The emerging science of systems biology focuses on the systematic study of complex interactions in
whole biological systems. A systemic, or integrative, methodology is employed as the chief means of
discovering new properties and understanding the aggregate of processes that occur in a biological
system. Accordingly, the Human Genome Project has provided a complete map of genes and resultant proteins
corresponding to their function. Protein–protein interactions are important pieces of this biological
tapestry, and understanding how they work cooperatively in a cell will result in a better understanding
of the whole organism. To accomplish this objective, we report the use of DNA/RNA aptamers as a novel
tool for the study and elucidation of protein–protein interactions, both in vivo and in vitro.
Aptamers - Fluorescence anisotropy - FRET - Protein–protein interactions