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Hu K, Sun W, Chen H, Luo J, Song Z, An R, Komiyama M, Liang X. Formation of an instantaneous nick for highly efficient adenylation of oligonucleotides by ligase without subsequent jointing. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:2942-2945. [PMID: 38374791 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00590b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
Abstract
By forming a nick at the adenylation site instantaneously, nucleic acids are efficiently adenylated by T4 DNA ligase. The subsequent ligation is successfully suppressed in terms of rapid conversion of the instantaneous nick to a more stable gap. It is helpful to understand enzymatic ligation dynamics, and the adenylated products can be used for various practical applications.
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- Kunling Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299 Sansha Road, Qingdao, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299 Sansha Road, Qingdao, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299 Sansha Road, Qingdao, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299 Sansha Road, Qingdao, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299 Sansha Road, Qingdao, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299 Sansha Road, Qingdao, P. R. China.
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), No. 1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 1299 Sansha Road, Qingdao, P. R. China.
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), No. 1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao, P. R. China
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Luo J, Chen H, An R, Liang X. Efficient preparation of AppDNA/AppRNA by T4 DNA ligase aided by a DNA involving mismatched mini-hairpin structure at its 3′ side. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2022. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20220199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jian Luo
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, P. R. China
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Yang Z, Zhang C, Lian G, Dong S, Song M, Shao H, Wang J, Zhong T, Luo Z, Jin S, Ding C. Direct adenylation from 5'-OH-terminated oligonucleotides by a fusion enzyme containing Pfu RNA ligase and T4 polynucleotide kinase. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:7560-7569. [PMID: 35819229 PMCID: PMC9303275 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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5′-Adenylated oligonucleotides (AppOligos) are widely used for single-stranded DNA/RNA ligation in next-generation sequencing (NGS) applications such as microRNA (miRNA) profiling. The ligation between an AppOligo adapter and target molecules (such as miRNA) no longer requires ATP, thereby minimizing potential self-ligations and simplifying library preparation procedures. AppOligos can be produced by chemical synthesis or enzymatic modification. However, adenylation via chemical synthesis is inefficient and expensive, while enzymatic modification requires pre-phosphorylated substrate and additional purification. Here we cloned and characterized the Pfu RNA ligase encoded by the PF0353 gene in the hyperthermophilic archaea Pyrococcus furiosus. We further engineered fusion enzymes containing both Pfu RNA ligase and T4 polynucleotide kinase. One fusion enzyme, 8H-AP, was thermostable and can directly catalyze 5′-OH-terminated DNA substrates to adenylated products. The newly discovered Pfu RNA ligase and the engineered fusion enzyme may be useful tools for applications using AppOligos.
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- Zhengquan Yang
- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kunming Third People's Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, 650041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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Rouge JL, Hao L, Wu XA, Briley WE, Mirkin CA. Spherical nucleic acids as a divergent platform for synthesizing RNA-nanoparticle conjugates through enzymatic ligation. ACS NANO 2014; 8:8837-43. [PMID: 25144723 PMCID: PMC4174098 DOI: 10.1021/nn503601s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Herein, we describe a rapid, divergent method for using spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) as a universal platform for attaching RNA to DNA-modified nanoparticles using enzyme-mediated techniques. This approach provides a sequence-specific method for the covalent attachment of one or more in vitro transcribed RNAs to a universal SNA scaffold, regardless of RNA sequence. The RNA-nanoparticle constructs are shown to effectively knock down two different gene targets using a single, dual-ligated nanoparticle construct.
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- Jessica L. Rouge
- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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Zhelkovsky AM, McReynolds LA. Simple and efficient synthesis of 5' pre-adenylated DNA using thermostable RNA ligase. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:e117. [PMID: 21724605 PMCID: PMC3177227 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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We report a simple method of enzymatic synthesis of pre-adenylated DNA linkers/adapters for next-generation sequencing using thermostable RNA ligase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (MthRnl). Using RNA ligase for the reaction instead of the existing chemical or T4 DNA ligase-based methods allows quantitative conversion of 5′-phosphorylated single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) to the adenylated form. The MthRnl adenylation reaction is specific for ATP and either ssDNA or RNA. In the presence of Mg+2, the reaction has a pH optimum of 6.0–6.5. Unlike reactions that use T4 DNA ligase, this protocol does not require synthesis of a template strand for adenylation. The high yield of the reaction simplifies isolation and purification of the adenylated product. Conducting the adenylation reaction at the elevated temperature (65°C) reduces structural constraints, while increased ATP concentrations allow quantitative adenylation of DNA with a 3′-unprotected end.
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Kumar P, Johnston BH, Kazakov SA. miR-ID: a novel, circularization-based platform for detection of microRNAs. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2011; 17:365-80. [PMID: 21169480 PMCID: PMC3022285 DOI: 10.1261/rna.2490111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/10/2010] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of gene expression and have great potential as biomarkers, prognostic indicators, and therapeutic targets. Determining the expression patterns of these molecules is essential for elucidating their biogenesis, regulation, relation to disease, and response to therapy. Although PCR-based assays are commonly used for expression profiling of miRNAs, the small size, sequence heterogeneity, and (in some cases) end modifications of miRNAs constrain the performance of existing PCR methods. Here we introduce miR-ID, a novel method that avoids these constraints while providing superior sensitivity and sequence specificity at a lower cost. It also has the unique ability to differentiate unmodified small RNAs from those carrying 2'-OMe groups at their 3'-ends while detecting both forms. miR-ID is comprised of the following steps: (1) circularization of the miRNA by a ligase; (2) reverse transcription of the circularized miRNA (RTC), producing tandem repeats of a DNA sequence complementary to the miRNA; and (3) qPCR amplification of segments of this multimeric cDNA using 5'-overlapping primers and a nonspecific dye such as SYBR Green. No chemically modified probes (e.g., TaqMan) or primers (e.g., LNA) are required. The circular RNA and multimeric cDNA templates provide unmatched flexibility in the positioning of primers, which may include straddling the boundaries between these repetitive miRNA sequences. miR-ID is based on new findings that are themselves of general interest, including reverse transcription of small RNA circles and the use of 5'-overlapping primers for detection of repetitive sequences by qPCR.
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- Pavan Kumar
- Somagenics, Inc., Santa Cruz, California 95060, USA
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Vigneault F, Sismour AM, Church GM. Efficient microRNA capture and bar-coding via enzymatic oligonucleotide adenylation. Nat Methods 2009; 5:777-9. [PMID: 19160512 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Here we report a highly efficient and simplified strategy to preadenylate bar-coded oligonucleotides designed for microRNA (miRNA) capture and multiplex analysis. Using this approach, we enzymatically preadenylated bar-coded oligonucleotides with high efficiency when compared to the chemical method currently used by miRNA investigators. As a case study, we used these oligonucleotides in an ATP-independent ligation to miRNAs, suggesting the utility of our method in end-capture protocols and high-throughput sequencing applications.
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- Francois Vigneault
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Since their first identification by in vitro selection in 1994, deoxyribozymes have been developed to catalyze a variety of chemical reactions. The first DNA-catalyzed reaction was cleavage of a ribonucleotide linkage within an oligonucleotide substrate. In subsequent years, growing collections of deoxyribozymes have been developed for several reactions that have practical utility for RNA research. These deoxyribozymes are useful for site-specific RNA cleavage as well as ligation to form linear, branched, and lariat RNA products. An application related to RNA ligation is deoxyribozyme-catalyzed labeling of RNA (DECAL), which is used to attach a biophysical tag to a desired RNA sequence at a specific position. With current achievements and likely future developments, deoxyribozymes are a useful contributor to the toolbox of RNA research methods.
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- Elena Zelin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Wang Y, Silverman SK. Efficient RNA 5'-adenylation by T4 DNA ligase to facilitate practical applications. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2006; 12:1142-6. [PMID: 16618967 PMCID: PMC1464850 DOI: 10.1261/rna.33106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We describe a simple procedure for RNA 5'-adenylation using T4 DNA ligase. The 5'-monophosphorylated terminus of an RNA substrate is annealed to a complementary DNA strand that has a 3'-overhang of 10 nucleotides. Then, T4 DNA ligase and ATP are used to synthesize 5'-adenylated RNA (5'-AppRNA), which should find use in a variety of practical applications. In the absence of an acceptor nucleic acid strand, the two-step T4 DNA ligase mechanism is successfully interrupted after the adenylation step, providing 40%-80% yield of 5'-AppRNA after PAGE purification with few side products (the yield varies with RNA sequence). Optimized reaction conditions are described for 5'-adenylating RNA substrates of essentially any length including long and structured RNAs, without need for sequestration of the RNA 3'-terminus to avoid circularization. The new procedure is applicable on the preparative nanomole scale. This 5'-adenylation strategy using T4 DNA ligase is a substantial improvement over our recently reported adenylation method that uses T4 RNA ligase, which often leads to substantial amounts of side products and requires careful optimization for each RNA substrate. Efficient synthetic access to 5'-adenylated RNA will facilitate a range of applications by providing substrates for in vitro selection; by establishing a new protocol for RNA 5'-capping; and by providing an alternative approach for labeling RNA with (32)P or biophysical probes at the 5'-terminus.
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- Yangming Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61801, USA
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We describe a general and efficient two-step strategy for lariat RNA synthesis. In the first step, a deoxyribozyme synthesizes 2',5'-branched RNA. In the second step, T4 RNA ligase closes the loop that completes the lariat. The loop-closure reaction can form either a natural or unnatural lariat isomer, depending on which of the two 3'-termini of the branched RNA reacts with the lone 5'-end. We demonstrate two approaches to control formation of either lariat isomer. In conjunction with other routes for lariat RNA synthesis, the two-step strategy described here will facilitate biochemical studies that require lariat RNAs of varying nucleotide sequence.
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- Yangming Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Silverman SK. In vitro selection, characterization, and application of deoxyribozymes that cleave RNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:6151-63. [PMID: 16286368 PMCID: PMC1283523 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Over the last decade, many catalytically active DNA molecules (deoxyribozymes; DNA enzymes) have been identified by in vitro selection from random-sequence DNA pools. This article focuses on deoxyribozymes that cleave RNA substrates. The first DNA enzyme was reported in 1994 and cleaves an RNA linkage. Since that time, many other RNA-cleaving deoxyribozymes have been identified. Most but not all of these deoxyribozymes require a divalent metal ion cofactor such as Mg2+ to catalyze attack by a specific RNA 2′-hydroxyl group on the adjacent phosphodiester linkage, forming a 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate and a 5′-hydroxyl group. Several deoxyribozymes that cleave RNA have utility for in vitro RNA biochemistry. Some DNA enzymes have been applied in vivo to degrade mRNAs, and others have been engineered into sensors. The practical impact of RNA-cleaving deoxyribozymes should continue to increase as additional applications are developed.
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- Scott K Silverman
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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Coppins RL, Silverman SK. A deoxyribozyme that forms a three-helix-junction complex with its RNA substrates and has general RNA branch-forming activity. J Am Chem Soc 2005; 127:2900-7. [PMID: 15740125 DOI: 10.1021/ja044881b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We recently used in vitro selection to identify 7S11, a deoxyribozyme that synthesizes 2',5'-branched RNA. The 7S11 DNA enzyme mediates the nucleophilic attack of an adenosine 2'-hydroxyl group at a 5'-triphosphate, forming 2',5'-branched RNA in a reaction that resembles the first step of in vivo RNA splicing. Here, we describe 7S11 characterization experiments that have two important implications for nucleic acid chemistry and biochemistry. First, on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of its substrate sequence requirements, 7S11 is shown to be generally applicable for the synthesis of a wide range of 2',5'-branched RNAs. Strict substrate sequence requirements are found at the two RNA nucleotides that directly form the branched linkage, and these requirements correspond to those nucleotides found most commonly at these two positions in natural spliced RNAs. Outside of these two nucleotides, most substrate sequences are tolerated with useful ligation activity, although rates and yields vary. Because chemical synthesis approaches to branched RNA are extremely limited in scope, the deoxyribozyme-based route using 7S11 will enable many experiments that require branched RNA. Second, comprehensive nucleotide covariation experiments demonstrate that 7S11 and its RNA substrates adopt a three-helix-junction structure in which the branch-site nucleotide is located at the intersection of the three helices. Because many natural ribozymes have multi-helix junctions, 7S11 is an interesting model system for catalytic nucleic acids.
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- Rebecca L Coppins
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Coppins RL, Silverman SK. A DNA enzyme that mimics the first step of RNA splicing. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2004; 11:270-4. [PMID: 14758353 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2003] [Accepted: 12/22/2003] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We have discovered an artificial DNA enzyme that mimics the first step of RNA splicing. In vitro selection was used to identify DNA enzymes that ligate RNA. One of the new DNA enzymes carries out splicing-related catalysis by specifically recognizing an unpaired internal adenosine and facilitating attack of its 2'-hydroxyl onto a 5'-triphosphate. This reaction forms 2',5'-branched RNA and is analogous to the first step of in vivo RNA splicing, in which a ribozyme cleaves itself with formation of a branched intermediate. Unlike a natural ribozyme, the new DNA enzyme has no 2'-hydroxyl groups to aid in the catalytic mechanism. Our finding has two important implications. First, branch-site adenosine reactivity seems to be mechanistically favored by nucleic acid enzymes. Second, hydroxyl groups are not obligatory components of nucleic acid enzymes that carry out biologically related catalysis.
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- Rebecca L Coppins
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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