期刊
CHEMBIOCHEM
卷 19, 期 1, 页码 43-47出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700581
关键词
bleomycin; chemical biology; noncoding RNA; nucleic acids; small molecules
资金
- US National Institutes of Health [R01-GM097455]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [R01GM097455] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Noncoding RNAs are pervasive in cells and contribute to diseases such as cancer. A question in biomedical research is whether noncoding RNAs are targets of medicines. Bleomycin is a natural product that cleaves DNA; however, it is known to cleave RNA in vitro. Herein, an in-depth analysis of the RNA cleavage preferences of bleomycinA5 is presented. Bleomycin A5 prefers to cleave RNAs with stretches of AU base pairs. Based on these preferences and bioinformatic analysis, the microRNA-10b hairpin precursor was identified as a potential substrate for bleomycinA5. Both in vitro and cellular experiments demonstrated cleavage. Importantly, chemical cleavage by bleomycinA5 in the microRNA-10b hairpin precursors occurred near the Drosha and Dicer enzymatic processing sites and led to destruction of the microRNA. Evidently, oncogenic noncoding RNAs can be considered targets of cancer medicines and might elicit their pharmacological effects by targeting noncoding RNA.
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