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Mucha P, Sikorska E, Rekowski P, Ruczyński J. Interaction of Arginine-Rich Cell-Penetrating Peptides with an Artificial Neuronal Membrane. Cells 2022; 11:cells11101638. [PMID: 35626677 PMCID: PMC9139471 DOI: 10.3390/cells11101638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides (RRCPPs) exhibit intrinsic neuroprotective effects on neurons injured by acute ischemic stroke. Conformational properties, interaction, and the ability to penetrate the neural membrane are critical for the neuroprotective effects of RRCCPs. In this study, we applied circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and coarse-grained molecular dynamics (CG MD) simulations to investigate the interactions of two RRCPPs, Tat(49–57)-NH2 (arginine-rich motif of Tat HIV-1 protein) and PTD4 (a less basic Ala-scan analog of the Tat peptide), with an artificial neuronal membrane (ANM). CD spectra showed that in an aqueous environment, such as phosphate-buffered saline, the peptides mostly adopted a random coil (PTD4) or a polyproline type II helical (Tat(49–57)-NH2) conformation. On the other hand, in the hydrophobic environment of the ANM liposomes, the peptides showed moderate conformational changes, especially around 200 nm, as indicated by CD curves. The changes induced by the liposomes were slightly more significant in the PTD4 peptide. However, the nature of the conformational changes could not be clearly defined. CG MD simulations showed that the peptides are quickly attracted to the neuronal lipid bilayer and bind preferentially to monosialotetrahexosylganglioside (DPG1) molecules. However, the peptides did not penetrate the membrane even at increasing concentrations. This suggests that the energy barrier required to break the strong peptide–lipid electrostatic interactions was not exceeded in the simulated models. The obtained results show a correlation between the potential of mean force parameter and a peptide’s cell membrane-penetrating ability and neuroprotective properties.
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- Piotr Mucha
- Laboratory of Chemistry of Biologically Active Compounds, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland;
- Environmental Nucleic Acid Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
- Correspondence: (P.M.); (J.R.); Tel.: +48-58-5235432 (P.M.); +48-58-5235235 (J.R.)
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- Laboratory of Structural Research of Biopolymers, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Laboratory of Chemistry of Biologically Active Compounds, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland;
- Environmental Nucleic Acid Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Chemistry of Biologically Active Compounds, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland;
- Correspondence: (P.M.); (J.R.); Tel.: +48-58-5235432 (P.M.); +48-58-5235235 (J.R.)
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Desale K, Kuche K, Jain S. Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs): an overview of applications for improving the potential of nanotherapeutics. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:1153-1188. [PMID: 33355322 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm01755h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the field of nanotherapeutics, gaining cellular entry into the cytoplasm of the target cell continues to be an ultimate challenge. There are many physicochemical factors such as charge, size and molecular weight of the molecules and delivery vehicles, which restrict their cellular entry. Hence, to dodge such situations, a class of short peptides called cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) was brought into use. CPPs can effectively interact with the cell membrane and can assist in achieving the desired intracellular entry. Such strategy is majorly employed in the field of cancer therapy and diagnosis, but now it is also used for other purposes such as evaluation of atherosclerotic plaques, determination of thrombin levels and HIV therapy. Thus, the current review expounds on each of these mentioned aspects. Further, the review briefly summarizes the basic know-how of CPPs, their utility as therapeutic molecules, their use in cancer therapy, tumor imaging and their assistance to nanocarriers in improving their membrane penetrability. The review also discusses the challenges faced with CPPs pertaining to their stability and also mentions the strategies to overcome them. Thus, in a nutshell, this review will assist in understanding how CPPs can present novel possibilities for resolving the conventional issues faced with the present-day nanotherapeutics.
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- Kalyani Desale
- Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab-160062, India.
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- Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab-160062, India.
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- Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab-160062, India.
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Caglayan MO, Üstündağ Z. Spectrophotometric ellipsometry based Tat-protein RNA-aptasensor for HIV-1 diagnosis. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 227:117748. [PMID: 31707021 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Rapid and reliable diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type I that causes autoimmune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is still important today. In this study, the HIV-I Tat (trans-activator of transcription) protein-specific RNA-aptamer (antiTat) and spectroscopic ellipsometer were preferred to increase specificity and sensitivity in the diagnosis. The ellipsometry is a well-known characterization tool for the ultra-thin films, where polarization state changes show surface deposition in terms of the ellipsometric angles, psi (Ψ) and delta (Δ). Here, we reported the HIV-Tat protein detection performance of antiTat aptamers both for the spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) and for the surface plasmon resonance enhanced total internal reflection ellipsometry (SPReTIRE), first time. Detection limits for antiTat aptamers with various configurations were in the range of nM-pM protein in the buffer solution. For instance, SPRe-TIRE configuration revealed a detection limit of 1 pM (or about 1.5 pg/mL) for HIV-Tat protein in the range of 1.0-500 nM.
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- Mustafa Oguzhan Caglayan
- Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Faculty of Eng., Department of Bioengineering, 11210 Bilecik, Turkey; Cumhuriyet University, Nanotechnology Department, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
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- Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Chemistry Department, 43100 Kütahya, Turkey.
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Binning JM, Leung DW, Amarasinghe GK. Aptamers in virology: recent advances and challenges. Front Microbiol 2012; 3:29. [PMID: 22347221 PMCID: PMC3274758 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Aptamers generated from randomized libraries of nucleic acids have found utility in a wide variety of fields and in the clinic. Aptamers can be used to target both intracellular and extracellular components, including small molecules, proteins, cells, and viruses. With recent technological developments in stringent selection and rapid isolation strategies, it is likely that aptamers will continue to make an impact as useful tools and reagents. Although many recently developed aptamers are intended for use as therapeutic and diagnostic agents, use of aptamers for basic research, including target validation, remains an active area with high potential to impact our understanding of molecular mechanisms and for drug discovery. In this brief review, we will discuss recent aptamer discoveries, their potential role in structural virology, as well as challenges and future prospects.
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- Jennifer M Binning
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO, USA
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Aptamers are an alternative to antibodies in their role as biorecognition elements in analytical devices. RNA aptamers, specific for different proteins, have been exploited as biorecognition elements to develop specific biosensors (aptasensors). These recognition elements have been coupled to piezoelectric quartz crystals and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) devices as transducers. The procedure for fixing the aptamer onto these transducers and for monitoring the interaction with the target protein is shown here.
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- Sara Tombelli
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Wang W, Guo Z, Chen Y, Liu T, Jiang L. Influence of generation 2-5 of PAMAM dendrimer on the inhibition of Tat peptide/ TAR RNA binding in HIV-1 transcription. Chem Biol Drug Des 2007; 68:314-8. [PMID: 17177893 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2006.00454.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The special binding of Tat protein to TAR RNA leads to the transcription of HIV-1 virus. In this study, the influence of 2-5 generation of PAMAM dendrimers on the inhibition of Tat protein/TAR RNA binding has been investigated. The absorption of PAMAM dendrimers on TAR RNA, fixed on a gold substrate through an avidin-biotion connection, was carried out by using a quartz crystal microbalance. Experimental result shows a Langmuir-type isotherm could be used to describe this kind of binding, implying a specific and monolayer adsorption existed. The combination coefficient (K(D)(-1))s can be calculated according to Langmuir Equation, having the order of G3 > G4 > G5 >Tat > G2, indicating that PAMAM G3, G4 and G5 having the possibility to be the inhibitors of HIV-1 transcription. The migration time (T(migra)) of capillary electrophoretic technique has the same sequence as (K(D)(-1))s. These two parameters could be used as simple and quantitative criteria for the selection of possible drugs from numerous candidates for HIV therapy in vitro.
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- Wei Wang
- Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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Babu SCV, Song EJ, Babar SME, Yoo YS. Capillary electrophoresis of signaling molecules. Biomed Chromatogr 2007; 21:890-7. [PMID: 17583878 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The emerging field of quantitative systems biology uses high-throughput bioanalytical measurements to gain a deeper understanding of biological phenomena. With the advent of instrumentation platforms, capillary electrophoresis spans a very wide range of biological applications. This short article focuses on the exploitation of capillary electrophoresis for the systems-level analysis of cell signaling molecules.
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- Suresh C V Babu
- Bioanalysis and Biotransformation Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, PO Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul 130-650, Korea
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Liu Y, Lai X, Ling X, Zhao Y, Cui J. Interactions Between Thrombin with Flavonoids from Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medicus by CZE. Chromatographia 2006. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-006-0841-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ostergaard J, Heegaard NHH. Bioanalytical interaction studies executed by preincubation affinity capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:2590-608. [PMID: 16732622 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The versatility of CE is beneficial for the study of many types of molecular interactions, because different experimental designs can be made to suit the characteristics of a particular interaction. A very versatile starting point is the preequilibration type of affinity CE that has been used extensively for characterizing biomolecular interactions in the last 15 years. We review this field here and include a comprehensive overview of the existing preincubation ACE modes including their advantages and limitations as well as the methodological developments and applications within the bioanalytical field.
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- Jesper Ostergaard
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Analytical Chemistry, The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Tombelli S, Minunni M, Luzi E, Mascini M. Aptamer-based biosensors for the detection of HIV-1 Tat protein. Bioelectrochemistry 2005; 67:135-41. [PMID: 16027048 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2004.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2004] [Revised: 03/04/2004] [Accepted: 04/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Two biosensors have been constructed using an RNA aptamer as biorecognition element. The aptamer, specific for HIV-1 Tat protein, has been immobilised on the gold surface of piezoelectric quartz crystals or surface plasmon resonance (SPR) chips to develop a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM)-based and an SPR-based biosensor, respectively. Both the biosensors were modified with the same immobilisation chemistry based on the binding of a biotinylated aptamer on a layer of streptavidin. The binding between the immobilised aptamer and its specific protein has been evaluated with the two biosensors in terms of sensitivity, reproducibility and selectivity. A protein very similar to Tat, Rev protein, has been used as negative control. The two biosensors both were very reproducible in the immobilisation and the binding steps. The selectivity was high in both cases.
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- S Tombelli
- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica Polo Scientifico di Sesto Fiorentino Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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He M, Yuan D, Lin W, Pang R, Yu X, Yang M. Synthesis and assay of isoquinoline derivatives as HIV-1 Tat-TAR interaction inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:3978-81. [PMID: 16039124 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.01.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2004] [Revised: 01/25/2005] [Accepted: 01/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Four new isoquinoline derivatives bearing guanidinium group or amino group-terminated side chain were synthesized to target the HIV-1 TAR element. Their abilities to bind TAR RNA and inhibit Tat-TAR RNA interaction were determined by CE analysis, a Tat-dependent HIV-1 LTR-driven CAT assay and SIV-induced syncytium evaluation.
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- Meizi He
- National Research Laboratory of Natural and Biomimertic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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Yu X, Lin W, Pang R, Yang M. Design, synthesis and bioactivities of TAR RNA targeting β-carboline derivatives based on Tat–TAR interaction. Eur J Med Chem 2005; 40:831-9. [PMID: 15925430 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2005.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2004] [Accepted: 01/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A series of new beta-carboline derivatives 3-14 bearing guanidinium group or amino group-terminated side chain targeting the TAR RNA were designed and synthesized. Molecular modeling studies indicated that the minimal interaction energy was obtained for compound 11, which contained the optimal linker of three methylene groups and the terminal guanidinium group interacted with the three-base bulge of TAR element by hydrogen bonds, which were the main contributor to the stability of drug-TAR RNA complex. To evaluate the ability of compounds 3-14 to block Tat-TAR interaction, we established a rapid, sensitive quantitative bioassay based on transient cotransfection of a Tat expression vector and a long terminal repeat region-chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (LTR-CAT) reporter construct in eukaryotic cells, monitoring the influence of the compounds on CAT expression levels with ELISA. Compounds 11 and 12 were the most active compounds of all in inhibiting Tat-TAR interaction bearing the terminal guanidinium group, and the optimal linker of the three methylene groups. Both compounds also exhibited anti-HIV-1 activity in MT4 cells, and their LD50 values of intraperitoneal acute toxicity for mice were 320.0 and 104.3 mg/kg, respectively. Furthermore, the results of capillary electrophoresis (CE) suggest that it is through targeting TAR RNA that this series of compounds block the Tat-TAR interaction.
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- Xiaolin Yu
- National Research Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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Ding L, Zhang XX, Chang WB, Lin W, Yang M. Studies of binding constants and interaction of drugs to trans-activation response RNA by capillary electrophoresis. Anal Chim Acta 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2005.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ding L, Zhang XX, Chang WB, Lin W, Yang M. Study on the interactions between anti-HIV-1 active compounds with trans-activation response RNA by affinity capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2005; 814:99-104. [PMID: 15607713 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2004] [Accepted: 10/04/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The study on the interactions between two anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (anti-HIV-1) active compounds with trans-activation response (TAR) RNA by affinity capillary electrophoresis (ACE) with UV absorbance detection is presented. The results showed that the novel active molecules could interact with TAR RNA and inhibit the reproduce process of HIV-1. The binding constants were estimated by the change of migration time of the analytes through the change of concentrations of TAR RNA in the buffer solution. The yielded binding constants of 8.87 x 10(3)M(-1) for active compound C(3) and 8.42 x 10(3)M(-1) for MC(3) at 20.0 degrees C, 0.626 x 10(3)M(-1) and 0.644 x 10(3)M(-1) at 37.0 degrees C, respectively. The thermodynamic parameters Delta H and DeltaS were obtained and shown that both hydrophobic and electrostatic interaction played roles in the binding processes. The results showed that the presented method was an easy and simple method to evaluate the interaction of small molecules with some bioactive materials.
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- Li Ding
- College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Ding L, Zhang XX, Chang WB, Lin W, Yang M. Capillary Zone Electrophoretic Separation of Four Novel Compounds Active Against Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1. Chromatographia 2004. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-004-0469-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Tombelli S, Minunni M, Mascini M. Analytical applications of aptamers. Biosens Bioelectron 2004; 20:2424-34. [PMID: 15854817 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2004.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 666] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2004] [Revised: 10/25/2004] [Accepted: 11/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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So far, several bio-analytical methods have used nucleic acid probes to detect specific sequences in RNA or DNA targets through hybridisation. More recently, specific nucleic acids, aptamers, selected from random sequence pools, have been shown to bind non-nucleic acid targets, such as small molecules or proteins. The development of in vitro selection and amplification techniques has allowed the identification of specific aptamers, which bind to the target molecules with high affinity. Many small organic molecules with molecular weights from 100 to 10,000 Da have been shown to be good targets for selection. Moreover, aptamers can be selected against difficult target haptens, such as toxins or prions. The selected aptamers can bind to their targets with high affinity and even discriminate between closely related targets. Aptamers can thus be considered as a valid alternative to antibodies or other bio-mimetic receptors, for the development of biosensors and other analytical methods. The production of aptamers is commonly performed by the SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) process, which, starting from large libraries of oligonucleotides, allows the isolation of large amounts of functional nucleic acids by an iterative process of in vitro selection and subsequent amplification through polymerase chain reaction. Aptamers are suitable for applications based on molecular recognition as analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic tools. In this review, the main analytical methods, which have been developed using aptamers, will be discussed together with an overview on the aptamer selection process.
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- S Tombelli
- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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Minunni M, Tombelli S, Gullotto A, Luzi E, Mascini M. Development of biosensors with aptamers as bio-recognition element: the case of HIV-1 Tat protein. Biosens Bioelectron 2004; 20:1149-56. [PMID: 15556361 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2004.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2003] [Revised: 03/02/2004] [Accepted: 03/04/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The in vitro selection of combinatorial libraries of RNA/DNA, has allowed the identification of specific nucleic acids (aptamers) which bind to a wide range of target molecules with high affinity and specificity. In this work, an RNA aptamer, specific for the protein trans-activator of transcription (Tat) of HIV-1, has been used as bio-recognition element to develop a biosensor (aptasensor). The biosensor was optimised using piezoelectric quartz-crystals as transducers and the aptamer was immobilised on the gold electrode of the crystal. The immobilisation procedure was based on the interaction between the biotinylated aptamer and streptavidin previously deposited on the electrode. The main analytical characteristics of the biosensor, such as sensitivity, selectivity and reproducibility, have been studied in details. An optimised regeneration procedure allowed the multiple use of the aptamer-coated crystal. The aptasensor has been compared with the corresponding immunosensor, based on the specific monoclonal anti-Tat antibody. The antibody was immobilised on a layer of carboxylated dextran previously deposited on the gold electrode. The results demonstrated that the use of a biosensor with a specific aptamer as bio-recognition element could be an interesting approach in the detection of proteins, which has been here examined considering a model system.
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- M Minunni
- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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Tassew N, Thompson M. Kinetic characterization of TAR RNA-Tat peptide and neomycin interactions by acoustic wave biosensor. Biophys Chem 2004; 106:241-52. [PMID: 14556896 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4622(03)00155-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The kinetics of binding of short Tat peptides and an aminoglycoside molecule to the human immunodeficiency virus-type 1(HIV-1) TAR RNA and to a bulge mutant analogue (MTAR) is studied in a biosensor format by monitoring the time course of the response in a series resonance frequency, using an acoustic wave biosensor. Association and dissociation rate constants are evaluated by fitting the experimental data to a simple 1:1 (Langmuir) model. Kinetic rate and equilibrium dissociation constants show that MTAR-peptide complexes are subject to a higher dissociation rate and are less stable compared to the corresponding TAR-peptide complexes. In addition, longer peptides display enhanced discrimination ability than a shorter peptide according to the equilibrium dissociation constants evaluated using this technique. K(D) values for TAR-Tat vs. MTAR-Tat complexes are 2.6 vs. 3.8 microM for Tat-12, 0.87 vs. 4.3 microM for Tat-18 and 0.93 vs. 1.6 microM for Tat-20. The equilibrium dissociation constant for TAR-neomycin complex is 12.4 microM and it is comparable to the values obtained from non-biosensor type assays. These findings are in parallel with those cited in the literature and the results from this study underline the potential of the acoustic wave sensor for detailed biophysical analysis of nucleic acid-ligand binding.
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- Nardos Tassew
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3H6
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Zhao H, Dai D, Li J, Chen Y, Jiang L. Quantitative study of HIV-1 Tat peptide and TAR RNA interaction inhibited by poly(allylamine hydrochloride). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 312:351-4. [PMID: 14637144 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.10.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The interaction of poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) with TAR RNA has been studied by quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) cooperating with capillary electrophoresis (CE). Experimental results showed that PAH had high affinity for TAR RNA. In particular, PAH could disrupt the interaction of Tat peptide with TAR RNA, which is critical for HIV-1 virus replication. The approaches described here indicate that they are powerful for studying the binding processes of Tat peptide-TAR RNA and drug-TAR RNA, having great significance for the design of new drug.
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- Hong Zhao
- Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, People's Republic of China
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