NI2+ AND ZN2+-BINDING DNA MOTIFS REVEALED IN DNA APTAMERS TO AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS
Rugiya Alieva, Vladimir Mushenkov, Hovakim Zakaryan, Astghik Hakobyan, Tigran Harutyunyan, Galina Hovhannisyan, Anzhela Sargsyan, Nadezda Meshcheryakova, Olga Zaborova, В.Б. Цветков, Uliana Bulgakova, Sofia Mariasina, Liliya I. Mukhametova, Sergei Alexandrovich Eremin, Galina Koltsova, , Elena G. Zavyalova
This study identifies DNA aptamers that bind ASFV and show antiviral activity, with Ni2+ enhancing their affinity by 100-fold through a non-canonical DNA motif.
bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology