December 2010 | Larry Gold, Deborah Ayers, Jennifer Bertino, Christopher Bock, Ashley Bock, Edward N. Brody, Jeff Carter, Andrew B. Dalby, Bruce E. Eaton, Tim Fitzwater, Dylan Flather, Ashley Forbes, Trudi Foreman, Cate Fowler, Bharat Gawande, Meredith Goss, Magda Gunn, Shashi Gupta, Dennis Halladay, Jim Heil, Joe Heilig, Brian Hicke, Gregory Husar, Nebojsa Janjic, Thale Jarvis, Susan Jennings, Evaldas Katilius, Tracy R. Keeney, Nancy Kim, Tad H. Koch, Stephan Kraemer, Luke Kroiss, Ngan Le, Daniel Levine, Wes Lindsey, Bridget Lollo, Wes Mayfield, Mike Mehan, Robert Mehler, Sally K. Nelson, Michele Nelson, Dan Nieuwlandt, Malti Nikrad, Urs Ochsner, Rachel M. Ostroff, Matt Otis, Thomas Parker, Steve Pietrasiewicz, Daniel I. Resnicow, John Rohlhoff, Glenn Sanders, Sarah Sattin, Daniel Schneider, Britta Singer, Martin Stanton, Alana Sterkel, Alex Stewart, Suzanne Stratford, Jonathan D. Vaught, Mike Vrklian, Jeffrey J. Walker, Mike Watrobka, Sheela Waugh, Allison Weiss, Sheri K. Wilcox, Alexey Wolfson, Steven K. Wolk, Chi Zhang, Dom Zichi
The article presents a novel aptamer-based proteomic technology for biomarker discovery, capable of measuring thousands of proteins from small sample volumes (15 μL of serum or plasma). The technology uses a new generation of aptamers that contain chemically modified nucleotides, expanding the physicochemical diversity of the libraries. The assay measures 813 proteins with low limits of detection (1 pM median), a 7-log overall dynamic range (~100 fM–1 μM), and a 5% median coefficient of variation. The technology is demonstrated through a clinical study of chronic kidney disease (CKD), where it identified two well-known CKD biomarkers and 58 additional potential biomarkers. The results show the potential of this technology to rapidly discover unique protein signatures characteristic of various disease states, advancing the next generation of evidence-based medicine.The article presents a novel aptamer-based proteomic technology for biomarker discovery, capable of measuring thousands of proteins from small sample volumes (15 μL of serum or plasma). The technology uses a new generation of aptamers that contain chemically modified nucleotides, expanding the physicochemical diversity of the libraries. The assay measures 813 proteins with low limits of detection (1 pM median), a 7-log overall dynamic range (~100 fM–1 μM), and a 5% median coefficient of variation. The technology is demonstrated through a clinical study of chronic kidney disease (CKD), where it identified two well-known CKD biomarkers and 58 additional potential biomarkers. The results show the potential of this technology to rapidly discover unique protein signatures characteristic of various disease states, advancing the next generation of evidence-based medicine.