Rational design of a structure-switching DNA aptamer for potassium ions

FEBS Open Bio

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages 788-795

  Catherine, Andrew T ^b,c   Shishido, Stephanie N ^b,d   Robbins Welty, Gregg A ^a,e   Diegelman Parente, Amy ^a  

^a MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

G quartet; MFold; Population shift mechanism; Structure switching aptamer; Thrombin binding aptamer

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POTASSIUM ION; THROMBIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ENERGY; LIGAND BINDING;

EID: 84907504269     PISSN: 22115463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fob.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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