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CELL CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 471-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2019.01.005
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- NIH [R01 NS064516, R01 EB010249, R01 AI136789]
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Genetically encoded biosensors are useful tools for detecting the presence and levels of diverse biomolecules in living cells. However, low-abundance targets are difficult to detect because they are often unable to bind and activate enough biosensors to detect using standard microscopic imaging approaches. Here we describe a type of RNA-based biosensor, an RNA integrator, which enables detection of low-abundance targets in vitro and in living cells. The RNA integrator is an RNA sequence comprising a ribozyme and an unfolded form of the fluorogenic aptamer Broccoli. Upon binding its target, the ribozyme undergoes cleavage and releases Broccoli, which subsequently folds and becomes fluorescent. Importantly, each target molecule can bind and induce cleavage of multiple copies of the integrator sensor, resulting in an amplified signal. We show that this approach can be generalized to numerous different ribozyme types for the detection of various small molecules.
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