Interacting RNA species identified by combinatorial selection |
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Authors: | B Cho DC Taylor HB Nicholas FJ Schmidt |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia 65212, USA. |
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Abstract: | RNA molecules were selected from a random sequence library for their ability to bind to an RNA stem-loop target. Oligonucleotides with extensive Watson-Crick complementarity to the RNA ligand were selected against by inclusion of a blocking oligodeoxynucleotide in the binding phase of the selection protocol. After 18 generations of SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) a single RNA family was predominant in the binding population. The winning aptamer RNA bound the target RNA with an apparent Kd = 70 nM. Structural mapping and Fe(II)-EDTA protection indicated that the target RNA interacted with small unpaired loops in the aptamer structure. |
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