Oligonucleotide Aptamers: New Tools for Targeted Cancer Therapy
Aptamers are a class of small nucleic acid ligands that are composed of RNA or single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides and have high specificity and affinity for their targets. Similar to antibodies, aptamers interact with their targets by recognizing a specific three-dimensional structure and are thus...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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Series: | Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2162253116303213 |