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ArticleNature communications2025

Split RNA switch orchestrates pre- and post-translational control to enable cell type-specific gene expression.

Itsuki Abe, Hirohisa Ohno, Megumi Mochizuki, Karin Hayashi, Hirohide Saito

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Itsuki AbeCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Hirohisa OhnoCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. ohno.hirohisa.3u@kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Megumi MochizukiCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Karin HayashiCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Hirohide SaitoCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. hirosaito@iqb.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8570-5784

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP22bm0104001Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP23bm1123040Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP23bm1223002h0002MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP20H05626MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP20H05701MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP20K12644MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP25H00970MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP25K03464
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA switch is a synthetic RNA-based technology that controls gene expression in response to cellular RNAs and proteins, thus enabling cell type-specific gene regulation and holding promise for gene therapy, regenerative medicine, and cell therapy. However, individual RNA switches often lack the specificity required for practical applications due to low ON/OFF ratios and difficulty in finding distinct and single biomolecule targets. To address these issues, we present "split RNA switches" that integrate outputs from multiple RNA switches by exploiting protein splicing. We show that split RNA switches significantly improve the ON/OFF ratio of microRNA-responsive ON switch system by canceling leaky OFF level in human cells. Using this approach, we achieve efficient cell purification using drug-resistance genes based on endogenous microRNA profiles and CRISPR-mediated genome editing with minimal off-target-cell effects. Additionally, we demonstrate RNA-based synthetic circuits using split RNA switches to enable the detection of multiple microRNAs and proteins with logical operations. Split RNA switches highlight the potential of post-translational processing as a versatile and comprehensive strategy for advancing mRNA-based therapeutic technologies.

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Gene Expression RegulationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalCRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingHEK293 CellsHumansMicroRNAsRNA, MessengerMicroRNAsRNA, Messenger

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PMID40593519
PMCPMC12219281

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