| ObjectiveToselectaptamersthatcanbeabletobindtourokinaseâ€typeplasminogenactivatorreceptor(uPAR)withSpecificitybyusingbeadâ€basedSystematicEvolutionofLigandsbyExponentialenrichment (SELEX).MethodsInitialDNAlibrarywith87bplengthwaschemicallysynthesized.uPARâ€beadthatrecombinantbyuPARproteinandNiâ€beadisusedasthetargetwhileNiâ€beadasthecountertarget.Severalotherproteins(EGFRâ€bead, GPC3â€beadandThrombinâ€bead) anduPARâ€positive(U87, U251, SW480andA549)wereusedtoidentifytheSpecificityoftheaptamerdevelopedinthiswork.Flowcytometricanalysiswasusedtomonitortheenrichmentofaptamersduringoftheselectionandthespecificityoftheaptamerdevelopedinthisselection.ResultswehadidentifiedanaptamernamedDZâ€u1thatspecificallyrecognizedtheproteinofuPARâ€beadandtheuPARpositivecancercelllinesbuthadn’totherproteins.ConclusionApamerDZâ€u1couldspecificallybindtotargetproteinuPARanduPARpositivecelllines.Theaptamerhadthepotentialtobeusedintumorearlydiagnosisandtargettherapy. |