Aptamer-target interaction descriptor
Aptamer-target interaction information
Interaction ID: 273
Aptamer sequence: CUUAUAGGGGAGGCUGUGGUGAGGGAAUAUUAAGAGAAUUAACGGUCUAGUUCACCUCGA
Target unique ID: P08887
Aptamer ID Aptamer descriptor Target chemistry Target name Affinity Binding Conditions/Buffer PubMed ID
Apta_268 AIR-3 Protein IL6RA_HUMAN 19.7 nM 137 mM NaCl, 2.7 mM KCl, 6.5 mM Na2HPO4, and 3 mM MgCl2 at PH 7.5 22258147
Structure information of aptamer
Aptamer Sequence: CUUAUAGGGGAGGCUGUGGUGAGGGAAUAUUAAGAGAAUUAACGGUCUAGUUCACCUCGA
The optimal secondary structure in dot-bracket notation: .((((((......))))))(((((((((....(((..........))).)))).))))).
The centroid secondary structure in dot-bracket notation: ..(((((......)))))..((((((((.....((..........))..)))).))))..
The MFE structure
The Centroid structure
The mountain plot representation
Aptamer information
Type Detail Type Detail
Aptamer ID Apta_268 Description AIR-3
Aptamer chemistry RNA Length 60 nt
GC content 45.0% Molecular weight 19,673.49 Da
Molarity of 1 μg/μl solution 50.83 μM Number of G-quadruplexes 2
G-Score 20 Function Targeted binding
Sequence CUUAUAGGGGAGGCUGUGGUGAGGGAAUAUUAAGAGAAUUAACGGUCUAGUUCACCUCGA
Applications To deliver bulky cargos, exemplified by fluorescently labeled streptavidin, into IL-6R presenting cells, thereby setting the stage for an aptamer-mediated escort of drug molecules to diseased cell populations or tissues
Target information
Type Detail Type Detail
Uniprot ID P08887 Protein name Interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha (IL-6 receptor subunit alpha) (IL-6R subunit alpha) (IL-6R-alpha) (IL-6RA) (IL-6R 1) (Membrane glycoprotein 80) (gp80) (CD antigen CD126) [Cleaved into: Soluble interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha (sIL6R)]
Gene name(s) IL6R Organism Interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha (IL-6 receptor subunit alpha) (IL-6R subunit alpha) (IL-6R-alpha) (IL-6RA) (IL-6R 1) (Membrane glycoprotein 80) (gp80) (CD antigen CD126) [Cleaved into: Soluble interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha (sIL6R)]
Status reviewed in uniprot database Length 468
Mass 51,548 Activity regulation Classic and trans-signaling are both inhibited by tocilizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that blocks interleukin IL6R signaling
Involvement in disease Hyper-IgE recurrent infection syndrome 5, autosomal recessive (HIES5) Catalytic activity N/A
PDB ID(s)
1N26;1P9M;2ARW;5FUC;7DC8;
Function Part of the receptor for interleukin 6. Binds to IL6 with low affinity, but does not transduce a signal.
Activity data
Interaction ID 273
Target type Protein
Target unique ID P08887
Activity 19.7 nM
Binding Conditions/Buffer

137 mM NaCl, 2.7 mM KCl, 6.5 mM Na2HPO4, and 3 mM MgCl2 at PH 7.5

Assay

Aptamer AIR-3 binds the soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R) with high affinity. Filter retention assays. Constant amounts (1 nM) of 32P-radioactively labeled aptamer AIR-3 (red diamonds) and RNA starting library R1 (black circles) were incubated with increasing amounts of sIL-6R (0–300 nM). Protein-bound RNA was visualized by autoradiography. Fractions of bound RNA molecules were plotted against the concentration of sIL-6R (logarithmic scale). Data points represent mean values of 10 independent measurements

PubMed ID 22258147
Similar aptamers
Aptamer ID Aptamer chemistry Sequence Similarity
Apta_388 RNA GCGGAAGCGUGCUGGGCUAGAAUAAUAAUAAGAAAACCAGUACUUUCGU 55.00%
Apta_237 RNA UUCAACGCUGUGAAGGGCUUAUACGAGCGGAUUACCC 51.67%
Apta_271 RNA CUGUCGAGCAUGCUCAGGGUAACGUAUAGUCAAGACACCUCAAGUGUAACU 51.67%
Apta_632 RNA GACGAGAAGGAGUGCUGGUUAUACUAGCGGUUAGGUCACUCGUC 51.67%
Apta_427 RNA GAAGCUUUCACACAACAAGGCCCGGGACUGUAUUAGGGAAAUUAGAGUACAGACAGUCGCCGUGGGUCGAAUUCCGCUCA 51.25%
Apta_601 RNA GGGAAUUCCGCGUGUGCGCCGCGGAAGAGGGAAUAUAGAGGCCAGCACAUAGUGAGGCCCUCCUCCC 50.75%
Apta_130 RNA GGGAGGACGAUGCGGUGGUAGCGCGAUAUAGCGCUGGUAGGGUUGCCGGUGAUCAGACGACUCGCCCGA 50.72%
Apta_724 RNA GGGAGAGGAUACUACUGUCAUACGUUAGGCUGUAGGCGAGGUGAAAUGAGCGGUAAUAGCCUCAGCGUAGCAUAUGCAUGAAUUCGAAGCUUCGC 49.47%
Apta_460 RNA GGAUGGCAGCGGAGAGUUGCUUGGAAUGCGUUAUAGUCUCUUAGGUGUGUACAGCCCACACCACUCUCC 49.28%
Apta_299 RNA AUACCAGCUUAUUCAAUUGCCUGAAGACUGGAUAUACUCUUAAGCAUUUCUAUAAUCGAGAUAGUAAGUGCAAUCU 48.68%
Apta_1053 RNA GCCGCAAGUACGAGGGCGGCGCGCUCGACGCGGUUAGAUGAGUGUCGCCGUUUCCGAAGAUUGGCUACGCGGGG 48.65%
Apta_80 RNA GCAAUGGUACGGUACUUCCUUUGGAAGAUAGCUGGAGAACUAACCAAAAGUGCACGCUACUUUGCUAA 48.53%
Apta_136 RNA CGUGUCGUCCUGGUACGAUUUGGUAUAUAACCGUGGCUUUUCGACA 48.33%
Apta_660 RNA UGGGAGGAGUGCUGCUCUCCAGGCACUCUUGUUGCUCGGA 48.33%
Apta_859 RNA GGGAGUCUGAAGUCGGACUUGUUAUCAAUUCACUUCAGACU 48.33%
Apta_410 RNA GGGAGAGCGGAAGCGUGCUGGGCCUGUCGUUCGCUGUGUCUUGCUACGUUACGUUACACGGUUGGCAUAACCCAGAGGUCGAUGG 48.24%
Apta_793 RNA GGGAGAGAACAAUGACCUGCGGUGCCAAGCCGUCGGGUUAUGUUGAUCUCCUCAAGGACGAGUGCAUUGCAUCACGUCAGUAG 48.19%
Apta_984 RNA GGGAGGACGAUGCGGCGUAUUGCGCGAGGAUUAUCCGCUCAUCGUUGUUGUUGUGCAGACGACUCGCCCGA 47.89%
Apta_1168 RNA GCGACUACGGUGAGGGUCGGGUCCAGUAGCUUCGGCUACUGUUGAGUAGAGUGUGGGCUCCGUAGUCGC 47.83%
Apta_562 RNA GGAUAAUAGCCGUAGGUUGCGAAAGCGACCCUGAUGAGCCUUUAGGGCCAAGUGUGGUGAAAGACACACUCGAAACGGUAGCGAGAGCUC 47.78%