ObjectiveToselectaptamersthatcanbeabletobindtourokinase‐typeplasminogenactivatorreceptor(uPAR)withSpecificitybyusingbead‐basedSystematicEvolutionofLigandsbyExponentialenrichment (SELEX).MethodsInitialDNAlibrarywith87bplengthwaschemicallysynthesized.uPAR‐beadthatrecombinantbyuPARproteinandNi‐beadisusedasthetargetwhileNi‐beadasthecountertarget.Severalotherproteins(EGFR‐bead, GPC3‐beadandThrombin‐bead) anduPAR‐positive(U87, U251, SW480andA549)wereusedtoidentifytheSpecificityoftheaptamerdevelopedinthiswork.Flowcytometricanalysiswasusedtomonitortheenrichmentofaptamersduringoftheselectionandthespecificityoftheaptamerdevelopedinthisselection.ResultswehadidentifiedanaptamernamedDZ‐u1thatspecificallyrecognizedtheproteinofuPAR‐beadandtheuPARpositivecancercelllinesbuthadn’totherproteins.ConclusionApamerDZ‐u1couldspecificallybindtotargetproteinuPARanduPARpositivecelllines.Theaptamerhadthepotentialtobeusedintumorearlydiagnosisandtargettherapy. |