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Structural transition of replicable RNAs during in vitro evolution with Q? replicase.

ABSTRACT: Single-stranded RNAs (ssRNAs) are utilized as genomes in some viruses and also in experimental models of ancient life-forms, owing to their simplicity. One of the largest problems for ssRNA replication is the formation of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), a dead-end product for ssRNA replication. A possible strategy to avoid dsRNA formation is to create strong intramolecular secondary structures of ssRNA. To design ssRNAs that efficiently replicate by Q? replicase with minimum dsRNA formation, we previously proposed the "fewer unpaired GC rule." According to this rule, ssRNAs that have fewer unpaired G and C bases in the secondary structure should efficiently replicate with less dsRNA formation. However, the validity of this rule still needs to be examined, especially for longer ssRNAs. Here, we analyze nine long ssRNAs that successively appeared during an in vitro evolution of replicable ssRNA by Q? replicase and examine whether this rule can explain the structural transitions of the RNAs. We found that these ssRNAs improved their template abilities step-by-step with decreasing dsRNA formation as mutations accumulated. We then examine the secondary structures of all the RNAs by a chemical modification method. The analysis of the structures revealed that the probabilities of unpaired G and C bases tended to decrease gradually in the course of evolution. The decreases were caused by the local structural changes around the mutation sites in most of the cases. These results support the validity of the "fewer unpaired GC rule" to efficiently design replicable ssRNAs by Q? replicase, useful for more complex ssRNA replication systems.

SUBMITTER: Mizuuchi R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6913131 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural transition of replicable RNAs during in vitro evolution with Qβ replicase.

Mizuuchi Ryo R Usui Kimihito K Ichihashi Norikazu N

RNA (New York, N.Y.) 20191105 1

Single-stranded RNAs (ssRNAs) are utilized as genomes in some viruses and also in experimental models of ancient life-forms, owing to their simplicity. One of the largest problems for ssRNA replication is the formation of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), a dead-end product for ssRNA replication. A possible strategy to avoid dsRNA formation is to create strong intramolecular secondary structures of ssRNA. To design ssRNAs that efficiently replicate by Qβ replicase with minimum dsRNA formation, we pre ...[more]

PMID: 31690585

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Structural transition of replicable RNAs during in vitro evolution with Q? replicase.

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