Quantitative affinity electrophoresis of RNA–small molecule interactions by cross-linking the ligand to acrylamide

dc.contributor.authorBoodram, Sherry N
dc.contributor.authorMcCann, Lucas C
dc.contributor.authorOrgan, Michael G
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Philip E
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-10T16:39:21Z
dc.date.available2023-05-10T16:39:21Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-06
dc.description.abstractWe show that the affinity electrophoresis analysis of RNA–small molecule interactions can be made quantifiable by cross-linking the ligand to the gel matrix. Using an RNA–aminoglycoside model system to verify our method, we attached an acryloyl chloride molecule to the aminoglycosides paromomycin and neomycin B to synthesize an acrylamide–aminoglycoside monomer. This molecule was then used as a component in gel polymerization for affinity electrophoresis, covalently attaching an aminoglycoside molecule to the gel matrix. To test RNA binding to the cross-linked aminoglycosides, we used the amino- glycoside binding RNA molecule derived from thymidylate synthase messenger RNA (mRNA) that con- tains a C–C mismatch. Binding is indicated by the difference in RNA mobility between gels with cross- linked ligand, with ligand embedded during polymerization, and with no ligand present. Critically, the predicted straight line relationship between the reciprocal of the relative migration of the RNA and the ligand concentration is obtained when using cross-linked aminoglycosides, whereas a straight line is not obtained using embedded aminoglycosides. Average apparent dissociation constants are determined from the slope of the line from these plots. This method allows an easy quantitative comparison between different nucleic acid molecules for a small molecule ligand.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAnalytical Biochemistry 442 (2013): 231–236en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2013.07.040en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/41137
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectAffinity electrophoresis; RNA–small molecule interactions; Aminoglycosidesen_US
dc.titleQuantitative affinity electrophoresis of RNA–small molecule interactions by cross-linking the ligand to acrylamideen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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