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ArticleRNA (New York, N.Y.)2019

In vivo RNA structural probing of uracil and guanine base-pairing by 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC).

David Mitchell, Andrew J Renda, Catherine A Douds, Paul Babitzke, Sarah M Assmann, Philip C Bevilacqua

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Article in RNA (New York, N.Y.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David MitchellDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
Andrew J RendaCenter for RNA Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
Catherine A DoudsDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
Paul BabitzkeCenter for RNA Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
Sarah M AssmannDepartment of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
Philip C BevilacquaDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
Pennsylvania State University · US

Funding

RNA folding and catalysis at the interface of biophysics and genomicsR35GM127064 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI PHILIP C BEVILACQUA · 2018 to 2026
$3.4M
Eukaryotic Gene Regulation (EGR) Predoctoral Training ProgramT32GM125592 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI REESE, JOSEPH C · 2018 to 2022
$920k
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM127064NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM125592NIH HHS 1R35GM127064
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many biological functions performed by RNAs arise from their in vivo structures. The structure of the same RNA can differ in vitro and in vivo owing in part to the influence of molecules ranging from protons to secondary metabolites to proteins. Chemical reagents that modify the Watson-Crick (WC) face of unprotected RNA bases report on the absence of base-pairing and so are of value to determining structures adopted by RNAs. Reagents have thus been sought that can report on the native RNA structures that prevail in living cells. Dimethyl sulfate (DMS) and glyoxal penetrate cell membranes and inform on RNA secondary structure in vivo through modification of adenine (A), cytosine (C), and guanine (G) bases. Uracil (U) bases, however, have thus far eluded characterization in vivo. Herein, we show that the water-soluble carbodiimide 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) is capable of modifying the WC face of U and G in vivo, favoring the former nucleobase by a factor of ∼1.5, and doing so in the eukaryote rice, as well as in the Gram-negative bacterium

Indexed as

Ethyldimethylaminopropyl CarbodiimideBase PairingBase SequenceEscherichia coliGlyoxalGuanineIndicators and ReagentsMolecular ProbesMolecular Probe TechniquesMolecular StructureNucleic Acid ConformationOryzaRNARNA, BacterialRNA, PlantRNA, Ribosomal, 16SEthyldimethylaminopropyl CarbodiimideGlyoxalGuanineIndicators and ReagentsMolecular ProbesRNARNA, BacterialRNA, PlantRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 5.8SUracil1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimideEDCin vivo RNA probingRNA structure

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PMID30341176
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