Function-preserving photooxidation of AS1411 aptamer by a G-quadruplex-guided photosensitizer
AS1411 is a G-quadruplex (G4) aptamer that binds nucleolin (NCL) and is widely used to promote cancer-associated delivery of photoactive cargos. Yet the fate of AS1411 after photosensitizer loading and light activation remains unclear as reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation could disrupt its guanine-rich fold and a...