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Aptamers overview: selection, features and applications.

Luiza I Hernandez, Isabel Machado, Thomas Schafer

¹Biodonostia Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain. frank.hernandez@biodonostia.org.

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

|April 14, 2015

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Aptamer technology, mature after 25 years, offers diverse applications in diagnostics and therapeutics. These synthetic molecules are rapidly advancing due to interdisciplinary progress in chemistry, nanotechnology, and medicine.

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Area of Science:

Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Background:

Aptamer technology has existed for 25 years, reaching a mature stage with significant real-world applications.
Aptamers have become crucial in diagnostics, drug discovery, food science, drug delivery, and therapeutics.
Their synthetic nature drives rapid evolution, integrating advances from chemistry, nanotechnology, biology, and medicine.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive overview of the aptamer field.
To detail general aspects of aptamer identification and applications.
To highlight features enabling rapid deployment in the biomedical sector.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on aptamer technology.
Analysis of aptamer identification techniques (e.g., SELEX).
Survey of current and emerging aptamer applications in various scientific domains.

Main Results:

Aptamers are versatile tools with established roles in diagnostics and therapeutics.
Ongoing advancements in synthetic chemistry and nanotechnology accelerate aptamer development.
The review synthesizes information on aptamer selection and diverse application landscapes.

Conclusions:

Aptamer technology is a rapidly evolving field with substantial biomedical potential.
The interdisciplinary nature of aptamer research fuels its exponential growth.
Key features of aptamers facilitate their swift integration into clinical and research settings.