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Mapping of RNA accessible sites by extension of random oligonucleotide libraries with reverse transcriptase

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2001

HATIM T. ALLAWI
Affiliation:
Third Wave Technologies, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin 53719, USA
FANG DONG
Affiliation:
Third Wave Technologies, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin 53719, USA
HON S. IP
Affiliation:
Third Wave Technologies, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin 53719, USA
BRUCE P. NERI
Affiliation:
Third Wave Technologies, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin 53719, USA
VICTOR I. LYAMICHEV
Affiliation:
Third Wave Technologies, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin 53719, USA
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Abstract

A rapid and simple method for determining accessible sites in RNA that is independent of the length of target RNA and does not require RNA labeling is described. In this method, target RNA is allowed to hybridize with sequence-randomized libraries of DNA oligonucleotides linked to a common tag sequence at their 5′-end. Annealed oligonucleotides are extended with reverse transcriptase and the extended products are then amplified by using PCR with a primer corresponding to the tag sequence and a second primer specific to the target RNA sequence. We used the combination of both the lengths of the RT-PCR products and the location of the binding site of the RNA-specific primer to determine which regions of the RNA molecules were RNA extendible sites, that is, sites available for oligonucleotide binding and extension. We then employed this reverse transcription with the random oligonucleotide libraries (RT-ROL) method to determine the accessible sites on four mRNA targets, human activated ras (ha-ras), human intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), rabbit β-globin, and human interferon-γ (IFN-γ). Our results were concordant with those of other researchers who had used RNase H cleavage or hybridization with arrays of oligonucleotides to identify accessible sites on some of these targets. Further, we found good correlation between sites when we compared the location of extendible sites identified by RT-ROL with hybridization sites of effective antisense oligonucleotides on ICAM-1 mRNA in antisense inhibition studies. Finally, we discuss the relationship between RNA extendible sites and RNA accessibility.

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2001 RNA Society

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