RNase-mediated protein footprint sequencing reveals protein-binding sites throughout the human transcriptome
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ABSTRACT: RNAs are continuously associated with RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), and these interactions are necessary for many key cellular processes ranging from splicing to chromatin regulation. Although numerous approaches have been developed to map RNA-binding sites of individual RBPs, few methods exist that allow assessment of global RBP-RNA interactions. Here, we describe a universal, high-throughput, ribonuclease-mediated protein footprint sequencing approach that reveals RNA-protein interaction sites throughout a transcriptome of interest. We apply this method to the HeLa transcriptome and compare RBP binding sites found using different cross-linkers and ribonucleases. From this analysis, we identify numerous putative RBP binding motifs, reveal novel insights into co-binding by RBPs, and uncover a significant enrichment for disease-associated polymorphisms within RBP interaction sites.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE49309 | GEO | 2013/11/06
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA213617
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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