An RNA Triangle with Six Ribozyme Units Can Promote a Trans-Splicing Reaction through Trimerization of Unit Ribozyme Dimers
Abstract
<jats:p>Ribozymes are catalytic RNAs that are attractive platforms for the construction of nanoscale objects with biological functions. We designed a dimeric form of the Tetrahymena group I ribozyme as a unit structure in which two ribozymes were connected in a tail-to-tail manner with a linker element. We introduced a kink-turn motif as a bent linker element of the ribozyme dimer to design a closed trimer with a triangular shape. The oligomeric states of the resulting ribozyme dimers (kUrds) were analyzed biochemically and observed directly by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Formation of kUrd oligomers also triggered trans-splicing reactions, which could be monitored with a reporter system to yield a fluorescent RNA aptamer as the trans-splicing product.</jats:p>
Journal
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- Applied Sciences
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Applied Sciences 11 (6), 2583-, 2021-03-14
MDPI AG
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1360009142459158272
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- ISSN
- 20763417
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- Crossref
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