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    J Am Chem Soc. 2003 Oct 15;125(41):12370-1.

    Fluorogenic resolution of ligand binding by a nucleic acid aptamer.

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    Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, USA.

    Abstract

    An ATP-binding nucleic acid aptamer was converted into a solution-phase fluorescence-detected sensor by incorporating a 2'-amine group in a structure that is sensitive to a ligand-induced conformational change in the aptamer. The 2'-amine substitution in the free aptamer reacts efficiently with fluorescamine to yield a fluorescent product detectable by energy transfer to a tethered fluor emitting at 615 nm. In the presence of ATP, the fluorogenic reaction is substantially reduced, both under simplified conditions and in a urine background. Fluorogenic chemistry represents a potentially general approach for creating sensors from aptamers that bind their ligands via induced fit.

    PMID:
    14531655
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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