2023
Exploiting natural riboswitches for aptamer engineering and validation
Mohsen M, Midy M, Balaji A, Breaker R. Exploiting natural riboswitches for aptamer engineering and validation. Nucleic Acids Research 2023, 51: 966-981. PMID: 36617976, PMCID: PMC9881172, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural riboswitchesRiboswitch aptamerReporter gene expressionSecondary structure featuresRNA poolExpression platformVivo functionGene expressionSurvival mechanismRNA sequencesStructural featuresRiboswitchAptamer selectionSmall moleculesSequenceAptamerCellsGuanineTest tubeFuture effortsSelectionSelection strategyExpressionPoolAptamer engineering
2001
In Vitro Selection of Kinase and Ligase Deoxyribozymes
Li Y, Breaker R. In Vitro Selection of Kinase and Ligase Deoxyribozymes. Methods 2001, 23: 179-190. PMID: 11181037, DOI: 10.1006/meth.2000.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA ligationModern living systemsDNA kinaseEnzymatic functionRandom sequence populationVitro SelectionProtein enzymesConstruction of DNADNA constructsDNA phosphorylationDNADeoxyribozymesKinaseLiving systemsFundamental roleChemical reactionsAdenylationFundamental questionsBiocatalysisPhosphorylationEnzymeBiotechnologySelection strategyDiscoveryDetailed overview