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ArticleChemical science2020

A highly stable RNA aptamer probe for the retinoblastoma protein in live cells.

Thao T Le, Andreas Bruckbauer, Bogachan Tahirbegi, Alastair J Magness, Liming Ying, Andrew D Ellington, Anthony E G Cass

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Article in Chemical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Thao T LeDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London 80 Wood Lane W12 0BZ UK t.le@imperial.ac.uk t.cass@imperial.ac.uk.
Andreas BruckbauerNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London SW7 2AZ UK.
Bogachan TahirbegiDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London 80 Wood Lane W12 0BZ UK t.le@imperial.ac.uk t.cass@imperial.ac.uk.
Alastair J MagnessNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London SW7 2AZ UK.
Liming YingNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London SW7 2AZ UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9752-6292
Andrew D EllingtonMolecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin Texas 78712 USA.
Anthony E G CassDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London 80 Wood Lane W12 0BZ UK t.le@imperial.ac.uk t.cass@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8881-4786
Imperial College London · GBLung Institute · USThe University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although RNA aptamers can show comparable or better specificity and affinity to antibodies and have the advantage of being able to access different live cell compartments, they are often much less stable

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PMID34122904
PMCPMC8159449
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