Proximity labeling to detect RNA–protein interactions in live cells

RNA biology is orchestrated by the dynamic interactions of RNAs and RNA‐binding proteins (RBPs). In the present study, we describe a new method of proximity‐dependent protein labeling to detect RNA–protein interactions [RNA‐bound protein proximity labeling (RBPL)]. We selected the well‐studied RNA‐b...

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Main Authors: Mingxing Lu, Wencheng Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:FEBS Open Bio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.12706
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Wencheng Wei
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description RNA biology is orchestrated by the dynamic interactions of RNAs and RNA‐binding proteins (RBPs). In the present study, we describe a new method of proximity‐dependent protein labeling to detect RNA–protein interactions [RNA‐bound protein proximity labeling (RBPL)]. We selected the well‐studied RNA‐binding protein PUF to examine the current proximity labeling enzymes birA* and APEX2. A new version of birA*, BASU, was used to validate that the PUF protein binds its RNA motif. We further optimized the RBPL labeling system using an inducible expression system. The RBPL (λN‐BASU) labeling experiments exhibited high signal‐to‐noise ratios. We subsequently determined that RBPL (λN‐BASU) is more suitable than RBPL (λN‐APEX2) for the detection of RNA–protein interactions in live cells. Interestingly, our results also reveal that proximity labeling is probably capable of biotinylating proximate nascent peptide.
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spelling doaj.art-333233d67a2a473ea31fb415630251b22022-12-22T00:40:18ZengWileyFEBS Open Bio2211-54632019-11-019111860186810.1002/2211-5463.12706Proximity labeling to detect RNA–protein interactions in live cellsMingxing Lu0Wencheng Wei1Department of Biomedical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Tong Hong KongDepartment of Biology Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen ChinaRNA biology is orchestrated by the dynamic interactions of RNAs and RNA‐binding proteins (RBPs). In the present study, we describe a new method of proximity‐dependent protein labeling to detect RNA–protein interactions [RNA‐bound protein proximity labeling (RBPL)]. We selected the well‐studied RNA‐binding protein PUF to examine the current proximity labeling enzymes birA* and APEX2. A new version of birA*, BASU, was used to validate that the PUF protein binds its RNA motif. We further optimized the RBPL labeling system using an inducible expression system. The RBPL (λN‐BASU) labeling experiments exhibited high signal‐to‐noise ratios. We subsequently determined that RBPL (λN‐BASU) is more suitable than RBPL (λN‐APEX2) for the detection of RNA–protein interactions in live cells. Interestingly, our results also reveal that proximity labeling is probably capable of biotinylating proximate nascent peptide.https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.12706APEX2birA*nascent peptideproximity labelingRNA binding proteinRNA–protein interactions
spellingShingle Mingxing Lu
Wencheng Wei
Proximity labeling to detect RNA–protein interactions in live cells
FEBS Open Bio
APEX2
birA*
nascent peptide
proximity labeling
RNA binding protein
RNA–protein interactions
title Proximity labeling to detect RNA–protein interactions in live cells
title_full Proximity labeling to detect RNA–protein interactions in live cells
title_fullStr Proximity labeling to detect RNA–protein interactions in live cells
title_full_unstemmed Proximity labeling to detect RNA–protein interactions in live cells
title_short Proximity labeling to detect RNA–protein interactions in live cells
title_sort proximity labeling to detect rna protein interactions in live cells
topic APEX2
birA*
nascent peptide
proximity labeling
RNA binding protein
RNA–protein interactions
url https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.12706
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