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What determines the\u00a0binding\u00a0capacity of an aptamer? Our poll results indicate that<\/a>\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Nature of the target<\/li>\n
  2. The peptide bond<\/li>\n
  3. Nucleotide staking free energy<\/li>\n
  4. Van der Waals forces<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Let’s go through the options one by one to determine the correct answer.<\/p>\n

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    b) The Peptide Bond. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

    It is good to see that there are no votes for this one.<\/p>\n

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    c) Nucleotide Stacking Free Energy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Although aptamers are single stranded molecules the lowest free energy state for this molecule is as a double stranded form. In consecutive paired bases (double stranded DNA) there is a need for the base pairs to stack on top of each other. Aptamers will form stems and hairpins with varying degrees of stability. One driver for the\u00a0binding\u00a0strength of an aptamer is the\u00a0binding\u00a0of the target improving stacking energies and stabilizing secondary structure. I suspect that this is the primary force between target and aptamer\u00a0binding\u00a0in most cases.<\/p>\n

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    d) Van der Waals Forces<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    To understanding how Van der Waals forces interact with aptamer binding, we need to separate them as two kinds: those involved with the attraction between stacked bases as the aptamer forms tertiary structure with itself, and those involved with the binding to the target. As we explained above, internal Van der Waals forces will also contribute to more favourable free energy as well as charge interactions between the target and the aptamer.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Our Final Answer<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    So what determines\u00a0binding\u00a0capacity of an aptamer? The nature of the target is fundamental. If you have a small molecule as a target, there are implicitly fewer available forces for interactions with the aptamer thus resulting in lower\u00a0binding\u00a0affinities.\u00a0Binding\u00a0affinity is as much if not more a function of the target\u2019s capacity to enter into charge interactions as it is the aptamer\u2019s.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    What determines the\u00a0binding\u00a0capacity of an aptamer? Our poll results indicate that\u2026\u2026\u2026 Nature of the target The peptide bond Nucleotide staking free energy Van der Waals forces Let’s go through the options one by one to determine the correct answer.   b) The Peptide Bond. 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