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Stefan Breuers1, Laura Lledo Bryant2, Tjasa Legen1
1Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany; Center of Aptamer Research & Development, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
Abstract:
Aptamer selection is a laborious procedure, requiring expertise and significant resources. These characteristics limit the accessibility of researchers to these molecular tools. We describe a selection procedure, making use of a robotic system that allows the fully automated selection of RNA and 2'deoxy-2'-fluoro pyrimidine RNA aptamers. The platform offers a rapid access to aptamers for basic research and development, therefore opening the path to aptamer-based systemic analysis of proteomes in biological settings.