Breitsprecher Dennis, Schlinck Nina, Witte David, Duhr Stefan, Baaske Philipp, Schubert Thomas
NanoTemper Technologies GmbH, Flößergasse 4, 81369, Munich, Germany.
2bind GmbH, Josef Engert Strasse 13, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
Methods Mol Biol. 2016;1380:99-111. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3197-2_8.
The characterization and development of highly specific aptamers requires the analysis of the interaction strength between aptamer and target. MicroScale Thermophoresis (MST) is a rapid and precise method to quantify biomolecular interactions in solution at microliter scale. The basis of this technology is a physical effect referred to as thermophoresis, which describes the directed movement of molecules through temperature gradients. The thermophoretic properties of a molecule depend on its size, charge, and hydration shell. Since at least one of these parameters is altered upon binding of a ligand, this method can be used to analyze virtually any biomolecular interaction in any buffer or complex bioliquid. This section provides a detailed protocol describing how MST is used to obtain quantitative binding parameters for aptamer-target interactions. The two DNA-aptamers HD1 and HD22, which are targeted against human thrombin, are used as model systems to demonstrate a rapid and straightforward screening approach to determine optimal buffer conditions.
高特异性适配体的表征与开发需要分析适配体与靶标的相互作用强度。微量热泳(MST)是一种在微升规模下快速精确地量化溶液中生物分子相互作用的方法。该技术的基础是一种称为热泳的物理效应,它描述了分子通过温度梯度的定向移动。分子的热泳性质取决于其大小、电荷和水化层。由于配体结合时这些参数中至少有一个会发生改变,因此该方法可用于分析任何缓冲液或复杂生物液体中的几乎任何生物分子相互作用。本节提供了一份详细方案,描述了如何使用MST来获取适配体 - 靶标相互作用的定量结合参数。以针对人凝血酶的两种DNA适配体HD1和HD22作为模型系统,展示一种快速且直接的筛选方法来确定最佳缓冲条件。