使用分子的测量Aptamer折叠能量
1School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|June 4, 2020
概括
研究人员开发了一种简单的方法来测量aptamer折叠能量,这是aptamer稳定性和功能的关键因素. 这种技术使用DNA分子和凝电泳来确定折叠能量,有助于aptamer研究.
科学领域:
- 生物物理
- 分子生物学
- 生物化学
背景情况:
- 对于了解体稳定性和功能而言,体折叠能量 (ΔGfold) 是至关重要的.
- 由于缺乏一般的技术,对aptamer折叠能量的实验测量具有挑战性.
研究的目的:
- 介绍一种简单可通用的方法来测量aptamer折叠能量.
- 提供一种新的工具来描述aptamer的稳定性和功能.
主要方法:
- 在平衡条件下使用与体结合的双链DNA分子,以拉伸体.
- 使用时间间隔凝电泳来测量压力DNA分子的总内部能量.
- 通过比较含有aptamer和非结构化DNA分子的折叠和展开行为来得出aptamer折叠能量.
主要成果:
- 成功测量了HD22血栓合体的折叠能量为10.40kJ/mol,与现有预测保持一致.
- 确定一个简单的针头结构的折叠能量为9.05kJ/mol,与计算预测 (9.24kJ/mol) 密切匹配.
结论:
- 开发的策略提供了一种可访问和可通用的方法,用于测量各种aptamers的折叠能量.
- 这种方法有助于更准确地描述阿普坦稳定性和功能.
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