DNA aptamer against EV-A71 VP1 protein: selection and application

Virology Journal

Jing Wu¹  Lingxiang Mao¹  Jiaqi Gu¹  Xinran Zou²  Li Shen³ 

[1] Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated People’s Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, China;Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated People’s Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, China;Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou City, China;Department of Laboratory, Zhenjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, China;

关键词: Aptamer;    EV-A71;    SELEX;    Detection;    Therapy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12985-021-01631-y

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundEnterovirus 71 (EV-A71) is a highly infectious pathogen associated with hand, foot and mouth disease, herpangina, and various neurological complications, so it is important for the early detection and treatment of EV-A71. An aptamer is a nucleotide sequence that screened in vitro by the technology named systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment technology (SELEX). Similar to antibodies, aptamers can bind to the targets with high specificity and affinity. Besides, emerging aptamers have many advantages comparing with antibodies, such as ease of synthesis and modification, having a wide variety of target materials, low manufacturing cost and easy flexibility in amending. Therefore, aptamers are promising in virus detection and anti-virus therapy.MethodsAptamers were selected by SELEX. Specificity, affinity and second structure were used to characterize the selected aptamers. Chemiluminescence was adopted to build an aptamer-based detection method for EV-A71. Cytopathogenic effects trial, the level of intracellular EV-A71 RNA and protein expression were used to evaluate the antiviral effect of the selected aptamers.ResultsThree DNA aptamers with high specificity and affinity for EV-A71structual protein VP1 were screened out. A rapid chemiluminutesescence aptamer biosensor for EV-A71 detection was designed out. The selected aptamers could inhibit the RNA replication and protein expression of EV-A71 in RD cells and ameliorate the cytopathogenic effects.ConclusionsThe aptamers against EV-A71 have the potentiality to be applied as attractive candidates used for EV-A71 detection and treatment in the future.

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