Revisiting T7 RNA polymerase transcription in vitro with the Broccoli RNA aptamer as a simplified real-time fluorescent reporter

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Methods for rapid and high-throughput screening of transcription in vitro to examine reaction conditions, enzyme mutants, promoter variants, and small molecule modulators can be extremely valuable tools. However, these techniques may be difficult to establish or inaccessible to many researchers. To develop a straightforward and cost-effective platform for assessing transcription in vitro, we used the "Broccoli" RNA aptamer as a direct, real-time fluorescent transcript readout. To demonstrate the utility of our approach, we screened the effect of common reaction conditions and components on bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase (RNAP) activity using a common quantitative PCR instrument for fluorescence detection. Several essential conditions for in vitro transcription by T7 RNAP were confirmed with this assay, including the importance of enzyme and substrate concentrations, covariation of magnesium and nucleoside triphosphates, and the effects of several typical additives. When we used this method to assess all possible point mutants of a canonical T7 RNAP promoter, our results coincided well with previous reports. This approach should translate well to a broad variety of bacteriophage in vitro transcription systems and provides a platform for developing fluorescence-based readouts of more complex transcription systems in vitro.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:296

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 296(2021) vom: 11. Jan., Seite 100175

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kartje, Zachary J [VerfasserIn]
Janis, Helen I [VerfasserIn]
Mukhopadhyay, Shaoni [VerfasserIn]
Gagnon, Keith T [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

451W47IQ8X
9007-49-2
Aptamers, Nucleotide
Bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase
Broccoli
DNA
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
EC 2.7.7.-
EC 2.7.7.6
Fluorescence
I38ZP9992A
Journal Article
Magnesium
Purine Nucleosides
Pyrimidine Nucleosides
QPCR
RNA aptamer
RNA polymerase
Rapid
Recombinant Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sodium Chloride
Spermidine
T7
Transcription
U87FK77H25
Viral Proteins

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Date Completed 24.08.2021

Date Revised 24.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1074/jbc.RA120.014553

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318689871