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The ARiBo tag: a reliable tool for affinity purification of RNAs under native conditions.

ABSTRACT: Although RNA-based biological processes and therapeutics have gained increasing interest, purification of in vitro transcribed RNA generally relies on gel-based methods that are time-consuming, tedious and denature the RNA. Here, we present a reliable procedure for affinity batch purification of RNA, which exploits the high-affinity interaction between the boxB RNA and the N-peptide from bacteriophage ?. The RNA of interest is synthesized with an ARiBo tag, which consists of an activatable ribozyme (the glmS ribozyme) and the ?BoxB RNA. This ARiBo-fusion RNA is initially captured on Glutathione-Sepharose resin via a GST/?N-fusion protein, and the RNA of interest is subsequently eluted by ribozyme self-cleavage using glucosamine-6-phosphate. Several GST/?N-fusion proteins and ARiBo tags were tested to optimize RNA yield and purity. The optimized procedure enables one to quickly obtain (3?h) highly pure RNA (>99%) under native conditions and with yields comparable to standard denaturing gel-based protocols. It is widely applicable to a variety of RNAs, including riboswitches, ribozymes and microRNAs. In addition, it can be easily adapted to a wide range of applications that require RNA purification and/or immobilization, including isolation of RNA-associated complexes from living cells and high-throughput applications.

SUBMITTER: Di Tomasso G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3035436 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The ARiBo tag: a reliable tool for affinity purification of RNAs under native conditions.

Di Tomasso Geneviève G Lampron Philipe P Dagenais Pierre P Omichinski James G JG Legault Pascale P

Nucleic acids research 20101111 3

Although RNA-based biological processes and therapeutics have gained increasing interest, purification of in vitro transcribed RNA generally relies on gel-based methods that are time-consuming, tedious and denature the RNA. Here, we present a reliable procedure for affinity batch purification of RNA, which exploits the high-affinity interaction between the boxB RNA and the N-peptide from bacteriophage λ. The RNA of interest is synthesized with an ARiBo tag, which consists of an activatable riboz ...[more]

PMID: 21071425

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The ARiBo tag: a reliable tool for affinity purification of RNAs under native conditions.

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