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Identification of circRNA-Interacting Proteins by Affinity Pulldown.
Yang, Jen-Hao; Pandey, Poonam R; Gorospe, Myriam.
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  • Yang JH; Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Research Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA. jen-hao.yang@nih.gov.
  • Pandey PR; Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Research Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Gorospe M; Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Research Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Methods Mol Biol ; 2372: 193-202, 2021.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34417753
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) comprise a vast class of covalently closed transcripts, generated primarily via backsplicing. Most circRNAs arise from full or partial exons, but they can also arise from introns, and from combinations of introns and exons. While high-throughput RNA-sequencing analysis has identified tens of thousands of circRNAs expressed in different tissues and growth conditions, the function of circRNAs has only been described for a handful of them. As most circRNAs appear not to encode peptides, their function is presumed to be linked to their interaction with a range of molecules, particularly other nucleic acids (notably microRNAs) and proteins. A major impediment to identifying circRNA-associated molecules is a lack of suitable methodologies capable of analyzing specifically circRNAs and not their linear RNA counterparts with which they share most of their sequence. Here, we describe a flexible and robust method for identifying the proteins that associate with a given circRNA. The affinity pulldown assay is based on the use of a biotinylated antisense oligomer that recognizes the circRNA-specific junction sequence. Following pulldown using streptavidin beads, the proteins are eluted from the circRNP (circribonucleoprotein) complex and identified by mass spectroscopy; validation by Western blot analysis and other methods would then confirm the identity of the circRNA-associated proteins. We present a detailed step-by-step protocol, tips to optimize the analysis, troubleshooting suggestions, and assistance in interpreting the results. In sum, this protocol enables the discovery of proteins present in circRNPs, a critical effort toward elucidating circRNA function.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: ARN Circular Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Methods Mol Biol Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: ARN Circular Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Methods Mol Biol Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos