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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-30
pubmed:abstractText
We develop a method, which utilizes a combined atomic force microscope (AFM)/fluorescence microscope and small copy number polymerase chain reaction (PCR), to affinity-select individual aptamer species in a single cycle from a small pool of random-sequence oligonucleotides (oligos). In this method, a library of small beads, each of which is functionalized with fluorescent oligos of different sequences, is created. This library of oligo-functionalized beads is flowed over immobilized target molecules on a glass cover slip. High-affinity target-specific aptamers bind tightly to the target for prolonged periods and resist subsequent washes, resulting in a strong fluorescence signal on the substrate surface. This signal is observed from underneath the sample via fluorescence microscopy. The AFM tip, situated above the sample, is then directed to the coordinates of the fluorescence signal and is used to capture a three-dimensional high-resolution image of the surface-bound bead and to extract the bead (plus attached oligo). The extracted oligo is PCR-amplified, sequenced, and may then be subjected to further biochemical analysis. Here, we describe the underlying principles of this method, the required microscopy instrumentation, and the results of proof-of-principle experiments. In these experiments, we selected aptamers in eight trials from a binary pool containing a 1:1 mixture of thrombin aptamer oligo and a nonsense oligo. In each of the eight trials, the positive control aptamer was successfully detected, imaged, extracted, and characterized by PCR amplification and sequencing. In no case was the nonsense oligo selected, indicating good selectivity at this early stage of technology development.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1059-910X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
372-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
A combined atomic force/fluorescence microscopy technique to select aptamers in a single cycle from a small pool of random oligonucleotides.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural