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ReviewMolecular biotechnology2025

Enhanced SELEX Platforms for Aptamer Selection with Improved Characteristics: A Review.

Reza Didarian, Hatice K Ozbek, Veli C Ozalp, Ozcan Erel, Nimet Yildirim-Tirgil

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Review in Molecular biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Advances in Aptamer Drug Delivery Systems for Treatment of Glioblastoma.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  10. Target, silence, replace: a review on RNA-based drugs in modern medicine.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Reza DidarianDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ayvalı Mh. Takdir Cad.150 Sk. No:5, Etlik-Keçiören, Ankara, 06010, Türkiye.
Hatice K OzbekMetallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, 06010, Türkiye.
Veli C OzalpDepartment of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Atilim University, Ankara, 06830, Türkiye.
Ozcan ErelDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, 06010, Türkiye.
Nimet Yildirim-TirgilDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ayvalı Mh. Takdir Cad.150 Sk. No:5, Etlik-Keçiören, Ankara, 06010, Türkiye. nyildirim.tirgil@aybu.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5973-8830

Funding

Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu 121Z938
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review delves into the advancements in molecular recognition through enhanced SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment) platforms and post-aptamer modifications. Aptamers, with their superior specificity and affinity compared to antibodies, are central to this discussion. Despite the advantages of the SELEX process-encompassing stages like ssDNA library preparation, incubation, separation, and PCR amplification-it faces challenges, such as nuclease susceptibility. To address these issues and propel aptamer technology forward, we examine next-generation SELEX platforms, including microfluidic-based SELEX, capillary electrophoresis SELEX, cell-based aptamer selection, counter-SELEX, in vivo SELEX, and high-throughput sequencing SELEX, highlighting their respective merits and innovations. Furthermore, this article underscores the significance of post-aptamer modifications, particularly chemical strategies that enhance aptamer stability, reduce renal filtration, and expand their target range, thereby broadening their utility in diagnostics, therapeutics, and nanotechnology. By synthesizing these advanced SELEX platforms and modifications, this review illuminates the dynamic progress in aptamer research and outlines the ongoing efforts to surmount existing challenges and enhance their clinical applicability, charting a path for future breakthroughs in this evolving field.

Indexed as

Aptamers, NucleotideSELEX Aptamer TechniqueAnimalsElectrophoresis, CapillaryHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansAptamers, NucleotideAptamersChemical modificationsNext-generation SELEX platformsPost-aptamer modificationsSELEX

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