Computational design of single-stranded DNA hairpin aptamers immobilized on a biosensor substrate

Abstract Aptamer interactions with a surface of attachment are central to the design and performance of aptamer-based biosensors. We have developed a computational modeling approach to study different system designs—including different aptamer-attachment ends, aptamer surface densities, aptamer orie...

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Autores principales: Iman Jeddi, Leonor Saiz
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/cdf59dc121e4481ab88b7ff2f44f5cd2
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Sumario:Abstract Aptamer interactions with a surface of attachment are central to the design and performance of aptamer-based biosensors. We have developed a computational modeling approach to study different system designs—including different aptamer-attachment ends, aptamer surface densities, aptamer orientations, and solvent solutions—and applied it to an anti MUC1 aptamer tethered to a silica biosensor substrate. Amongst all the system designs explored, we found that attaching the anti MUC1 aptamer through the 5′ terminal end, in a high surface density configuration, and solvated in a 0.8 M NaCl solution provided the best exposure of the aptamer MUC1 binding regions and resulted in the least amount of aptamer backbone fluctuations. Many of the other designs led to non-functional systems, with the aptamer collapsing onto the surface. The computational approach we have developed and the resulting analysis techniques can be employed for the rational design of aptamer-based biosensors and provide a valuable tool for improving biosensor performance and repeatability.