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Chemical RNA Cross-Linking: Mechanisms, Computational Analysis, and Biological Applications.

Willem A VelemaZhipeng Lu
Published in: JACS Au (2023)
In recent years, RNA has emerged as a multifaceted biomolecule that is involved in virtually every function of the cell and is critical for human health. This has led to a substantial increase in research efforts to uncover the many chemical and biological aspects of RNA and target RNA for therapeutic purposes. In particular, analysis of RNA structures and interactions in cells has been critical for understanding their diverse functions and druggability. In the last 5 years, several chemical methods have been developed to achieve this goal, using chemical cross-linking combined with high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis. Applications of these methods resulted in important new insights into RNA functions in a variety of biological contexts. Given the rapid development of new chemical technologies, a thorough perspective on the past and future of this field is provided. In particular, the various RNA cross-linkers and their mechanisms, the computational analysis and challenges, and illustrative examples from recent literature are discussed.
Keyphrases
  • human health
  • nucleic acid
  • risk assessment
  • systematic review
  • induced apoptosis
  • high throughput sequencing
  • single cell
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • signaling pathway
  • endoplasmic reticulum stress
  • sensitive detection