结合的基础 ,远程高级结构对其结合功能有一定的影响 ;寡核苷酸适配子可以作为炭疽芽孢的检测分子     

哈维氏弧菌适配子的SELEX筛选及其亲和特异性研究

哈维氏弧菌是水产养殖中的重要条件致病菌,对其进行快速、准确地检测和鉴定是相关病害防治的基础和关键.适配子具有亲和力高、特异性强、稳定性好等优点,在微生物的检测和鉴定方面呈现出广泛的应用前景.本研究以哈维氏弧菌为靶目标,采用SELEX技术,即指数级富集配体的系统进化技术,筛选其特异性适配子.经15轮筛选后,随机ssDNA文库的亲和力从3.51上升到58.95,提高了15.8倍.筛选出的适配子富集库经克隆、测序后得到52条不同序列,根据同源性将这些序列分成8个家族,其中第1和第2家族的适配子数量最多,超过总数的50%.通过深入分析,筛选出6个对哈维氏弧菌有显著亲和特异性(P0.01)的高频适配子,其中5个高频适配子(S1、S25、S26、S27、S35)对哈维氏弧菌有较高的亲和力,相应的亲和常数Kd值分别为(32.6±7.1)、(45.3±10.1)、(24.7±5.8)、(34.8±5.6)、(12.9±4.0)nmol/L.本文还对高频适配子的产生机制及其应用价值进行了探讨.本文首次筛选出了对哈维氏弧菌具有较高亲和特异性的适配子,为后续利用适配子进行哈维氏弧菌的检测和鉴定奠定了基础.     

适配子筛选技术进展

适配子的筛选技术近年来不断改良与发展。结合核酸与游离核酸的分离技术的改良,使适配子筛选效率得到提高;无引物结合部位适配子的筛选技术的建立和短寡核苷酸文库的应用,使适配子的应用范围更加广泛;适配子筛选技术在功能上的拓展,满足了更多的研究要求。一系列新方法的建立和应用,使适配子在基础研究和临床应用方面更具潜在价值。     

肝脏去唾液酸糖蛋白受体特异性RNA适配子的SELEX筛选与鉴定

目的获得能够特异性高亲和力结合肝脏特异性去唾液酸糖蛋白受体（asialoglycoprotein receptor,ASGPR）的RNA适配子,为开发诊断和治疗肝脏疾病的靶向性试剂和药物奠定基础。方法合成一个长度为115nt含有25个随机序列的单链DNA随机文库,通过体外转录构建出单链RNA适配子随机文库,以肝脏ASGPR大亚基为靶蛋白,采用SELEX（systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment）技术筛选具有高亲和力的AsGPR特异性RNA适配子;通过膜结合测定实验、凝胶阻滞实验鉴定筛选适配子对靶蛋白的特异性和亲和力。结果经过12轮筛选获得了具有高亲和力的肝脏ASGPR特异性RNA适配子。结论成功地筛选出了具有离亲和力的肝脏ASGPR特异性RNA适配子库。     

两种富集方法相结合对蓖麻毒素进行SELEX筛选研究

为了获得能特异识别具有细胞毒性的蓖麻毒素蛋白寡核苷酸适配子,体外构建了含40个随机序列全长87nt的随机ssDNA文库,采用指数富集配基的系统进化(SELEX)技术方法,结合微孔板和亲和树脂两种分离、富集方法,经过数轮筛选,文库与蓖麻毒素的结合率达到了38．5％。结果表明,以亲和树脂为分离介质进行筛选,富集效果非常明显。     

适配体的筛选及在生命分析化学中的应用

指数级富集的配体系统进化技术（SELEX）是近年来发展的获得能够与靶分子高特异性和高亲力结合的寡核苷酸序列（适配体）的筛选技术。目前多种靶分子的适配体如蛋白或小分子,都已经通过SELEX技术筛选获得,使适配体在蛋白质组研究、临床医学、药物研发及基因调控等领域已经成为重要的研究工具。本文就近几年适配体的筛选技术及在生命分析化学中的应用发展方面进行了综述。     

In Vitro Selection and Characterization of Cellulose-Binding RNA Aptamers Using isothermal Amplification

We sought to create new cellulose-binding RNA aptamers for use as modular components in the engineering of complex functional nucleic acids. We designed our in vitro selection strategy to incorporate self-sustained sequence replication (3SR), which is an isothermal nucleic acid amplification protocol that allows for the rapid amplification of RNAs with little manipulation. The best performing aptamer representative was chosen for reselection and further optimization. The aptamer exhibits robust binding of cellulose in both the powdered and paper form, but did not show any significant binding of closely related polysaccharides. The minimal cellulose-binding RNA aptamer also can be grafted onto other RNAs to permit the isolation of RNAs from complex biochemical mixtures via cellulose affinity chromatography. This was demonstrated by fusing the aptamer to a glmS ribozyme sequence, and selectively eluting ribozyme cleavage products from cellulose using glucosamine 6-phosphate to activate glmS ribozyme function.     

Aptamer Selection Express: A Novel Method for Rapid Single-Step Selection and Sensing of Aptamers

Here we describe a new DNA capture element (DCE) sensing system, based on the quenching and dequenching of a double-stranded aptamer. This system shows very good sensitivity and thermal stability. While quenching, dequenching, and separating the DCE systems made from different aptamers (all selected by SELEX), an alternative method to rapidly select aptamers was developed—the Aptamer Selection Express (ASExp). This process has been used to select aptamers against different types of targets (Bacillus anthracis spores, Bacillus thuringiensis spores, MS-2 bacteriophage, ovalbumin, and botulinum neurotoxin). The DCE systems made from botulinum neurotoxin aptamers selected by ASExp have been investigated. The results of this investigation indicate that ASExp can be used to rapidly select aptamers for the DCE sensing system.     

The Screening of RNA Aptamers Specific for Carbonic Anhydrase I Using the Systematic Evolution of Ligands by an Exponential Enrichment Method (SELEX)

Carbonic anhydrases (CA) or carbonate dehydratases are a family of enzymes that catalyze the rapid interconversion of carbon dioxide and water to bicarbonate. CA I is the most abundant protein in the cytosol and has been reported to the partially associated with a number of fatal diseases. A newly established Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment (SELEX) method referred to as Protein-SELEX was used to select RNA aptamers against the human erythrocyte CA I (CA I) protein. After five rounds of selection and counter selection the specific binding of the 6th cycle in vitro transcribed RNA library to CA I was detected by an Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA). Three Specific sequences were identified as binding candidates after cloning and sequence analysis and one of the selected CA I specific RNA aptamers, CAapt1, was used to confirm specific binding and the Kd values were determined using an EMSA. The CAapt1 RNA aptamer showed no affinity towards any other protein and in comparison to the “0” cycle library, a significant enrichment was obtained. This methodology permitted us to successfully investigate the ssRNA aptamer CAapt1 for CA I protein.     

Selection of Aptamers for Mature White Adipocytes by Cell SELEX Using Flow Cytometry

Background

Adipose tissue, mainly composed of adipocytes, plays an important role in metabolism by regulating energy homeostasis. Obesity is primarily caused by an abundance of adipose tissue. Therefore, specific targeting of adipose tissue is critical during the treatment of obesity, and plays a major role in overcoming it. However, the knowledge of cell-surface markers specific to adipocytes is limited.

Methods and Results

We applied the CELL SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment) method using flow cytometry to isolate molecular probes for specific recognition of adipocytes. The aptamer library, a mixture of FITC-tagged single-stranded random DNAs, is used as a source for acquiring molecular probes. With the increasing number of selection cycles, there was a steady increase in the fluorescence intensity toward mature adipocytes. Through 12 rounds of SELEX, enriched aptamers showing specific recognition toward mature 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells were isolated. Among these, two aptamers (MA-33 and 91) were able to selectively bind to mature adipocytes with an equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) in the nanomolar range. These aptamers did not bind to preadipocytes or other cell lines (such as HeLa, HEK-293, or C2C12 cells). Additionally, it was confirmed that MA-33 and 91 can distinguish between mature primary white and primary brown adipocytes.

Conclusions

These selected aptamers have the potential to be applied as markers for detecting mature white adipocytes and monitoring adipogenesis, and could emerge as an important tool in the treatment of obesity.     

Selection of aptamers against KMP-11 using colloidal gold during the SELEX process

SELEX procedure is a methodology in which single stranded oligonucleotides are selected from a wide variety of sequences based on their interaction with a target molecule. We have designed a novel SELEX methodology using colloidal gold to select high affinity single stranded DNA aptamers against Leishmania infantum KMP-11. Kinetoplastid membrane protein-11 (KMP-11) is a major component of the cell membrane of kinetoplastid parasites. Although its function is not known, the fact that KMP-11 is a cytoskeleton-associated protein suggests that it may be involved in mobility or in some other aspects of the flagellar structure. We have isolated a single stranded DNA aptamer population that binds specifically to L. infantum KMP-11. This population has been characterized in a series of in vitro experiments suggesting that it may be used as a powerful tool to further investigate the role of KMP-11 during Leishmania development and/or as a diagnostic tool in Leishmania infection.     

SELEX技术应用研究进展

SELEX技术是一项在体外筛选能与各种配体特异结合的寡聚核苷酸片段的新组合化学技术。其优点是筛选出的核酸适体易合成、易存储、易修饰等。该技术不仅在疾病(如艾滋病)的治疗及药物的开发等方面起着重要的作用,也为核酸和蛋白质结构及功能的研究提供了一种有效的方法。