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Free Solution Assay Signal Modulation in Variable-Stem-Length Hairpin Aptamers.

ABSTRACT: Interferometric measurements of free solution assays (FSAs) quantify changes in molecular conformation and hydration upon binding. Here, we demonstrate that aptamer probes designed to undergo varying levels of conformational change upon binding produce corresponding variations in FSA signals. A series of hairpin aptamers were synthesized for the small molecule (tenofovir) with identical loop regions that contain the binding pocket, with between 2 and 10 self-associating base pairings in the stem region. Aptamers selected for tenofovir showed a decrease in the FSA signal and binding affinity (increase in K D) with increasing stem length. Thermodynamic calculations of the Gibbs free energy (?G) reported a decrease in ?G with respect to a corresponding increase in the aptamer stem length. Collectively, these observations provide an expanded understanding of FSA and demonstrate the potential for the rational design of label-free aptamer beacons using FSA as readout.

SUBMITTER: Kammer MN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7254501 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Free Solution Assay Signal Modulation in Variable-Stem-Length Hairpin Aptamers.

Kammer Michael N MN Kussrow Amanda K AK Olmsted Ian R IR Jackson George W GW Bornhop Darryl J DJ

ACS omega 20200514 20

Interferometric measurements of free solution assays (FSAs) quantify changes in molecular conformation and hydration upon binding. Here, we demonstrate that aptamer probes designed to undergo varying levels of conformational change upon binding produce corresponding variations in FSA signals. A series of hairpin aptamers were synthesized for the small molecule (tenofovir) with identical loop regions that contain the binding pocket, with between 2 and 10 self-associating base pairings in the stem ...[more]

PMID: 32478218

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