Adaptamers Thrombin-binding domain Streptavidin-binding domain Linking region Thrombin Streptavidin
Why develop adaptamers? To offer a new way to target substrates to cells. To create a tool for studying cell-cell interactions. To provide a foundation for engineered catalysts. happy colorful things.
Adaptamer testing Bead surface Adaptamer = A15 Control: no thrombin streptavidin adaptamer Adaptamer = A15 thrombin anti-thrombin antibody Control: no thrombin Bead surface
Adaptamer quenching… + + Results: Displacement strand change color of displacement strand, stop blinding pp (yellow) No displacement strand added Displacement strand added Background fluorescence +