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Discovery of Aptamers Targeting the Receptor-Binding Domain of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein.
Analytical chemistry - 21 Jul 2020
Song Yanling, Song Jia, Wei Xinyu, Huang Mengjiao, Sun Miao, Zhu Lin, Lin Bingqian, Shen Haicong, Zhu Zhi, Yang Chaoyong
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The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or 2019-nCoV) as a global pandemic. However, the mechanisms behind the coronavirus infection are not yet fully understood, nor are there any targeted treatments or vaccines. In this study, we identified high-binding-affinity aptamers targeting SARS-CoV-2 RBD, using an ACE2 competition-based aptamer selection strategy and a...
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