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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
卷 139, 期 29, 页码 9779-9782出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b04527
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- NSFC [21527810, 21521063]
Light-up RNA aptamers are valuable tools for fluorescence imaging of RNA in living cells and thus for elucidating RNA functions and dynamics. However, no light-up RNA sensor has been reported for imaging of microRNAs (miRs) in mammalian cells. We report a novel genetically encoded RNA sensor for fluorescent imaging of miRs in living tumor cells using a light-up RNA aptamer that binds to sulforhodamine and separates it from a conjugated contact quencher. On the basis of the structural switching mechanism for molecular beacon, we show that the RNA sensor activates high-contrast fluorescence from the sulforhodamine-quencher conjugate when its stem loop responsive motif hybridizes with target mill The RNA sensor can be stably expressed within a designed tRNA scaffold in tumor cells and deliver light-up response to miR target. We also realize the RNA sensor for dual emission, ratiometric imaging by coexpression of RNA sensor with GFP, enabling quantitative studies of target miR in living cells. Our design may provide a new paradigm for developing robust, sensitive light-up RNA sensors for RNA imaging applications.
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