TY - JOUR
T1 - Allosteric ribozymes sensitive to the second messengers cAMP and cGMP.
AU - Koizumi, M.
AU - Kerr, J. N.
AU - Soukup, G. A.
AU - Breaker, R. R.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - We have engineered allosteric ribozymes by combining modular rational design with combinatorial strategies. This new procedure was used to create allosteric ribozymes that are activated by specific nucleoside 3',5'-cyclic monophosphates (cNMPs). A random-sequence domain was attached to stem II of hammerhead ribozymes via a communication module that serves as an interface between ribozyme and the effector binding site. Subjecting this initial random pool to in vitro selection methods produced populations that respond, or cleave, only in the presence of specific effector molecules. From generation 18, 20 and 23, cGMP, cCMP and cAMP-specific responsive ribozymes, respectively, were isolated and characterized. These methods show great promise for engineering allosteric ribozymes and for creating new ligand-specific aptamers.
AB - We have engineered allosteric ribozymes by combining modular rational design with combinatorial strategies. This new procedure was used to create allosteric ribozymes that are activated by specific nucleoside 3',5'-cyclic monophosphates (cNMPs). A random-sequence domain was attached to stem II of hammerhead ribozymes via a communication module that serves as an interface between ribozyme and the effector binding site. Subjecting this initial random pool to in vitro selection methods produced populations that respond, or cleave, only in the presence of specific effector molecules. From generation 18, 20 and 23, cGMP, cCMP and cAMP-specific responsive ribozymes, respectively, were isolated and characterized. These methods show great promise for engineering allosteric ribozymes and for creating new ligand-specific aptamers.
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U2 - 10.1093/nass/42.1.275
DO - 10.1093/nass/42.1.275
M3 - Article
C2 - 10780486
AN - SCOPUS:0033290143
SP - 275
EP - 276
JO - Nucleic acids symposium series
JF - Nucleic acids symposium series
SN - 0261-3166
IS - 42
ER -