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DNA aptamers for the recognition of HMGB1 from Plasmodium falciparum

dc.contributor.author Joseph D.F. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Nakamoto J.A. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Garcia Ruiz O.A. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Peñaranda K. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Sanchez-Castro A.E. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Castillo P.S. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Milón P. es_PE
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.description.abstract Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) for malaria are restricted to a few biomarkers and antibody-mediated detection. However, the expression of commonly used biomarkers varies geographically and the sensibility of immunodetection can be affected by batch-to-batch differences or limited thermal stability. In this study we aimed to overcome these limitations by identifying a potential biomarker and by developing molecular sensors based on aptamer technology. Using gene expression databases, ribosome profiling analysis, and structural modeling, we find that the High Mobility Group Box 1 protein (HMGB1) of Plasmodium falciparum is highly expressed, structurally stable, and present along all blood-stages of P. falciparum infection. To develop biosensors, we used in vitro evolution techniques to produce DNA aptamers for the recombinantly expressed HMG-box, the conserved domain of HMGB1. An evolutionary approach for evaluating the dynamics of aptamer populations suggested three predominant aptamer motifs. Representatives of the aptamer families were tested for binding parameters to the HMG-box domain using microscale thermophoresis and rapid kinetics. Dissociation constants of the aptamers varied over two orders of magnitude between nano- and micromolar ranges while the aptamer-HMG-box interaction occurred in a few seconds. The specificity of aptamer binding to the HMG-box of P. falciparum compared to its human homolog depended on pH conditions. Altogether, our study proposes HMGB1 as a candidate biomarker and a set of sensing aptamers that can be further developed into rapid diagnostic tests for P. falciparum detection. © 2019 Joseph et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.description.sponsorship Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concytec
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211756
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85064081406
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/2714
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Public Library of Science
dc.relation.ispartof PLoS ONE
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject Multidisciplinary
dc.subject.ocde http://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.04.03
dc.title DNA aptamers for the recognition of HMGB1 from Plasmodium falciparum
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