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Kiss B, Mudra D, Török G, Mártonfalvi Z, Csík G, Herényi L, Kellermayer M. Single-particle virology. Biophys Rev 2020; 12:1141-1154. [PMID: 32880826 PMCID: PMC7471434 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-020-00747-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The development of advanced experimental methodologies, such as optical tweezers, scanning-probe and super-resolved optical microscopies, has led to the evolution of single-molecule biophysics, a field of science that allows direct access to the mechanistic detail of biomolecular structure and function. The extension of single-molecule methods to the investigation of particles such as viruses permits unprecedented insights into the behavior of supramolecular assemblies. Here we address the scope of viral exploration at the level of individual particles. In an era of increased awareness towards virology, single-particle approaches are expected to facilitate the in-depth understanding, and hence combating, of viral diseases.
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- Bálint Kiss
- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Li L, Hu X, Zhang M, Ma S, Yu F, Zhao S, Liu N, Wang Z, Wang Y, Guan H, Pan X, Gao Y, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Yang Y, Tang X, Li M, Liu C, Li Z, Mei X. Dual Tumor-Targeting Nanocarrier System for siRNA Delivery Based on pRNA and Modified Chitosan. MOLECULAR THERAPY-NUCLEIC ACIDS 2017; 8:169-183. [PMID: 28918019 PMCID: PMC5503097 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2017.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Highly specific and efficient delivery of siRNA is still unsatisfactory. Herein, a dual tumor-targeting siRNA delivery system combining pRNA dimers with chitosan nanoparticles (CNPPs) was designed to improve the specificity and efficiency of siRNA delivery. In this dual delivery system, folate-conjugated and PEGylated chitosan nanoparticles encapsulating pRNA dimers were used as the first class of delivery system and would selectively deliver intact pRNA dimers near or into target cells. pRNA dimers simultaneously carrying siRNA and targeting aptamer, the second class of delivery system, would specifically deliver siRNA into the target cells via aptamer-mediated endocytosis or proper particle size. To certify the delivering efficiency of this dual system, CNPPs, pRNA dimers alone, chitosan nanoparticles containing siRNA with folate conjugation and PEGylation (CNPS), and chitosan nanoparticles containing pRNA dimers alone (CN) were first prepared. Then, we observed that treatment with CNPPs resulted in increased cellular uptake, higher cell apoptosis, stronger cell cytotoxicity, and more efficacious gene silencing compared to the other three formulations. Higher accumulation of siRNA in the tumor site, stronger tumor inhibition, and longer circulating time were also observed with CNPPs compared to other formulations. In conclusion, this dual nanocarrier system showed high targeting and favorable therapeutic efficacy both in vitro and in vivo. Thereby, a new approach is provided in this study for specific and efficient delivery of siRNA, which lays a foundation for the development of pRNA hexamers, which can simultaneously carry six different substances.
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- Lin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China
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Hao Y, Kieft JS. Three-way junction conformation dictates self-association of phage packaging RNAs. RNA Biol 2016; 13:635-45. [PMID: 27217219 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2016.1190075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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The packaging RNA (pRNA) found in the phi29 family of bacteriophage is an essential component of a powerful molecular motor used to package the phage's DNA genome into the capsid. The pRNA forms homomultimers mediated by intermolecular "kissing-loop" interactions, thus it is an example of the unusual phenomenon of a self-associating RNA that can form symmetric higher-order multimers. Previous research showed the pRNAs from phi29 family phages have diverse self-association properties and the kissing-loop interaction is not the sole structural element dictating multimerization. We found that a 3-way junction (3wj) within each pRNA, despite not making direct intermolecular contacts, plays important roles in stabilizing the intermolecular interactions and dictating the size of the multimer formed (dimer, trimer, etc.). Specifically, the 3wj in the pRNA from phage M2 appears to favor a different conformation compared to the 3wj in the phi29 pRNA, and the M2 junction facilitates formation of a higher-order multimer that is more thermostable. This behavior provides insights into the fundamental principles of RNA self-association, and additionally may be useful to engineer fine-tuned properties into pRNAs for nanotechnology.
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- Yumeng Hao
- a Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics , University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine , Aurora , CO , USA
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- a Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics , University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine , Aurora , CO , USA
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Li H, Lee T, Dziubla T, Pi F, Guo S, Xu J, Li C, Haque F, Liang XJ, Guo P. RNA as a stable polymer to build controllable and defined nanostructures for material and biomedical applications. NANO TODAY 2015; 10:631-655. [PMID: 26770259 PMCID: PMC4707685 DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The value of polymers is manifested in their vital use as building blocks in material and life sciences. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polynucleic acid, but its polymeric nature in materials and technological applications is often overlooked due to an impression that RNA is seemingly unstable. Recent findings that certain modifications can make RNA resistant to RNase degradation while retaining its authentic folding property and biological function, and the discovery of ultra-thermostable RNA motifs have adequately addressed the concerns of RNA unstability. RNA can serve as a unique polymeric material to build varieties of nanostructures including nanoparticles, polygons, arrays, bundles, membrane, and microsponges that have potential applications in biomedical and material sciences. Since 2005, more than a thousand publications on RNA nanostructures have been published in diverse fields, indicating a remarkable increase of interest in the emerging field of RNA nanotechnology. In this review, we aim to: delineate the physical and chemical properties of polymers that can be applied to RNA; introduce the unique properties of RNA as a polymer; review the current methods for the construction of RNA nanostructures; describe its applications in material, biomedical and computer sciences; and, discuss the challenges and future prospects in this field.
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- Hui Li
- Nanobiotechnology Center, Markey Cancer Center, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Markey Cancer Center, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Markey Cancer Center, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Markey Cancer Center, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanosafety, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing 100190, China
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- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanosafety, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing 100190, China
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Markey Cancer Center, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanosafety, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing 100190, China
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Markey Cancer Center, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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Shu D, Khisamutdinov EF, Zhang L, Guo P. Programmable folding of fusion RNA in vivo and in vitro driven by pRNA 3WJ motif of phi29 DNA packaging motor. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 42:e10. [PMID: 24084081 PMCID: PMC3902900 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Misfolding and associated loss of function are common problems in constructing fusion RNA complexes due to changes in energy landscape and the nearest-neighbor principle. Here we report the incorporation and application of the pRNA-3WJ motif of the phi29 DNA packaging motor into fusion RNA with controllable and predictable folding. The motif included three discontinuous ∼18 nucleotide (nt) fragments, displayed a distinct low folding energy (Shu D et al., Nature Nanotechnology, 2011, 6:658–667), and folded spontaneously into a leading core that enabled the correct folding of other functionalities fused to the RNA complex. Three individual fragments dispersed at any location within the sequence allowed the other RNA functional modules to fold into their original structures with authentic functions, as tested by Hepatitis B virus ribozyme, siRNA, and aptamers for malachite green (MG), spinach, and streptavidin (STV). Only nine complementary nucleotides were present for any two of the three ∼18-nt fragments, but the three 9 bp branches were so powerful that they disrupted other double strands with more than 15 bp within the fusion RNA. This system enabled the production of fusion complexes harboring multiple RNA functionalities with correct folding for potential applications in biotechnology, nanomedicine and nanotechnology. We also applied this system to investigate the principles governing the folding of RNA in vivo and in vitro. Temporal production of RNA sequences during in vivo transcription caused RNA to fold into different conformations that could not be predicted with routine principles derived from in vitro studies.
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- Dan Shu
- Nanobiotechnology Center, Markey Cancer Center, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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Zhang H, Endrizzi JA, Shu Y, Haque F, Sauter C, Shlyakhtenko LS, Lyubchenko Y, Guo P, Chi YI. Crystal structure of 3WJ core revealing divalent ion-promoted thermostability and assembly of the Phi29 hexameric motor pRNA. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2013; 19:1226-37. [PMID: 23884902 PMCID: PMC3753930 DOI: 10.1261/rna.037077.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The bacteriophage phi29 DNA packaging motor, one of the strongest biological motors characterized to date, is geared by a packaging RNA (pRNA) ring. When assembled from three RNA fragments, its three-way junction (3WJ) motif is highly thermostable, is resistant to 8 M urea, and remains associated at extremely low concentrations in vitro and in vivo. To elucidate the structural basis for its unusual stability, we solved the crystal structure of this pRNA 3WJ motif at 3.05 Å. The structure revealed two divalent metal ions that coordinate 4 nt of the RNA fragments. Single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET) analysis confirmed a structural change of 3WJ upon addition of Mg²⁺. The reported pRNA 3WJ conformation is different from a previously published construct that lacks the metal coordination sites. The phi29 DNA packaging motor contains a dodecameric connector at the vertex of the procapsid, with a central pore for DNA translocation. This portal connector serves as the foothold for pRNA binding to procapsid. Subsequent modeling of a connector/pRNA complex suggests that the pRNA of the phi29 DNA packaging motor exists as a hexameric complex serving as a sheath over the connector. The model of hexameric pRNA on the connector agrees with AFM images of the phi29 pRNA hexamer acquired in air and matches all distance parameters obtained from cross-linking, complementary modification, and chemical modification interference.
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- Hui Zhang
- Nanobiotechnology Center, Markey Cancer Center and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
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- Section of Structural Biology, Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912, USA
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Markey Cancer Center and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Markey Cancer Center and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IBMC-ARN-CNRS) Cristallogenèse & Biologie Structurale, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, USA
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, Markey Cancer Center and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
- Corresponding authorsE-mail E-mail
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- Section of Structural Biology, Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912, USA
- Corresponding authorsE-mail E-mail
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Ye X, Hemida M, Zhang HM, Hanson P, Ye Q, Yang D. Current advances in Phi29 pRNA biology and its application in drug delivery. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2012; 3:469-81. [PMID: 22362726 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Bacteriophage 29 (Phi29) packaging RNA (pRNA) is one of the key components in the viral DNA-packaging motor. It contains two functional domains facilitating the translocation of DNA into the viral capsid by interacting with other elements in the motor and promoting adenosine triphosphates hydrolysis. Through the connection between interlocking loops in adjacent pRNA monomers, pRNA functions in the form of multimer ring in the motor. Previous studies have addressed the unique structure and conformation of pRNA. However, there are different DNA-packaging models proposed for the viral genome transportation mechanism. The DNA-packaging ability and the unique features of pRNA have been attracting efforts to study its potential applications in nanotechnology. The pRNA has been proved to be a promising tool for delivering nucleic acid-based therapeutic molecules by covalent linkage with ribozymes, small interfering RNAs, aptamers, and artificial microRNAs. The flexibility in constructing dimers, trimers, and hexamers enables the assembly of polyvalent nanoparticles to carry drug molecules for therapeutic purposes, cell ligands for target delivery, image detector for drug entry monitoring, and endosome disrupter for drug release. Besides these fascinating pharmacological advantages, pRNA-based drug delivery has also been demonstrated to prolong the drug half life with minimal induction of immune response and toxicity.
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- Xin Ye
- The Institute for Heart and Lung Health, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Abdelmawla S, Guo S, Zhang L, Pulukuri SM, Patankar P, Conley P, Trebley J, Guo P, Li QX. Pharmacological characterization of chemically synthesized monomeric phi29 pRNA nanoparticles for systemic delivery. Mol Ther 2011; 19:1312-22. [PMID: 21468004 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2011.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Previous studies have shown that the packaging RNA (pRNA) of bacteriophage phi29 DNA packaging motor folds into a compact structure, constituting a RNA nanoparticle that can be modularized with functional groups as a nanodelivery system. pRNA nanoparticles can also be self-assembled by the bipartite approach without altering folding property. The present study demonstrated that 2'-F-modified pRNA nanoparticles were readily manufactured through this scalable bipartite strategy, featuring total chemical synthesis and permitting diverse functional modularizations. The RNA nanoparticles were chemically and metabolically stable and demonstrated a favorable pharmacokinetic (PK) profile in mice (half-life (T(1/2)): 5-10 hours, clearance (Cl): <0.13 l/kg/hour, volume of distribution (V(d)): 1.2 l/kg). It did not induce an interferon (IFN) response nor did it induce cytokine production in mice. Repeat intravenous administrations in mice up to 30 mg/kg did not result in any toxicity. Fluorescent folate-pRNA nanoparticles efficiently and specifically bound and internalized to folate receptor (FR)-bearing cancer cells in vitro. It also specifically and dose-dependently targeted to FR(+) xenograft tumor in mice with minimal accumulation in normal tissues. This first comprehensive pharmacological study suggests that the pRNA nanoparticle had all the preferred pharmacological features to serve as an efficient nanodelivery platform for broad medical applications.
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Liu J, Guo S, Cinier M, Shu Y, Chen C, Shen G, Guo P. Fabrication of stable and RNase-resistant RNA nanoparticles active in gearing the nanomotors for viral DNA packaging. ACS NANO 2011; 5:237-46. [PMID: 21155596 PMCID: PMC3026857 DOI: 10.1021/nn1024658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Both DNA and RNA can serve as powerful building blocks for bottom-up fabrication of nanostructures. A pioneering concept proposed by Ned Seeman 30 years ago has led to an explosion of knowledge in DNA nanotechnology. RNA can be manipulated with simplicity characteristic of DNA, while possessing noncanonical base-pairing, versatile function, and catalytic activity similar to proteins. However, standing in awe of the sensitivity of RNA to RNase degradation has made many scientists flinch away from RNA nanotechnology. Here we report the construction of stable RNA nanoparticles resistant to RNase digestion. The 2'-F (2'-fluoro) RNA retained its property for correct folding in dimer formation, appropriate structure in procapsid binding, and biological activity in gearing the phi29 nanomotor to package viral DNA and producing infectious viral particles. Our results demonstrate that it is practical to produce RNase-resistant, biologically active, and stable RNA for application in nanotechnology.
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering & College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
- Department of Immunology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering & College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering & College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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- Department of Immunology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering & College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267
- Address correspondence to: Peixuan Guo, 3125 Eden Ave. Rm#1436, Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, Phone: (513)558-0041, Fax: (513)558-6079,
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Shu D, Zhang H, Petrenko R, Meller J, Guo P. Dual-channel single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer to establish distance parameters for RNA nanoparticles. ACS NANO 2010; 4:6843-53. [PMID: 20954698 PMCID: PMC2990273 DOI: 10.1021/nn1014853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 10/04/2010] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The increasing interest in RNA nanotechnology and the demonstrated feasibility of using RNA nanoparticles as therapeutics have prompted the need for imaging systems with nanometer-scale resolution for RNA studies. Phi29 dimeric pRNAs can serve as building blocks in assembly into the hexameric ring of the nanomotors, as modules of RNA nanoparciles, and as vehicles for specific delivery of therapeutics to cancers or viral infected cells. The understanding of the 3D structure of this novel RNA dimeric particle is fundamentally and practically important. Although a 3D model of pRNA dimer has been proposed based on biochemical analysis, no distance measurements or X-ray diffraction data have been reported. Here we evaluated the application of our customized single-molecule dual-viewing system for distance measurement within pRNA dimers using single-molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (smFRET). Ten pRNA monomers labeled with single donor or acceptor fluorophores at various locations were constructed and eight dimers were assembled. smFRET signals were detected for six dimers. The tethered arm sizes of the fluorophores were estimated empirically from dual-labeled RNA/DNA standards. The distances between donor and acceptor were calculated and used as distance parameters to assess and refine the previously reported 3D model of the pRNA dimer. Distances between nucleotides in pRNA dimers were found to be different from those of the dimers bound to procapsid, suggesting a conformational change of the pRNA dimer upon binding to the procapsid.
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- Dan Shu
- Nanobiomedical Center, College of Engineering and Applied Science/College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Nanobiomedical Center, College of Engineering and Applied Science/College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, United States
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- Nanobiomedical Center, College of Engineering and Applied Science/College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
- Address correspondence to
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Zhang H, Shu D, Wang W, Guo P. Design and application of single fluorophore dual-view imaging system containing both the objective- and prism-type TIRF. PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE--THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2010; 7571:757107-757108. [PMID: 20436791 DOI: 10.1117/12.847457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Simultaneous detection of two fluorescent markers is important in determination of distance, relative motion and conformational change of nanoparticles or nanodevices. We constructed an imaging system which combines deep-cooled sensitive EMCCD camera with both the objective- and prism-type TIRF. A laser combiner was introduced to facilitate laser controls for simultaneous dual-channel imaging by deliver lasers with different wavelength synchronically via an optic fiber to the sample. The system produces stable signal with extremely low background fluorescence for single-fluorophore detection. It has been applied to study the structure, stoichiometry, and function of the phi29 DNA packaging motor. Single-molecule photobleaching combined with binomial distribution analysis clarified the stoichiometry of pRNA on the motor and elucidated the mechanism of pRNA hexamer assembly. The feasibility of single-molecule FRET with this system was demonstrated. Distance rulers of dual-labeled molecule standards were used to evaluate the system. We have also re-engineered the energy conversion protein, gp16, of phi29 motor for single fluorophore labeling to facilitate the single-molecule studies of motor mechanism. The potential applications of single-molecule high-resolution imaging with photobleaching (SHRImP) and single molecule high resolution with co-localization (SHREC) approaches to the study of the phi29 nanomotor are under investigation.
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- Hui Zhang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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Li L, Liu J, Diao Z, Shu D, Guo P, Shen G. Evaluation of specific delivery of chimeric phi29 pRNA/siRNA nanoparticles to multiple tumor cells. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2009; 5:1361-8. [PMID: 19823753 PMCID: PMC2862387 DOI: 10.1039/b903428e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The pRNA (packaging RNA) of bacteriophage phi29 DNA packaging motor has been reported to have novel applications in nanotechnology and nanomedicine. The unique ability of pRNA to form dimers, trimers, hexamers and patterned superstructures via the interaction of two reengineered interlocking loops makes it a promising polyvalent vehicle to load siRNA and other therapeutic molecules and be applied as a therapeutic nanoparticle in tumor therapy. In this study, several tumor cell lines were used to evaluate the previously reported pRNA nanotechnology for specific siRNA delivery and for the silencing of targeted genes. It was found that MCF-7 and HeLa cells, out of twenty-five tested tumor cell lines, expressed high levels of folate receptors and exhibited specific binding of the FITC-folate-pRNA nanoparticles, while the others expressed low levels and thus, for these, delivery was not feasible using folate as a targeting agent. Folate receptor positive tumor cells were then incubated with the chimeric pRNA dimer harboring both the folate-pRNA and the chimeric pRNA/siRNA (survivin). Knock down effects of survivin expression in these tumor cells were detected at the mRNA level by real time-PCR and at the protein level by western blot. Apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry analysis with dual staining of annexinV-FITC and PI. The data suggest that the chimeric pRNA nanoparticles containing folate-pRNA and pRNA/siRNA (survivin) could be specifically taken up by tumor cells through folate receptor-mediated endocytosis, resulting in significant inhibition of both transcription and expression of survivin in tumor cells and triggering cell apoptosis. Using such protein-free nanoparticles as therapeutic reagents would not only allow specific gene delivery and extend the in vivo retaining time but also allow long-term administration of therapeutic particles, therefore avoiding the induction of antibodies caused by repeated treatment for chronic diseases.
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- Li Li
- Department of Immunology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Department of Immunology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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Xiao F, Zhang H, Guo P. Novel mechanism of hexamer ring assembly in protein/RNA interactions revealed by single molecule imaging. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:6620-32. [PMID: 18940870 PMCID: PMC2582624 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Many nucleic acid-binding proteins and the AAA+ family form hexameric rings, but the mechanism of hexamer assembly is unclear. It is generally believed that the specificity in protein/RNA interaction relies on molecular contact through a surface charge or 3D structure matching via conformational capture or induced fit. The pRNA of bacteriophage phi29 DNA-packaging motor also forms a ring, but whether the pRNA ring is a hexamer or a pentamer is under debate. Here, single molecule studies elucidated a mechanism suggesting the specificity and affinity in protein/RNA interaction relies on pRNA static ring formation. A combined pRNA ring-forming group was very specific for motor binding, but the isolated individual members of the ring-forming group bind to the motor nonspecifically. pRNA did not form a ring prior to motor binding. Only those RNAs that formed a static ring, via the interlocking loops, stayed on the motor. Single interlocking loop interruption resulted in pRNA detachment. Extension or reduction of the ring circumference failed in motor binding. This new mechanism was tested by redesigning two artificial RNAs that formed hexamer and packaged DNA. The results confirmed the stoichiometry of pRNA on the motor was the common multiple of two and three, thus, a hexamer.
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- Feng Xiao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering/College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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Chai D. RNA structure and modeling: progress and techniques. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008; 82:71-100. [PMID: 18929139 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(08)00003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Dinggeng Chai
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Atz R, Ma S, Gao J, Anderson DL, Grimes S. Alanine scanning and Fe-BABE probing of the bacteriophage ø29 prohead RNA-connector interaction. J Mol Biol 2007; 369:239-48. [PMID: 17433366 PMCID: PMC1976407 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2007] [Revised: 02/21/2007] [Accepted: 03/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The DNA packaging motor of the Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage ø29 prohead is comprised in part of an oligomeric ring of 174 base RNA molecules (pRNA) positioned near the N termini of subunits of the dodecameric head-tail connector. Deletion and alanine substitution mutants in the connector protein (gp10) N terminus were assembled into proheads in Escherichia coli and the particles tested for pRNA binding and DNA-gp3 packaging in vitro. The basic amino acid residues RKR at positions 3-5 of the gp10 N terminus were central to pRNA binding during assembly of an active DNA packaging motor. Conjugation of iron(S)-1-(p-bromoacetamidobenzyl) ethylenediaminetetraacetate (Fe-BABE) to residue S170C in the narrow end of the connector, near the N terminus, permitted hydroxyl radical probing of bound [(32)P]pRNA and identified two discrete sites proximal to this residue: the C-helix at the junction of the A, C and D helices, and the E helix and the CE loop/D loop of the intermolecular base pairing site.
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- Rockney Atz
- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- Department of Chemistry and Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- Department of Chemistry and Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
- Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed at the University of Minnesota, 18-242 Moos Tower, 515 Delaware St. S. E., Minneapolis, MN 55455; Phone (612) 624-0667; FAX (612) 625-1108;
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GUO SONGCHUAN, TSCHAMMER NUSKA, MOHAMMED SULMA, GUO PEIXUAN. Specific delivery of therapeutic RNAs to cancer cells via the dimerization mechanism of phi29 motor pRNA. Hum Gene Ther 2005; 16:1097-109. [PMID: 16149908 PMCID: PMC2837361 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2005.16.1097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The application of small RNA in therapy has been hindered by the lack of an efficient and safe delivery system to target specific cells. Packaging RNA (pRNA), part of the DNA-packaging motor of bacteriophage phi29(Phi29), was manipulated by RNA nanotechnology to make chimeric RNAs that form dimers via interlocking right- and left-hand loops. Fusing pRNA with receptor-binding RNA aptamer, folate, small interfering RNA (siRNA), ribozyme, or another chemical group did not disturb dimer formation or interfere with the function of the inserted moieties. Incubation of cancer cells with the pRNA dimer, one subunit of which harbored the receptor-binding moiety and the other harboring the gene-silencing molecule, resulted in their binding and entry into the cells, and subsequent silencing of anti/proapoptotic genes. The chimeric pRNA complex was found to be processed into functional double-stranded siRNA by Dicer (RNA-specific endonuclease). Animal trials confirmed the suppression of tumorigenicity of cancer cells by ex vivo delivery. It has been reported [Shu, D., Moll, W.-D., Deng, Z., Mao, C., and Guo, P. (2004). Nano Lett. 4:1717-1724] that RNA can be used as a building block for bottom-up assembly in nanotechnology. The assembly of protein-free 25-nm RNA nanoparticles reported here will allow for repeated long-term administration and avoid the problems of short retention time of small molecules and the difficulties in the delivery of particles larger than 100 nm.
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- SONGCHUAN GUO
- Department of Pathobiology and Purdue Cancer Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816
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- Department of Pathobiology and Purdue Cancer Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Pathobiology and Purdue Cancer Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
- Corresponding author. Address reprint requests to: Dr. Peixuan Guo, Purdue Cancer Research Center, B-36 Hansen Life Science Research Building, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907,
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Khaled A, Guo S, Li F, Guo P. Controllable self-assembly of nanoparticles for specific delivery of multiple therapeutic molecules to cancer cells using RNA nanotechnology. NANO LETTERS 2005; 5:1797-808. [PMID: 16159227 PMCID: PMC2846701 DOI: 10.1021/nl051264s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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By utilizing RNA nanotechnology, we engineered both therapeutic siRNA and a receptor-binding RNA aptamer into individual pRNAs of phi29's motor. The RNA building block harboring siRNA or other therapeutic molecules was fabricated subsequently into a trimer through the interaction of engineered right and left interlocking RNA loops. The incubation of the protein-free nanoscale particles containing the receptor-binding aptamer or other ligands resulted in the binding and co-entry of the trivalent therapeutic particles into cells, subsequently modulating the apoptosis of cancer cells and leukemia model lymphocytes in cell culture and animal trials. The use of such antigenicity-free 20-40 nm particles holds promise for the repeated long-term treatment of chronic diseases.
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- Corresponding author. Please send correspondence to: Peixuan Guo, Purdue Cancer Research Center, B-36 Hansen Life Science Research Building,Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Phone: (765) 494-7561; fax: (765) 496-1795;
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Fang Y, Cai Q, Qin PZ. The procapsid binding domain of phi29 packaging RNA has a modular architecture and requires 2'-hydroxyl groups in packaging RNA interaction. Biochemistry 2005; 44:9348-58. [PMID: 15982001 DOI: 10.1021/bi0475020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The phi29 packaging RNA (pRNA) is an essential component in the phi29 bacteriophage DNA packaging motor, the strongest biomolecular motor known today. Utilizing Mg2+-dependent intermolecular base pairing interactions between two 4-nucleotide loops within the pRNA procapsid binding domain, multiple copies of pRNA form a ring-shaped complex that is indispensable for packaging motor function. To understand pRNA structural organization and pRNA/pRNA interaction, studies were carried out on pRNA closed dimers, the simplest functional pRNA complex believed to be the building blocks for assembling the oligomeric ring. Tertiary folding and interactions in various pRNA mutants were evaluated based on measured closed dimer affinity that is directly linked to the proper positioning of the interacting loops. The data revealed that the procapsid binding domain contains two autonomous modules that are capable of interacting noncovalently to form a fully active species in pRNA/pRNA interaction. Deleting the 2'-hydroxyl groups in one of the interacting loops weakens the dimer affinity by 125-fold, suggesting potential tertiary interactions involving these 2'-hydroxyl groups. The results provide evidence that nonbase functional groups are involved in pRNA folding and interaction and lead to a simple model that describes the pRNA monomer configuration in terms of three arms spanning a hinge. The functional constructs developed here will aid biophysical and biochemical investigations of pRNA structure and function, as well as developments of pRNA-based technology for nanoscience and gene therapy.
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- Yun Fang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0744, USA
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Hoeprich S, Zhou Q, Guo S, Shu D, Qi G, Wang Y, Guo P. Bacterial virus phi29 pRNA as a hammerhead ribozyme escort to destroy hepatitis B virus. Gene Ther 2003; 10:1258-67. [PMID: 12858191 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The DNA-packaging pRNA of bacterial virus phi29, which forms dimers and then hexamers, contains two independent tightly self-folded domains. Circularly permuted pRNAs were constructed without impacting pRNA folding. Connecting the pRNA 5'/3' ends with variable sequences did not disturb its folding and function. These unique features, which help prevent two common problems - exonuclease degradation and misfolding in the cell, make pRNA an ideal vector to carry therapeutic RNAs. A pRNA-based vector was designed to carry hammerhead ribozymes that cleave the hepatitis B virus (HBV) polyA signal. The chimeric HBV-targeting ribozyme was connected to the pRNA 5'/3' ends as circularly permuted pRNA. Two cis-cleaving ribozymes were used to flank and process the chimeric ribozyme. The hammerhead ribozyme including its two arms for HBV targeting was able to fold correctly while escorted by the pRNA. The chimeric ribozyme cleaved the polyA signal of HBV mRNA in vitro almost completely. Cell culture studies showed that the chimeric ribozyme was able to enhance the inhibition of HBV replication when compared with the ribozyme not escorted by pRNA, as demonstrated by Northern blot and e-antigen assays. pRNA could also carry another hammerhead ribozyme to cleave other RNA substrate. These findings suggest that pRNA can be used as a vector for imparting stability to ribozymes, antisense, and other therapeutic RNA molecules in vivo.
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- S Hoeprich
- Department of Pathobiology and Cancer Research Center, Purdue University, west Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Protein-protein dimerization is ubiquitous in biology, but its role in self-organization remains unexplored. Here we use Monte Carlo simulations to demonstrate that under diffusion-limited conditions, reversible dimerization alone can cause membrane proteins to cluster into oligomer-like structures. When multiple distinct protein species are able to form dimers, then heterodimerization and homodimerization can organize proteins into structured clusters that can affect cellular physiology. As an example, we demonstrate how receptor dimerization could provide a physical mechanism for regulating information flow by controlling receptor-receptor cross talk. These results are physically realistic for some membrane proteins, including members of the G-protein coupled receptor family, and may provide a physiological reason as to why many proteins dimerize.
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- Peter J Woolf
- Biological Engineering Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Gilbert RJ, Grimes JM, Stuart DI. Hybrid vigor: hybrid methods in viral structure determination. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY 2003; 64:37-91. [PMID: 13677045 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3233(03)01002-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Robert J Gilbert
- Division of Structural Biology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
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Guo P. Structure and function of phi29 hexameric RNA that drives the viral DNA packaging motor: review. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2002; 72:415-72. [PMID: 12206459 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(02)72076-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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One notable feature of linear dsDNA viruses is that, during replication, their lengthy genome is squeezed with remarkable velocity into a preformed procapsid and packed into near crystalline density. A molecular motor using ATP as energy accomplishes this energetically unfavorable motion tack. In bacterial virus phi29, an RNA (pRNA) molecule is a vital component of this motor. This 120-base RNA has many novel and distinctive features. It contains strong secondary structure, is tightly folded, and unusually stable. Upon interaction with ion and proteins, it has a knack to adapt numerous conformations to perform versatile function. It can be easily manipulated to form stable homologous monomers, dimers, trimers and hexamers. As a result, many unknown properties of RNA have been and will be unfolded by the study of this extraordinary molecule. This article reviews the structure and function of this pRNA and focuses on novel methods and unique approaches that lead to the illumination of its structure and function.
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- Peixuan Guo
- Department of Pathobiology and Purdue Cancer Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Hoeprich S, Guo P. Computer modeling of three-dimensional structure of DNA-packaging RNA (pRNA) monomer, dimer, and hexamer of Phi29 DNA packaging motor. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:20794-803. [PMID: 11886855 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112061200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A striking common feature in the maturation of all linear double-stranded DNA viruses is that their lengthy genome is translocated with remarkable velocity into the limited space within a preformed protein shell and packaged into near crystalline density. A DNA-translocating motor, powered by ATP hydrolysis, accomplishes this task, which would otherwise be energetically unfavorable. DNA-packaging RNA, pRNA, forms a hexameric complex to serve as a vital component of the DNA translocating motor of bacterial virus Phi29. The sequential action of six pRNA ensures continual function in the DNA translocation process. The Phi29 motor has been assembled with purified components synthesized by chemical or biotechnological approaches and is able to pump the viral DNA into the protein shell in vitro. pRNA dimers are the building blocks of the hexamer. The computer models of the three-dimensional structure of the motor was constructed based on experimental data derived from photoaffinity cross-linking by psoralen, phenphi (cis-Rh(1,10-phenanthroline)(9,10-phenan-threnequinone diimine)Cl(2)(+)), and azidophenacyl; chemical modification and chemical modification interference with dimethyl sulfate, 1-cyclohexyl-3-(2-morpholinoethyl)carbodiimide metho-p-toluene sulfonate, and kethoxal; complementary modification; and nuclease probing by single- and double-stranded specific RNases. The shapes of these computer models are very similar to the published pRNA images of cryo-atomic force microscopy. pRNA hexamer docking with the connector crystal structure reveals a very impressive match with the available biochemical, genetic, and physical data.
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- Stephen Hoeprich
- Department of Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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