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ArticleNature communications2019

Nanomechanics and co-transcriptional folding of Spinach and Mango.

Jaba Mitra, Taekjip Ha

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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2 authors.

Jaba MitraDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Taekjip HaDepartment of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. tjha@jhu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-6258

Funding

Single Molecule Studies of Nucleic Acids RemodelingR35GM122569 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Taekjip Ha · 2017 to 2026
$3.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM122569
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in fluorogen-binding "light-up" RNA aptamers have enabled protein-free detection of RNA in cells. Detailed biophysical characterization of folding of G-Quadruplex (GQ)-based light-up aptamers such as Spinach, Mango and Corn is still lacking despite the potential implications on their folding and function. In this work we employ single-molecule fluorescence-force spectroscopy to examine mechanical responses of Spinach2, iMangoIII and MangoIV. Spinach2 unfolds in four discrete steps as force is increased to 7 pN and refolds in reciprocal steps upon force relaxation. In contrast, GQ-core unfolding in iMangoIII and MangoIV occurs in one discrete step at forces >10 pN and refolding occurred at lower forces showing hysteresis. Co-transcriptional folding using superhelicases shows reduced misfolding propensity and allowed a folding pathway different from refolding. Under physiologically relevant pico-Newton levels of force, these aptamers may unfold in vivo and subsequently misfold. Understanding of the dynamics of RNA aptamers will aid engineering of improved fluorogenic modules for cellular applications.

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Protein FoldingAptamers, NucleotideBenzyl CompoundsBiophysicsG-QuadruplexesImidazolinesMangiferaPlant ProteinsSpinacia oleracea3,5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinoneAptamers, NucleotideBenzyl CompoundsImidazolinesPlant Proteins

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PMID31541108
PMCPMC6754394

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