A novel hybrid approach to overcome defects of CE-SELEX and cell-SELEX in developing aptamers against aspartate β-hydroxylase

Background and purpose: Aptamers, a new category of molecular probes, are overthrowing antibodies in molecular diagnostics. However, there are serious problems with using aptamers for this application including poor or non-specific binding in vivo conditions. Systematic evolution of aptamers is achi...

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Main Authors: Hadi Bakhtiari, Hamed Naghoosi, Sina Sattari, Mahmoud Vahidi, Mehdi Shakouri Khomartash, Ali Faridfar, Mohsen Rajaeinejad, Mohsen Nikandish
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/RPS.RPS_134_23
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author Hadi Bakhtiari
Hamed Naghoosi
Sina Sattari
Mahmoud Vahidi
Mehdi Shakouri Khomartash
Ali Faridfar
Mohsen Rajaeinejad
Mohsen Nikandish
author_facet Hadi Bakhtiari
Hamed Naghoosi
Sina Sattari
Mahmoud Vahidi
Mehdi Shakouri Khomartash
Ali Faridfar
Mohsen Rajaeinejad
Mohsen Nikandish
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description Background and purpose: Aptamers, a new category of molecular probes, are overthrowing antibodies in molecular diagnostics. However, there are serious problems with using aptamers for this application including poor or non-specific binding in vivo conditions. Systematic evolution of aptamers is achieved through various approaches including CE-SELEX and Cell-SELEX, each suffering its inevitable weaknesses. The shortcomings of negative selection and the lengthy procedure are Cell-SELEX’s main problems, while CE-SELEX is deprived of native targets. Here, we introduced a kind of hybrid CE-Cell-SELEX, named CEC hybrid-SELEX, for addressing these limitations in creating aptamer probes detecting human aspartate β-hydroxylase (ASPH), which is a well-established tumor biomarker, in cancer diagnostic investigations. Experimental approach: In our approach, the selected oligomer pool from the last cycle of CE-SELEX was sequenced and then subjected to 3 additional rounds of Cell-SELEX which provides native ASPH (CEC hybrid-SELEX). High-throughput sequencing was applied to achieve a comprehensive sight of the enriched pools. Further confirmatory investigations on oligomers with higher copy numbers were performed using flow cytometry. Findings/Results: Three selected oligomers, AP-CEC 1, AP-CEC 2, and AP-CEC 3, showing Kd values of 43.09 nM, 34.85 nM, and 35.92 nM, respectively, were achieved based on the affinity assessment of the ASPH-expressing cells. Conclusion and implications: Our research suggested that CEC hybrid-SELEX could help recognize which oligomers from CE-SELEX are more capable of binding native ASPH in vivo.
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spelling doaj-art-5f18ec90675e44f5b3cf428162f8f0a12025-08-20T03:02:10ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsResearch in Pharmaceutical Sciences1735-53621735-94142025-01-01201657610.4103/RPS.RPS_134_23A novel hybrid approach to overcome defects of CE-SELEX and cell-SELEX in developing aptamers against aspartate β-hydroxylaseHadi BakhtiariHamed NaghoosiSina SattariMahmoud VahidiMehdi Shakouri KhomartashAli FaridfarMohsen RajaeinejadMohsen NikandishBackground and purpose: Aptamers, a new category of molecular probes, are overthrowing antibodies in molecular diagnostics. However, there are serious problems with using aptamers for this application including poor or non-specific binding in vivo conditions. Systematic evolution of aptamers is achieved through various approaches including CE-SELEX and Cell-SELEX, each suffering its inevitable weaknesses. The shortcomings of negative selection and the lengthy procedure are Cell-SELEX’s main problems, while CE-SELEX is deprived of native targets. Here, we introduced a kind of hybrid CE-Cell-SELEX, named CEC hybrid-SELEX, for addressing these limitations in creating aptamer probes detecting human aspartate β-hydroxylase (ASPH), which is a well-established tumor biomarker, in cancer diagnostic investigations. Experimental approach: In our approach, the selected oligomer pool from the last cycle of CE-SELEX was sequenced and then subjected to 3 additional rounds of Cell-SELEX which provides native ASPH (CEC hybrid-SELEX). High-throughput sequencing was applied to achieve a comprehensive sight of the enriched pools. Further confirmatory investigations on oligomers with higher copy numbers were performed using flow cytometry. Findings/Results: Three selected oligomers, AP-CEC 1, AP-CEC 2, and AP-CEC 3, showing Kd values of 43.09 nM, 34.85 nM, and 35.92 nM, respectively, were achieved based on the affinity assessment of the ASPH-expressing cells. Conclusion and implications: Our research suggested that CEC hybrid-SELEX could help recognize which oligomers from CE-SELEX are more capable of binding native ASPH in vivo.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/RPS.RPS_134_23aptamersaspartate β-hydroxylasecapillary electrophoresishigh-throughput nucleotide sequencingselex aptamer technique
spellingShingle Hadi Bakhtiari
Hamed Naghoosi
Sina Sattari
Mahmoud Vahidi
Mehdi Shakouri Khomartash
Ali Faridfar
Mohsen Rajaeinejad
Mohsen Nikandish
A novel hybrid approach to overcome defects of CE-SELEX and cell-SELEX in developing aptamers against aspartate β-hydroxylase
Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences
aptamers
aspartate β-hydroxylase
capillary electrophoresis
high-throughput nucleotide sequencing
selex aptamer technique
title A novel hybrid approach to overcome defects of CE-SELEX and cell-SELEX in developing aptamers against aspartate β-hydroxylase
title_full A novel hybrid approach to overcome defects of CE-SELEX and cell-SELEX in developing aptamers against aspartate β-hydroxylase
title_fullStr A novel hybrid approach to overcome defects of CE-SELEX and cell-SELEX in developing aptamers against aspartate β-hydroxylase
title_full_unstemmed A novel hybrid approach to overcome defects of CE-SELEX and cell-SELEX in developing aptamers against aspartate β-hydroxylase
title_short A novel hybrid approach to overcome defects of CE-SELEX and cell-SELEX in developing aptamers against aspartate β-hydroxylase
title_sort novel hybrid approach to overcome defects of ce selex and cell selex in developing aptamers against aspartate β hydroxylase
topic aptamers
aspartate β-hydroxylase
capillary electrophoresis
high-throughput nucleotide sequencing
selex aptamer technique
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/RPS.RPS_134_23
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