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Dziuba D, Hoffmann J, Hentze MW, Schultz C. A Genetically Encoded Diazirine Analogue for RNA-Protein Photo-crosslinking. Chembiochem 2020; 21:88-93. [PMID: 31658407 PMCID: PMC7003851 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ultraviolent crosslinking is a key experimental step in the numerous protocols that have been developed for capturing and dissecting RNA-protein interactions in living cells. UV crosslinking covalently stalls dynamic interactions between RNAs and the directly contacting RNA-binding proteins and enables stringent denaturing downstream purification conditions needed for the enrichment and biochemical analysis of RNA-protein complexes. Despite its popularity, conventional 254 nm UV crosslinking possesses a set of intrinsic drawbacks, with the low photochemical efficiency being the central caveat. Here we show that genetically encoded photoreactive unnatural amino acids bearing a dialkyl diazirine photoreactive group can address this problem. Using the human iron regulatory protein 1 (IRP1) as a model RNA-binding protein, we show that the photoreactive amino acids can be introduced into the protein without diminishing its RNA-binding properties. A sevenfold increase in the crosslinking efficiency compared to conventional 254 nm UV crosslinking was achieved using the diazirine-based unnatural amino acid DiAzKs. This finding opens an avenue for new applications of the unnatural amino acids in studying RNA-protein interactions.
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- Dmytro Dziuba
- European Molecular Biology LaboratoryMeyerhofstrasse 169117HeidelbergGermany
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- European Molecular Biology LaboratoryMeyerhofstrasse 169117HeidelbergGermany
- Department of Chemical Physiology and BiochemistryOregon Health and Science UniversityL334, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RoadPortlandOR97239-3098USA
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- European Molecular Biology LaboratoryMeyerhofstrasse 169117HeidelbergGermany
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- European Molecular Biology LaboratoryMeyerhofstrasse 169117HeidelbergGermany
- Department of Chemical Physiology and BiochemistryOregon Health and Science UniversityL334, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RoadPortlandOR97239-3098USA
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Milisavljevič N, Perlíková P, Pohl R, Hocek M. Enzymatic synthesis of base-modified RNA by T7 RNA polymerase. A systematic study and comparison of 5-substituted pyrimidine and 7-substituted 7-deazapurine nucleoside triphosphates as substrates. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 16:5800-5807. [PMID: 30063056 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob01498a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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We synthesized a small library of eighteen 5-substituted pyrimidine or 7-substituted 7-deazapurine nucleoside triphosphates bearing methyl, ethynyl, phenyl, benzofuryl or dibenzofuryl groups through cross-coupling reactions of nucleosides followed by triphosphorylation or through direct cross-coupling reactions of halogenated nucleoside triphosphates. We systematically studied the influence of the modification on the efficiency of T7 RNA polymerase catalyzed synthesis of modified RNA and found that modified ATP, UTP and CTP analogues bearing smaller modifications were good substrates and building blocks for the RNA synthesis even in difficult sequences incorporating multiple modified nucleotides. Bulky dibenzofuryl derivatives of ATP and GTP were not substrates for the RNA polymerase. In the case of modified GTP analogues, a modified procedure using a special promoter and GMP as initiator needed to be used to obtain efficient RNA synthesis. The T7 RNA polymerase synthesis of modified RNA can be very efficiently used for synthesis of modified RNA but the method has constraints in the sequence of the first three nucleotides of the transcript, which must contain a non-modified G in the +1 position.
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- Nemanja Milisavljevič
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, CZ-16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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Ustinov AV, Stepanova IA, Dubnyakova VV, Zatsepin TS, Nozhevnikova EV, Korshun VA. Modification of nucleic acids using [3 + 2]-dipolar cycloaddition of azides and alkynes. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2010; 36:437-81. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162010040011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kassavetis GA, Prakash P, Shim E. The C53/C37 subcomplex of RNA polymerase III lies near the active site and participates in promoter opening. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:2695-706. [PMID: 19940126 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.074013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The C53 and C37 subunits of RNA polymerase III (pol III) form a subassembly that is required for efficient termination; pol III lacking this subcomplex displays increased processivity of RNA chain elongation. We show that the C53/C37 subcomplex additionally plays a role in formation of the initiation-ready open promoter complex similar to that of the Brf1 N-terminal zinc ribbon domain. In the absence of C53 and C37, the transcription bubble fails to stably propagate to and beyond the transcriptional start site even when the DNA template is supercoiled. The C53/C37 subcomplex also stimulates the formation of an artificially assembled elongation complex from its component DNA and RNA strands. Protein-RNA and protein-DNA photochemical cross-linking analysis places a segment of C53 close to the RNA 3' end and transcribed DNA strand at the catalytic center of the pol III elongation complex. We discuss the implications of these findings for the mechanism of transcriptional termination by pol III and propose a structural as well as functional correspondence between the C53/C37 subcomplex and the RNA polymerase II initiation factor TFIIF.
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- George A Kassavetis
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0634, USA.
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Luo MJ, Reed R. Identification of RNA binding proteins by UV cross-linking. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; Chapter 27:Unit 27.2. [PMID: 18265329 DOI: 10.1002/0471142727.mb2702s63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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One of the major focuses of modern biology is to understand the dynamics of RNA-protein interactions, including factors that interact with mRNA, rRNA, tRNA, snRNA, hnRNA, siRNA, and viral RNA. Identification the direct interactions between proteins and RNA has greatly advanced our knowledge about the function of RNA-protein machines. UV crosslinking is a straightforward and powerful tool in this endeavor.
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Knorre DG, Kudryashova NV, Lavrik OI. Chemical approaches to the study of template biosynthesis: general problems and the study of transcription. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2007. [DOI: 10.1070/rc1997v066n04abeh000331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kanevskii IE, Kuznetsova SA. Synthesis of reactive nucleic acid analogues and their application for the study of structure and functions of biopolymers. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2007. [DOI: 10.1070/rc1998v067n07abeh000394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ruud CJ, Jia J, Baker GL. Synthesis and Characterization of Poly[(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne)-co-(1-(4-azidobutyldimethylsilyl)-1-propyne)] Copolymers. Macromolecules 2000. [DOI: 10.1021/ma990540k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Cory J. Ruud
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Sensor Materials, and Center for Fundamental Materials Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Sensor Materials, and Center for Fundamental Materials Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Sensor Materials, and Center for Fundamental Materials Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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Costas C, Yuriev E, Meyer KL, Guion TS, Hanna MM. RNA-protein crosslinking to AMP residues at internal positions in RNA with a new photocrosslinking ATP analog. Nucleic Acids Res 2000; 28:1849-58. [PMID: 10756182 PMCID: PMC103291 DOI: 10.1093/nar/28.9.1849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A new photocrosslinking purine analog was synthesized and evaluated as a transcription substrate for Escherichia coli RNA polymerase. This analog, 8-[(4-azidophenacyl)thio]adenosine 5'-triphosphate (8-APAS-ATP) contains an aryl azide photocrosslinking group that is attached to the ATP base via a sulfur-linked arm on the 8 position of the purine ring. This position is not involved in the normal Watson-Crick base pairing needed for specific hybridization. Although 8-APAS-ATP could not replace ATP as a substrate for transcription initiation, once stable elongation complexes were formed, 8-APAS-AMP could be site-specifically incorporated into the RNA, and this transcript could be further elongated, placing the photoreactive analog at internal positions in the RNA. Irradiation of transcription elongation complexes in which the RNA contained the analog exclusively at the 3' end of an RNA 22mer, or a 23mer with the analog 1 nt from the 3' end, produced RNA crosslinks to the RNA polymerase subunits that form the RNA 3' end binding site (beta, beta'). Both 8-APAS-AMP and the related 8-azido-AMP were subjected to conformational modeling as nucleoside monophosphates and in DNA-RNA hybrids. Surprisingly, the lowest energy conformation for 8-APAS-AMP was found to be syn, while that of 8-azido-AMP was anti, suggesting that the conformational properties and transcription substrate properties of 8-azido-ATP should be re-evaluated. Although the azide and linker together are larger in 8-APAS-ATP than in 8-N(3)-ATP, the flexibility of the linker itself allows this analog to adopt several different energetically favorable conformations, making it a good substrate for the RNA polymerase.
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- C Costas
- Designer Genes, Inc., 8281 East Evans Road, Suite 104, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, USA
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Yuriev E, Scott D, Hanna MM. Effects of 5-[S-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-thio]-2'-deoxyuridine analog incorporation on the structure and stability of DNA hybrids: implications for the design of nucleic acid probes. J Mol Recognit 1999; 12:337-45. [PMID: 10611643 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1352(199911/12)12:6<337::aid-jmr475>3.0.co;2-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Labeled nucleic acid probes are used as diagnostic tools by detecting changes in gene expression upon hybridization to target RNAs or DNAs that are related to specific disease genes. 5-[S-(2, 4-Dinitrophenyl)-thio]-2'-deoxyuridine analog represents an excellent nucleic acid label, containing the DNP group which functions both as a probe and as a precursor for the introduction of a variety of fluorescent groups. This study describes thermal denaturation hybridization experiments with oligonucleotides containing the 5-[S-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-thio]-2'-deoxyuridine analog. Using molecular modeling techniques, the effects of this analog on the hybrid structure and stability were examined, including (i) analog conformation, (ii) hydrogen bonding, (iii) stacking interactions and (iv) hybrid helical geometry. This analog does not prohibitively affect the hybrid thermal stability and incorporation of the analog does not compromise the structural integrity of the double helix. In particular, the sequence-dependence of the analog effects and the dependence on the modification site relative to the end(s) of the helix were investigated. Findings described here should provide guidelines in the rational design of nucleic acid probes.
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- E Yuriev
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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Hanna MM, Liu K. Nascent RNA in transcription complexes interacts with CspE, a small protein in E. coli implicated in chromatin condensation. J Mol Biol 1998; 282:227-39. [PMID: 9735283 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Proteins in a partially fractionated Escherichia coli extract that interact with the nascent RNA in active transcription complexes from several promoters were detected using the photocrosslinking ribonucleotide analogs 5-(azidophenacyl)thio-UTP or 5-(azidophenacyl)thio-CTP as transcription substrates. Upon irradiation of ternary transcription complexes, several extract proteins were crosslinked to the RNA. Most notably, a small protein was crosslinked to the RNA in complexes on seven of nine templates tested. This protein was purified and sequenced and found to match a hypothetical protein, MsmC/CspE, recently shown to be involved in chromatin partitioning. CspE has 69% amino acid sequence identity with the major cold shock protein in E. coli, CspA, which has been shown to bind to a DNA sequence designated the Y box, with the sequence 5'-ATTGG. Of the nine templates tested, CspE was found to be most heavily crosslinked to RNA from the lambda PR' promoter, which is modified by the Q antiterminator protein. CspE was very heavily crosslinked to RNA only ten nucleotides long in initial ternary complexes on this promoter, but not to this same RNA after it had been released from the transcription complex. However, even when present from the start of transcription, CspE did not crosslink to the RNA 82 nucleotides long in elongation complexes from this same promoter. Despite the loss of interaction with the RNA after polymerase had left the promoter, CspE inhibited Q-mediated transcriptional antitermination from PR' in vitro almost 200 nucleotides downstream from the promoter, presumably by interaction with the Y box DNA upstream from PR', which overlaps with the binding site for the Q. A potential role for CspE and transcription in chromosome condensation and nucleoid structure is discussed.
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- M M Hanna
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019, USA.
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Yamaguchi T, Suyama K, Narita K, Kohgo S, Tomikawa A, Saneyoshi M. Synthesis and evaluation of oligodeoxyribonucleotides containing an aryl(trifluoromethyl)diazirine moiety as the cross-linking probe: photoaffinity labeling of mammalian DNA polymerase beta. Nucleic Acids Res 1997; 25:2352-8. [PMID: 9171085 PMCID: PMC146739 DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.12.2352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Photolabile 2'-deoxy- E -5-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-3 H-diazirin-3-yl)styryl]uridine and its protected phosphoramidite derivatives have been synthesized and introduced into DNA oligomers through solid-phase DNA synthesis. The (trifluoromethyldiazirinyl)stylyl moiety of this nucleoside was found to be sufficiently stable for automated DNA synthesis. In addition, this moiety was found to be stable at 60 degrees C in aqueous solution under the annealing conditions for duplex formation with complementary strands, since >95% of the photolabile nucleoside remained after heating for 1 h. The oligo(dT) 15mer analog bearing the photolabile residue was activated/decomposed by near-UV irradiation. In photoaffinity cross-linking experiments with recombinant rat DNA polymerasebeta, constituted from a 40 kDa polypeptide, using oligo(dT) 15mer analogs bearing the photolabile residue near the 3'-terminus, a covalently bound complex of 45 kDa was obtained in the presence of complementary templates. Thus it was demonstrated that our method for synthesis of photolabile oligodeoxyribonucleotides may be useful for studies of DNA-related enzymes and DNA binding proteins.
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- T Yamaguchi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Teikyo University of Science and Technology, 2525 Yatsuzawa, Uenohara, Yamanashi 409-01, Japan.
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Meisenheimer KM, Koch TH. Photocross-linking of nucleic acids to associated proteins. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 1997; 32:101-40. [PMID: 9145285 DOI: 10.3109/10409239709108550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Photocross-linking is a useful technique for the partial definition of the nucleic acid-protein interface of nucleoprotein complexes. It can be accomplished by one or two photon excitations of wild-type nucleoprotein complexes or by one photon excitation of nucleoprotein complexes bearing one or more substitutions with photoreactive chromophores. Chromophores that have been incorporated into nucleic acids for this purpose include aryl azides, 5-azidouracil, 8-azidoadenine, 8-azidoguanine, 4-thiouracil, 5-bromouracil, 5-iodouracil, and 5-iodocytosine. The various techniques and chromophores are described and compared, with attention to the photochemical mechanism.
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- K M Meisenheimer
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0215, USA
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Yamaguchi T, Saneyoshi M. A photolabile 2',3'-dideoxyuridylate analog bearing an aryl(trifluoromethyl)diazirine moiety: photoaffinity labeling of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Nucleic Acids Res 1996; 24:3364-9. [PMID: 8811091 PMCID: PMC146106 DOI: 10.1093/nar/24.17.3364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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In order to develop a photoaffinity labeling reagent for DNA polymerases, including retroviral reverse transcriptase (RT), we utilized 2',3'-dideoxy-E-5-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-3H-diazirin-3-yl) styryl]UTP (TDSddUTP) as a substrate dTTP analog. Photoaffinity labeling experiments with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) RT using a radioactive labeling reagent ([gamma-32P]TDSddUTP) and poly(A).oligo(dT) as the template/primer yielded different results depending on the concentration of Mg2+. In the presence of 0.025 mM Mg2+, photoaffinity labeling showed that TDSddUTP bound selectively to the dTTP binding site in the 66 kDa subunit of the p66/p51 heterodimeric enzyme protein when irradiated by near-UV light (365 nm). In the presence of 4 mM Mg2+ or 0.05 mM Mn2+, TDSddUTP was incorporated into the 3'-end of the primer strand due to RT activity and the resulting photolabile primer bound to the 66 kDa subunit of HIV-1 RT on photoirradiation. These results suggest that TDSddUTP could be a useful tool for studying the substrate binding site(s) of DNA polymerases, including HIV-1 RT, which show affinity for this compound.
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- T Yamaguchi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Teikyo University of Science and Technology, Yamanashi, Japan
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Hanna MM. Photochemical cross-linking analysis of protein-nucleic acid interactions in Escherichia coli transcription complexes from lambda PR' promoter. Methods Enzymol 1996; 274:403-18. [PMID: 8902821 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(96)74033-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- M M Hanna
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73109, USA
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Liu K, Hanna MM. NusA interferes with interactions between the nascent RNA and the C-terminal domain of the alpha subunit of RNA polymerase in Escherichia coli transcription complexes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995; 92:5012-6. [PMID: 7539140 PMCID: PMC41838 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.11.5012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The effects of NusA on the RNA polymerase contacts made by nucleotides at internal positions in the nascent RNA in Escherichia coli transcription complexes were analyzed by using the photocrosslinking nucleotide analog 5-[(4-azidophenacyl) thio]-UMP. It was placed at nucleotides between +6 and +15 in RNA transcribed from the phage lambda PR' promoter. Crosslinks of analog in these positions in RNAs which contained either 15, 28, 29, or 49 nt were examined. Contacts between the nascent RNA and proteins in the transcription complex were analyzed as the RNA was elongated, by placing the crosslinker nearest the 5' end of the RNA 10, 23, 24, or 44 nt away from the 3' end. The beta or beta' subunit of polymerase, and NusA when added, were contacted by RNA from 15 to 49 nt long. When the upstream crosslinker was 24 nt from the 3" end of the RNA (29-nt RNA), alpha was also contacted in the absence of NusA. The addition of NusA prevented RNA crosslinking to alpha. When the crosslinker was 44 nt from the 3' end (49-nt RNA), alpha crosslinks were still observed, but crosslinks to beta or beta' and NusA were greatly diminished. RNA crosslinking to alpha, and loss of this crosslink when NusA was added, was observed in the presence of NusB, NusE, and NusG and when transcription was carried out in the presence of an E. coli S100 cell extract. Peptide mapping localized the RNA interactions to the C-terminal domain of alpha.
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- K Liu
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019, USA
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He B, Riggs DL, Hanna MM. Preparation of probe-modified RNA with 5-mercapto-UTP for analysis of protein-RNA interactions. Nucleic Acids Res 1995; 23:1231-8. [PMID: 7537876 PMCID: PMC306836 DOI: 10.1093/nar/23.7.1231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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We report a modified synthesis for 5-mercapto-UTP (5-SH-UTP) and its use for analysis of protein-RNA interactions utilizing Escherichia coli and T7 RNA polymerases and yeast RNA polymerases I and III. 5-SH-UTP did not affect transcriptional pausing, Rho-independent termination or recognition of the E. coli transcription complex by NusA. RNA containing 5-SH-UMP did not crosslink to polymerase when irradiation was 302 or 337 nm. Transcription complexes containing RNA substituted with 5-SH-UMP were post-transcriptionally modified to attach a photocross-linking group to thiol-tagged nucleotides in the RNA on the surface of the polymerase of free in solution. The pKa for 5-SH-UTP was determined to be 5.6, so modification of the thiol groups in the RNA with p-azidophenacyl bromide could be carried out at pH 7. Addition of the transcription termination factor Rho, a RNA binding protein, to E. coli transcription complexes resulted in RNA crosslinking to Rho and to the beta and beta' subunits of polymerase. Using 5-SH-UTP, one can distinguish RNA binding domains on the surface of RNA polymerases or other RNA binding proteins from those buried within the protein.
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- B He
- Department of Botany/Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019, USA
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Bartholomew B, Tinker RL, Kassavetis GA, Geiduschek EP. Photochemical cross-linking assay for DNA tracking by replication proteins. Methods Enzymol 1995; 262:476-94. [PMID: 8594372 DOI: 10.1016/0076-6879(95)62039-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- B Bartholomew
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale 62901-6503, USA
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Bartholomew B, Braun B, Kassavetis G, Geiduschek E. Probing close DNA contacts of RNA polymerase III transcription complexes with the photoactive nucleoside 4-thiodeoxythymidine. J Biol Chem 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)32421-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- E J Sontheimer
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New Haven, CT 06536-0812
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Zhang Y, Hanna MM. NusA changes the conformation of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase at the binding site for the 3' end of the nascent RNA. J Bacteriol 1994; 176:1787-9. [PMID: 7510675 PMCID: PMC205271 DOI: 10.1128/jb.176.6.1787-1789.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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A conformational change in Escherichia coli RNA polymerase induced by NusA was detected by utilizing photocrosslinking. A change in the binding site for the 3' end of the RNA occurred, and NusA increased interactions of the RNA with the beta subunit of the polymerase. NusA was not contacted by the 3' end of the RNA.
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- Y Zhang
- Department of Botany-Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019
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