Table 1.
Viral protein and peptide targets used for anti-arbovirus DNA aptamer development
| Virus protein or peptide | Molec. Wt. | Commercial sources and amino acid sequence of peptides and applicable references |
|---|---|---|
| Chikungunya E1a Peptide |
5,605 daltons (amino acids 200–250) |
GenScript, Inc. (Piscataway, NJ): GDIQSRTPES KDVYANTQLVLQRPAVGTVHVPYSQAPSGF KYWLKERGAS; Santhosh et al. [13] and Pubmed Protein Sequence Database |
| CCHF Altamura Gn 611 |
1,641 daltons |
GenScript; TQEGRGHVKLSRGSE Altamura et al., 2007 [16] |
| CCHF 11E7a |
3,391 daltons |
GenScript; GLKFASLTCTGCYACSSGISCKVRIHVDEPDE Ahmed, et al., 2005 and Altamura et al. 2007 [15,16] |
| CCHF 11E7b |
4,482 daltons |
GenScript; VAASSSLMARKLEFGTDSTFKAFSAMPKTSLCFYIVEREY Ahmed, et al., 2005 and Altamura et al. 2007 [15,16] |
| CCHF 11E7c |
3,152 daltons |
Genscript; EDTQKCVNTKLEQPQSILIEHKGTIIGK Ahmed, et al., 2005 and Altamura et al. 2007 [15,16] |
| Recombinant dengue Type 1 |
41 kD E (envelope) antigen |
Virostat, Inc. (Portland, ME) Product No. 8812 |
| Recombinant dengue Type 2 |
15 kD E antigen |
Virostat; Product No. 8813 |
| Recombinant dengue Type 3 |
15 kD E antigen |
Virostat; Product No. 8814 |
| Recombinant dengue Type 4 |
15 kD E antigen |
Virostat; Product No. 8815 |
| TBEV CE/gE |
|
Feldan Bio Corp. (Quebec, Canada) Cat. No. FB03-80-149 |
| WNV E Protein | ~ 42 kD E protein | GenWay Biotech (San Diego, CA) Cat. No. 10-511-248224 |