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ArticleScientific reports2017

Selection and characterization of a DNA aptamer inhibiting coagulation factor XIa.

David A Donkor, Varsha Bhakta, Louise J Eltringham-Smith, Alan R Stafford, Jeffrey I Weitz, William P Sheffield

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Targeting Factor XI for Safer Anticoagulation: Emerging Data and Future Directions.American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions · 2026
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  5. Factor XI: structure, function and therapeutic inhibition.Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis · 2024
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  9. Coming soon to a pharmacy near you? FXI and FXII inhibitors to prevent or treat thromboembolism.Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2022
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  11. Aptamers Regulating the Hemostasis System.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

David A DonkorCentre for Innovation, Canadian Blood Services, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Varsha BhaktaCentre for Innovation, Canadian Blood Services, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Louise J Eltringham-SmithDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Alan R StaffordDepartments of Medicine and Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University and the Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Jeffrey I WeitzDepartments of Medicine and Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University and the Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
William P SheffieldCentre for Innovation, Canadian Blood Services, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. sheffiel@mcmaster.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-5870-8189
Canadian Blood Services · CAThrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute · CAMcMaster University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Factor XIa (FXIa) is a serine protease that catalyzes the activation of Factor IX (FIX) in the blood coagulation cascade. FXIa and its precursor FXI are emergent therapeutic targets for the development of safer anticoagulant agents. Here, we sought a novel DNA-based agent to inhibit FXIa. Towards this goal, an 80 base, single-stranded DNA aptamer library (containing a 40 base randomized core) was screened for FXIa-binding candidates, using ten rounds of positive and negative selection. After selection, 6 of 89 different sequences inhibited FXIa-mediated chromogenic substrate S2366 cleavage. The most active anti-FXIa aptamer had a hypervariable central sequence 5'-AACCTATCGGACTATTGTTAGTGATTTTTATAGTGT-3' and was designated Factor ELeven Inhibitory APtamer (FELIAP). FELIAP, but not a scrambled aptamer control (SCRAPT), competitively inhibited FXIa-catalyzed S2366 cleavage, FIX activation, and complex formation with antithrombin. No effect of FELIAP on FXI activation was observed. FELIAP inhibited plasma clotting and thrombin generation assays to a significantly greater extent than SCRAPT. Immobilized FELIAP bound FXIa with strong affinity and an equilibrium binding constant (K

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Aptamers, NucleotideFactor XIaHumansSELEX Aptamer TechniqueAptamers, NucleotideFactor XIa

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PMID28522812
PMCPMC5437010
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