Regulation of mRNA translation by a photoriboswitch.

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2020
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Abstract
Optogenetic tools have revolutionized the study of receptor-mediated processes, but such tools are lacking for RNA-controlled systems. In particular, light-activated regulatory RNAs are needed for spatiotemporal control of gene expression. To fill this gap, we used selection to isolate a novel riboswitch that selectively binds the isoform of a stiff-stilbene (amino-SS)-a rapidly and reversibly photoisomerizing small molecule. Structural probing revealed that the RNA binds amino-SS about 100-times stronger than the photoisoform (amino-SS). and functional analysis showed that the riboswitch, termed Werewolf-1 (Were-1), inhibits translation of a downstream open reading frame when bound to amino-SS. Photoisomerization of the ligand with a sub-millisecond pulse of light induced the protein expression. In contrast, amino-SS supported protein expression, which was inhibited upon photoisomerization to amino-SS. Reversible photoregulation of gene expression using a genetically encoded RNA will likely facilitate high-resolution spatiotemporal analysis of complex RNA processes.
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Authors Kelly A Rotstan, Michael M Abdelsayed, Luiz F M Passalacqua, Fabio Chizzolini, Kasireddy Sudarshan, A Richard Chamberlin, Jiří Míšek, Andrej Luptak
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Journal eLife
Year 2020
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10.7554/eLife.51737
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E. coli biochemistry chemical biology

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