Aptamers 101: aptamer discovery and in vitro applications in biosensors and separations

LF Yang, M Ling, N Kacherovsky, SH Pun - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acids that bind and recognize targets much like
antibodies. Recently, aptamers have garnered increased interest due to their unique …

High-throughput sequencing and metagenomics: moving forward in the culture-independent analysis of food microbial ecology

D Ercolini - Applied and environmental microbiology, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Following recent trends in environmental microbiology, food microbiology has benefited
from the advances in molecular biology and adopted novel strategies to detect, identify, and …

Ribosomal ITS sequences and plant phylogenetic inference

I Álvarez, JF Wendel - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2003 - Elsevier
One of the most popular sequences for phylogenetic inference at the generic and
infrageneric levels in plants is the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the 18S–5.8 S …

Application of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE) in microbial ecology

G Muyzer, K Smalla - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 1998 - Springer
Here, the state of the art of the application of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
(DGGE) and temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE) in microbial ecology will be …

PCR-DGGE fingerprinting: novel strategies for detection of microbes in food

D Ercolini - Journal of microbiological methods, 2004 - Elsevier
Polymerase chain reaction denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE)
fingerprinting was recently introduced into food microbiology. This paper describes the …

Direct RNA sequencing

F Ozsolak, AR Platt, DR Jones, JG Reifenberger… - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Our understanding of human biology and disease is ultimately dependent on a complete
understanding of the genome and its functions. The recent application of microarray and …

Guidelines for the tetra-primer ARMS–PCR technique development

RFV Medrano, CA De Oliveira - Molecular biotechnology, 2014 - Springer
The tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system–polymerase chain (ARMS–PCR)
reaction is a simple and economical method to genotype single-nucleotide polymorphisms …

Pre-PCR processing: strategies to generate PCR-compatible samples

P Rådström, R Knutsson, P Wolffs, M Lövenklev… - Molecular …, 2004 - Springer
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is recognized as a rapid, sensitive, and specific molecular
diagnostic tool for the analysis of nucleic acids. However, the sensitivity and kinetics of …

Approaches to DNA mutagenesis: an overview

MM Ling, BH Robinson - Analytical biochemistry, 1997 - Elsevier
Mutagenesis of proteins is of paramount importance chain reaction (PCR) or non-PCR, has
revolutionized the means by which mutants are obtained (2, 3). Mutafor understanding the …

The evolution of ribosomal DNA divergent paralogues and phylogenetic implications

ES Buckler IV, A Ippolito, TP Holtsford - Genetics, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Although nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) repeats evolve together through concerted
evolution, some genomes contain a considerable diversity of paralogous rDNA. This …