Robotic assisted generation of 2’-deoxy-2’-fluoro-modifed RNA aptamers - high performance enabling strategies in aptamer selection

Abstract Aptamer selection is a laborious procedure, requiring expertise and significant resources. These characteristics limit the accessibility of researchers to these molecular tools. We describe a selection procedure, making use of a robotic system that allows the fully automated selection of RNA and 2′deoxy-2′-fluoro pyrimidine RNA aptamers. The platform offers a rapid access to aptamers for basic research and development, therefore opening the path to aptamer-based systemic analysis of proteomes in biological settings.