BIOMIMETIC NUCLEIC ACIDS
First Claim
1. A method for generating biomimetic nucleic acids comprising:
- a) contacting a library of nucleic acids with a target molecule;
b) partitioning non-binding members to said target molecule of said library from binding members to said target biomolecule of said library;
c) selectively displacing the binding member to said target biomolecule utilizing at least a molecule that natively binds to said target molecule;
d) collecting displaced binding members of the library;
e) applying said displaced binding members of the library from step d to said target and repeating steps c and d for a selected number of rounds of selection; and
f) screening members of the library remaining from said number of rounds of selection for functional activity against said target molecule in comparison to said molecule that natively binds to said target.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to nucleic acids with biomimetic properties and methods for producing said nucleic acids. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acids exhibiting biomimetic properties in relation to proteins such as growth factors, hormones and/or other cell signaling proteins. Biomimetic properties may generally be defined as interactive ability in the same and/or similar manner as another biological molecule. This may, for example, include interacting with a ligand-binding biomolecule, such as a cell signaling receptor, in a manner similar to a native ligand. In the case of a signaling receptor, such biomimetic nucleic acids may in general act as an agonist or an antagonist to the given receptor. They may further act in competition to a native ligand.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for generating biomimetic nucleic acids comprising:
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a) contacting a library of nucleic acids with a target molecule; b) partitioning non-binding members to said target molecule of said library from binding members to said target biomolecule of said library; c) selectively displacing the binding member to said target biomolecule utilizing at least a molecule that natively binds to said target molecule; d) collecting displaced binding members of the library; e) applying said displaced binding members of the library from step d to said target and repeating steps c and d for a selected number of rounds of selection; and f) screening members of the library remaining from said number of rounds of selection for functional activity against said target molecule in comparison to said molecule that natively binds to said target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A functional ligand comprising:
a nucleic acid which binds with specificity to a target molecule, said nucleic acid is generated by a selective propagation method and is selectively displaceable from said target molecule by another molecule;
wherein said functional ligand has a functional activity in relation to said target molecule.- View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for culturing cells comprising:
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a) contacting a library of nucleic acids with target cells; b) partitioning non-binding members of said library from binding members of said library; c) selectively displacing binding members of the library utilizing at least a molecule that natively binds to a cell-signaling receptor of said target cells; d) collecting displaced members of the library; e) applying displaced members of the library to said target cells and repeating steps c and d for a selected number of rounds of selection; f) screening members of the library remaining from the said number of rounds of selection for functional activity against said target cells in comparison to said natively binding molecule; and g) culturing target cells utilizing at least one screened member of said library to apply said functional activity to said target cells. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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