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RNA
卷 12, 期 3, 页码 522-529出版社
COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB PRESS, PUBLICATIONS DEPT
DOI: 10.1261/rna.2165806
关键词
fluorescence anisotropy; fluorescence quenching; melting transition; pyrrolo-cytosine ribonucleoside; RNA folding kinetics
资金
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM62357, GM62357-S1, R01 GM062357] Funding Source: Medline
Pyrrolo-C (PC), or 3-[beta-D-2-ribofuranosyl]-6-methylpyrrolo[2,3-dlpyrimidin-2(3H)-one, is a fluorescent analog of the nucleoside cytidine that retains its Watson-Crick base-pairing capacity with G. Due to its red-shifted absorbance, it can be selectively excited in the presence of natural nucleosides, making it a potential site-specific probe for RNA structure and dynamics. Similar to 2-aminopurine nucleoside, which base-pairs with uridine (or thymidine), PC's fluorescence becomes reversibly quenched upon base-pairing, most likely due to stacking interactions with neighboring bases. To test its utility as an RNA probe, we examined PC's fluorescent properties over a wide range of ionic strengths, pH, organic cosolvents, and temperatures. Incorporation of PC into a single-stranded RNA results in an similar to 60% reduction of fluorescence intensity, while duplex formation reduces the fluorescence by similar to 75% relative to the free ribonucleoside. We find that the fluorescence intensity of PC is only moderately affected by ionic strength, pH, and temperature, while it is slightly enhanced by organic cosolvents, making it a versatile probe for a broad range of buffer conditions. We demonstrate two applications for PC: fluorescent measurements of the kinetics of formation and dissociation of an RNA/DNA complex, and fluorescent monitoring of the thermal denaturation of the central segment of an RNA duplex. Taken together, our data showcase the potential of pyrrolo-C as an effective fluorescent probe to study RNA structure, dynamics, and function, complementary to the popular 2-aminopurine ribonucleoside.
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