Specific ligation to double-stranded RNA for analysis of cellular RNA :: RNA interactions

Faridani, O R; McInerney, G M; Gradin, K; Good, L

Abstract

Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is formed in cells as intra- and intermolecular RNA interactions and is involved in a range of biological processes including RNA metabolism, RNA interference and translation control mediated by natural antisense RNA and microRNA. Despite this breadth of activities, few molecular tools are available to analyse dsRNA as native hybrids. We describe a two-step ligation method for enzymatic joining of dsRNA adaptors to any dsRNA molecule in its duplex form without a need for prior sequence or termini information. The method is specific for dsRNA and can ligate various adaptors to label, map or amplify dsRNA sequences. When combined with reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction, the method is sensitive and can detect low nanomolar concentrations of dsRNA in total RNA. As examples, we mapped dsRNA/single-stranded RNA junctions within Escherichia coli hok mRNA and the human immunodeficiency virus TAR element using RNA from bacteria and mammalian cells.

Citation

Faridani, O. R., McInerney, G. M., Gradin, K., & Good, L. Specific ligation to double-stranded RNA for analysis of cellular RNA :: RNA interactions. Nucleic Acids Research, 36(16), e99. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkn445

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Deposit Date: Nov 11, 2014
• Journal: NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
• Print ISSN: 0305-1048
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 16
• Pages: e99
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkn445
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1429306
• Additional Information: Corporate Creators : Karolinska Inst, Sweden