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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2025

Protocol for Testing the Effects of ssDNA Aptamer in HeLa and MCF-7.

Haregewoin Bezu Woldekidan, Zandile Nxumalo, Mutsa M Takundwa, Adugna Abdi Woldesemayat, Deepak B Thimiri Govinda Raj

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Haregewoin Bezu WoldekidanDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Applied Science, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Zandile NxumaloSynthetic Nanobiotechnology and Biomachines, Synthetic Biology and Precision Medicine Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa.
Mutsa M TakundwaSynthetic Nanobiotechnology and Biomachines, Synthetic Biology and Precision Medicine Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa. Mtakundwa@csir.co.za.
Adugna Abdi WoldesemayatDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Applied Science, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Deepak B Thimiri Govinda RajSynthetic Nanobiotechnology and Biomachines, Synthetic Biology and Precision Medicine Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa. dgovindaraj@csir.co.za.

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Conventional approaches for treating tumors encompass chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery. However, these methods come with their limitations when applied in clinical practice. Aptamers are often referred to as "chemical antibodies" and consist of short DNA or RNA molecules, designed to bind to a wide range of targets, including proteins or nucleic acid structures. They exhibit strong affinities and remarkable specificity for their target molecules, making them capable of functioning as therapeutic agents to directly impede tumor cell proliferation. This approach helps minimize the harm to normal cells, thus reducing toxicity through decreased side effects. Here we report the procedure to develop ssDNA aptamer and investigate its ability to inhibit cancer cell proliferation in HeLa and MCF-7 cancer cell lines.

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Aptamers, NucleotideDNA, Single-StrandedCell ProliferationHeLa CellsHumansMCF-7 CellsSELEX Aptamer TechniqueAptamers, NucleotideDNA, Single-StrandedAptamerCancer cellCytotoxic effect

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