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Fluorescence reporters for Hfq oligomerization and RNA annealing.


ABSTRACT: Fluorescence spectroscopy is a sensitive technique for detecting protein-protein, protein-RNA, and RNA-RNA interactions, requiring only nanomolar concentrations of labeled components. Fluorescence anisotropy provides information about the assembly of multi-subunit proteins, while molecular beacons provide a sensitive and quantitative reporter for base pairing between complementary RNAs. Here we present a detailed protocol for labeling Hfq protein with cyanine 3-maleimide and dansyl chloride to study the protein oligomerization and RNA binding by semi-native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) and fluorescence anisotropy. We also present a detailed protocol for measuring the rate of annealing between a molecular beacon and a target RNA in the presence of Hfq using a stopped-flow spectrometer.

SUBMITTER: Panja S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4340055 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fluorescence reporters for Hfq oligomerization and RNA annealing.

Panja Subrata S   Woodson Sarah A SA  

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 20150101


Fluorescence spectroscopy is a sensitive technique for detecting protein-protein, protein-RNA, and RNA-RNA interactions, requiring only nanomolar concentrations of labeled components. Fluorescence anisotropy provides information about the assembly of multi-subunit proteins, while molecular beacons provide a sensitive and quantitative reporter for base pairing between complementary RNAs. Here we present a detailed protocol for labeling Hfq protein with cyanine 3-maleimide and dansyl chloride to s  ...[more]

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