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ArticleCommunications chemistry2020

Deconvolution of conformational exchange from Raman spectra of aqueous RNA nucleosides.

Alex L Wilson, Carlos Outeiral, Sarah E Dowd, Andrew J Doig, Paul L A Popelier, Jonathan P Waltho, Andrew Almond

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Article in Communications chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alex L WilsonManchester Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, M1 7DN, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9106-5675
Carlos OuteiralManchester Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, M1 7DN, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1408-5554
Sarah E DowdManchester Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, M1 7DN, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1563-7712
Andrew J DoigDivision of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Michael Smith Building, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, M13 9PT, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0346-2270
Paul L A PopelierManchester Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, M1 7DN, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9053-1363
Jonathan P WalthoManchester Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, M1 7DN, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7402-5492
Andrew AlmondManchester Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, M1 7DN, Manchester, UK. andrew.almond@manchester.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7471-6333
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Funding

RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/M021637RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/K005472RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/M507490/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribonucleic acids (RNAs) are key to the central dogma of molecular biology. While Raman spectroscopy holds great potential for studying RNA conformational dynamics, current computational Raman prediction and assignment methods are limited in terms of system size and inclusion of conformational exchange. Here, a framework is presented that predicts Raman spectra using mixtures of sub-spectra corresponding to major conformers calculated using classical and ab initio molecular dynamics. Experimental optimization allowed purines and pyrimidines to be characterized as predominantly syn and anti, respectively, and ribose into exchange between equivalent south and north populations. These measurements are in excellent agreement with Raman spectroscopy of ribonucleosides, and previous experimental and computational results. This framework provides a measure of ribonucleoside solution populations and conformational exchange in RNA subunits. It complements other experimental techniques and could be extended to other molecules, such as proteins and carbohydrates, enabling biological insights and providing a new analytical tool.

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PMID36703475
PMCPMC9814580
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