Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores
Type
Blog Post
Published
April 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
...What is an aptamer?
Nearly 30 years ago, two independent groups, led by Jack Szostak and Larry Gold, ...aptamers as well, and over the course of the next two decades, these nucleotide-based ligand binders would...decades, most notably for fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) where fluorophore-linked antibodies are...fluorescence to create an improved fluorescent aptamer system. Knowing that GFP’s structure stabilizes a 4-hydroxybenzylidene...8. Sassolas, Audrey, et al. “Optical detection systems using immobilized aptamers.” Biosens Bioelectron...to target molecules. Using a technique called systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment... drugs, metal ions, and cells (even pathogenic bacteria). That range is possible because aptamers can ...