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Poma, A., (2023). Selección e identificación de aptámeros de ADN capaces de reconocer péptidos derivados de proteínas de membrana de Leishmania braziliensis [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13514
Poma, A., Selección e identificación de aptámeros de ADN capaces de reconocer péptidos derivados de proteínas de membrana de Leishmania braziliensis []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13514
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title = "Selección e identificación de aptámeros de ADN capaces de reconocer péptidos derivados de proteínas de membrana de Leishmania braziliensis",
author = "Poma Espinoza, Alexandra Victoria",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2023"
}
American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL) is a parasitic disease endemic to tropical areas that affects the skin and mucous membranes, with Peru being one of the countries with the highest number of cases in Latin America. The protozoan Leishmania braziliensis is the main etiological agent of LTA. Detection is key in disease control. It is reported that the number of Leishmania parasites present in the lesions is generally low, which significantly reduces the sensitivity of direct diagnostic tests that consist of visualizing the infectious agent under the microscope. Likewise, molecular diagnostic tools for Leishmaniasis require a large infrastructure, equipment and advanced training of personnel. Finally, the laboratory diagnosis of Leishmaniasis continues to be a challenge in rural endemic areas with the highest prevalence of the disease because they do not have the necessary resources and infrastructure. This research work proposes the selection and identification of DNA aptamers capable of recognizing with high affinity and specifically peptides of membrane proteins of L. braziliensis. First, membrane peptides present in the promastigote and amastigote stages of Leishmania spp. through the analysis of data reported in the literature and bioinformatic tools. The target peptides were used in the in vitro selection of aptamers by the SELEX method (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) using the X-Aptamers kit. Subsequently, suitable candidates were identified by sequencing and bioinformatic analysis. Finally, ELONA (enzyme-linked oligonucleotide assay) assays were performed to determine the in vitro characterization of the candidate aptamers. The fact that the five sequences selected as candidate aptamers showed in vitro affinity for their respective targets (peptide 2 and peptide 3) were ruled out. By means of the ratio between assays with the target peptide (cognate) and a non-target peptide (non-cognate), the best candidate for specificity and high affinity for its target peptide is bloomed. It is broken that the X-Aptamers system allows the adequate selection of aptamers using target peptides with a high percentage of success, since all the selected sequences showed affinity for the targets. Similarly, it is concluded that the ELONA technique allows a primary characterization of aptamers. These results represent the first step towards the development of an in vitro capture system that allows the cellular enrichment of L. braziliensis in biological samples or its detection by biosensors.
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