文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：AptaDB: a comprehensive database integrating aptamer-target interactions

作者：Chen, Long[1];Yu, Zhuohang[1];Wu, Zengrui[1];Zhou, Moran[1];Wang, Yimeng[1];Yu, Xinxin[1];Li, Weihua[1];Liu, Guixia[1];Tang, Yun[1]

机构：[1]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Shanghai Frontiers Sci Ctr Optogenet Tech Cell Met, Sch Pharm, Shanghai Key Lab New Drug Design, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China

年份：2024

卷号：30

期号：3

起止页码：189

外文期刊名：RNA

收录：;WOS:【SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:001379083400001)】；

基金：This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant 2019YFA0904800), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 82173746), the Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism (Shanghai Municipal Education Commission), and the 111 Project (Grant BP0719034).

语种：英文

外文关键词：aptamer-target interaction; database; annotation; similar aptamers

摘要：Aptamers have emerged as research hotspots of the next generation due to excellent performance benefits and application potentials in pharmacology, medicine, and analytical chemistry. Despite the numerous aptamer investigations, the lack of comprehensive data integration has hindered the development of computational methods for aptamers and the reuse of aptamers. A public access database named AptaDB, derived from experimentally validated data manually collected from the literature, was hence developed, integrating comprehensive aptamer-related data, which include six key components: (i) experimentally validated aptamer-target interaction information, (ii) aptamer property information, (iii) structure information of aptamer, (iv) target information, (v) experimental activity information, and (vi) algorithmically calculated similar aptamers. AptaDB currently contains 1350 experimentally validated aptamer-target interactions, 1230 binding affinity constants, 1293 aptamer sequences, and more. Compared to other aptamer databases, it contains twice the number of entries found in available databases. The collection and integration of the above information categories is unique among available aptamer databases and provides a user-friendly interface. AptaDB will also be continuously updated as aptamer research evolves. We expect that AptaDB will become a powerful source for aptamer rational design and a valuable tool for aptamer screening in the future. For access to AptaDB, please visit http://lmmd.ecust.edu.cn/aptadb/.