Aptamers Evolved from Cultured Cancer Cells Reveal Molecular Differences of Cancer Cells in Patient Samples

Abstract
Background: Molecular-level differentiation of neoplastic cells is essential for accurate and early diagnosis, but effective molecular probes for molecular analysis and profiling of neoplastic cells are not yet available. We recently developed a cell-based SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) strategy to generate aptamers (designer DNA/RNA probes) as molecular probes to recognize neoplastic cells.
Funding Information
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Science Foundation