Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Nat Commun. 2021 Apr 20;12(1):2344. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22552-y.
Direct determination of RNA structures and interactions in living cells is critical for understanding their functions in normal physiology and disease states. Here, we present PARIS2, a dramatically improved method for RNA duplex determination in vivo with >4000-fold higher efficiency than previous methods. PARIS2 captures ribosome binding sites on mRNAs, reporting translation status on a transcriptome scale. Applying PARIS2 to the U8 snoRNA mutated in the neurological disorder LCC, we discover a network of dynamic RNA structures and interactions which are destabilized by patient mutations. We report the first whole genome structure of enterovirus D68, an RNA virus that causes polio-like symptoms, revealing highly dynamic conformations altered by antiviral drugs and different pathogenic strains. We also discover a replication-associated asymmetry on the (+) and (-) strands of the viral genome. This study establishes a powerful technology for efficient interrogation of the RNA structurome and interactome in human diseases.
直接测定活细胞中的 RNA 结构和相互作用对于理解其在正常生理和疾病状态下的功能至关重要。在这里,我们提出了 PARIS2,这是一种大大改进的方法,可在体内更有效地测定 RNA 双链体,比以前的方法效率高 4000 倍以上。PARIS2 捕获 mRNA 上的核糖体结合位点,在转录组范围内报告翻译状态。将 PARIS2 应用于在神经障碍 LCC 中发生突变的 U8 snoRNA,我们发现了一个动态 RNA 结构和相互作用网络,其由患者突变破坏。我们报告了引起类似脊髓灰质炎症状的 RNA 病毒肠道病毒 D68 的全基因组结构,揭示了抗病毒药物和不同致病株改变的高度动态构象。我们还发现了病毒基因组的 (+) 和 (-) 链上的复制相关不对称性。这项研究为高效研究人类疾病中的 RNA 结构组和相互作用组建立了一种强大的技术。