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Aptamers as therapeutics.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20592747     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Nucleic acid aptamers can be selected from pools of random-sequence oligonucleotides to bind a wide range of biomedically relevant proteins with affinities and specificities that are comparable to antibodies. Aptamers exhibit significant advantages relative to protein therapeutics in terms of size, synthetic accessibility and modification by medicinal chemistry. Despite these properties, aptamers have been slow to reach the marketplace, with only one aptamer-based drug receiving approval so far. A series of aptamers currently in development may change how nucleic acid therapeutics are perceived. It is likely that in the future, aptamers will increasingly find use in concert with other therapeutic molecules and modalities.
Authors:
Anthony D Keefe; Supriya Pai; Andrew Ellington
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature reviews. Drug discovery     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1474-1784     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat Rev Drug Discov     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-01     Completed Date:  2010-07-15     Revised Date:  2010-08-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101124171     Medline TA:  Nat Rev Drug Discov     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  537-50     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
X-Chem Incorporated, 100 Beaver Street,Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aptamers, Nucleotide / chemistry,  therapeutic use*,  toxicity
DNA / chemistry,  therapeutic use
Drug Discovery
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
Genetic Techniques
Humans
Ligands
Nucleic Acid Conformation
RNA / chemistry,  therapeutic use
RNA, Small Interfering / therapeutic use
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01GM077040/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Aptamers, Nucleotide; 0/Ligands; 0/RNA, Small Interfering; 63231-63-0/RNA; 9007-49-2/DNA
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2010 Aug;9(8):660

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