Journal Article

PUBDB-2022-00081

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png The role of SAXS and molecular simulations in 3D structure elucidation of a DNA aptamer against lung cancer

Morozov, D. ; Mironov, V. ; Moryachkov, R. V. ; Shchugoreva, I. A. ; Artyushenko, P. V. ; Zamay, G. S. ; Kolovskaya, O. S. ; Zamay, T. N. ; Krat, A. V. ; Molodenskiy, D. S. ; Zabluda, V. N. ; Veprintsev, D. V. ; Sokolov, A. E. ; Zukov, R. A. ; Berezovski, M. V. ; Tomilin, F. N. ; Fedorov, D. G. ; Alexeev, Y. (Corresponding author) ; Kichkailo, A. S. (Corresponding author)Extern*EMBL*

2021
Nature Publ. Group New York, NY

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1016/j.omtn.2021.07.015  doi:10.3204/PUBDB-2022-00081

Abstract: Aptamers are short, single-stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotide molecules that function as synthetic analogs of antibodies and bind to a target molecule with high specificity. Aptamer affinity entirely depends on its tertiary structure and charge distribution. Therefore, length and structure optimization are essential for increasing aptamer specificity and affinity. Here, we present a general optimization procedure for finding the most populated atomistic structures of DNA aptamers. Based on the existed aptamer LC-18 for lung adenocarcinoma, a new truncated LC-18 (LC-18t) aptamer LC-18t was developed. A three-dimensional (3D) shape of LC-18t was reported based on small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments and molecular modeling by fragment molecular orbital or molecular dynamic methods. Molecular simulations revealed an ensemble of possible aptamer conformations in solution that were in close agreement with measured SAXS data. The aptamer LC-18t had stronger binding to cancerous cells in lung tumor tissues and shared the binding site with the original larger aptamer. The suggested approach reveals 3D shapes of aptamers and helps in designing better affinity probes.

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1. EMBL-User (EMBL-User)

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1. 6G3 - PETRA III (DESY) (POF4-6G3) (POF4-6G3)

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1. PETRA Beamline P12 (PETRA III)

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