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Interaction analysis of RNA G-quadruplex with ligands and in situ imaging application.

Lanxin JiangJie TengXiaojuan LiuLulu XuTiantian YangXingping HuShijia DingJia LiYongmei JiangWei Cheng
Published in: Analytical biochemistry (2024)
RNA G4, as an integral branch of G4 structure, possesses distinct interactions with ligands compared to the common DNA G4, thus the investigation of RNA G4/ligand interactions might be considered as a fresh breakthrough to improve the biosensing performance of G4/ligand system. In this study, we comparatively explored the structural and functional mechanisms of RNA G4 and DNA G4 in the interaction with ligands, hemin and thioflavin T (ThT), utilizing the classical PS2.M sequence as a model. We found that although the catalytic performance of RNA G4/hemin system was lower than DNA G4/hemin, RNA G4/ThT fluorescence system exhibited a significant improvement (2∼3-fold) compared to DNA G4/ThT, and adenine modification could further enhance the signaling. Further, by exploring the interaction between RNA G4 and ThT, we deemed that RNA G4 and ThT were stacked in a bimolecular mode compared to single-molecule binding of DNA G4/ThT, thus more strongly limiting the structural spin in ThT excited state. Further, RNA G4/ThT displayed higher environmental tolerance and lower ion dependence than DNA G4/ThT. Finally, we employed RNA G4/ThT as a highly sensitive label-free fluorescent signal output system for in situ imaging of isoforms BCR-ABL e13a2 and e14a2. Overall, this study successfully screened a high-performance RNA G4 biosensing system through systematic RNA G4/ligands interaction studies, which was expected to provide a promising reference for subsequent G4/ligand research.
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