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Solid-phase XRN1 reactions for RNA cleavage: application in single-molecule sequencing.

ABSTRACT: Modifications in RNA are numerous (∼170) and in higher numbers compared to DNA (∼5) making the ability to sequence an RNA molecule to identify these modifications highly tenuous using next generation sequencing (NGS). The ability to immobilize an exoribonuclease enzyme, such as XRN1, to a solid support while maintaining its activity and capability to cleave both the canonical and modified ribonucleotides from an intact RNA molecule can be a viable approach for single-molecule RNA sequencing. In this study, we report an enzymatic reactor consisting of covalently attached XRN1 to a solid support as the groundwork for a novel RNA exosequencing technique. The covalent attachment of XRN1 to a plastic solid support was achieved using EDC/NHS coupling chemistry. Studies showed that the solid-phase digestion efficiency of model RNAs was 87.6 ± 2.8%, while the XRN1 solution-phase digestion for the same model was 78.3 ± 4.4%. The ability of immobilized XRN1 to digest methylated RNA containing m6A and m5C ribonucleotides was also demonstrated. The processivity and clipping rate of immobilized XRN1 secured using single-molecule fluorescence measurements of a single RNA transcript demonstrated a clipping rate of 26 ± 5 nt s-1 and a processivity of >10.5 kb at 25°C.

SUBMITTER: Athapattu US

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8053086 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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