用于靶向治疗的细胞特异性适配体。

Cell-specific aptamers for targeted therapies.

作者信息

Cerchia Laura, Giangrande Paloma H, McNamara James O, de Franciscis Vittorio

机构信息

Istituto per l'Endocrinologia e Oncologia Sperimentale G. Salvatore, Naples, Italy.

出版信息

Methods Mol Biol. 2009;535:59-78. doi: 10.1007/978-1-59745-557-2_5.

Abstract

Many signalling proteins involved in diverse functions such as cell growth and differentiation can act as oncogenes and cause cellular transformation. These molecules represent attractive targets for cancer diagnosis or therapy and therefore are subject to intensive investigation. Aptamers are small, highly structured nucleic acid molecules, isolated from combinatorial libraries by a procedure termed SELEX. Aptamers bind to a target molecule by providing a limited number of specific contact points imbedded in a larger, defined three-dimensional structure. Recently, aptamers have been selected against whole living cells, opening a new path which presents three major advantages: (1) direct selection without prior purification of membrane-bound targets, (2) access to membrane proteins in their native conformation similar to the in vivo conditions and (3) identification of (new) targets related to a specific phenotype. The ability to raise aptamers against living cells opens some attractive possibilities for new therapeutic and delivery approaches. In this chapter, the most recent advances in the field will be reviewed together with detailed descriptions of the relevant experimental approaches.

摘要

许多参与细胞生长和分化等多种功能的信号蛋白可作为癌基因,导致细胞转化。这些分子是癌症诊断或治疗的有吸引力的靶点,因此受到深入研究。适体是通过一种称为SELEX的程序从组合文库中分离出来的小的、高度结构化的核酸分子。适体通过提供嵌入更大的、确定的三维结构中的有限数量的特定接触点与靶分子结合。最近,已针对完整活细胞筛选出适体,开辟了一条具有三个主要优点的新途径:(1)无需事先纯化膜结合靶标即可直接筛选,(2)在类似于体内条件的天然构象中获取膜蛋白,以及(3)鉴定与特定表型相关的(新)靶标。针对活细胞产生适体的能力为新的治疗和递送方法开辟了一些有吸引力的可能性。在本章中,将回顾该领域的最新进展,并详细描述相关的实验方法。

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