Current Technical Approaches to Study RNA–Protein Interactions in mRNAs and Long Non-Coding RNAs

Autor: Johanna Mattay
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BioChem, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2673-6411
DOI: 10.3390/biochem3010001
Popis: It is commonly understood that RNA-binding proteins crucially determine the fate of their target RNAs. Vice versa, RNAs are becoming increasingly recognized for their functions in protein regulation and the dynamics of RNA-protein complexes. Long non-coding RNAs are emerging as potent regulators of proteins that exert unknown RNA-binding properties and moonlighting functions. A vast array of RNA- and protein-centric techniques have been developed for the identification of protein and RNA targets, respectively, including unbiased protein mass spectrometry and next-generation RNA sequencing as readout. Determining true physiological RNA and protein targets is challenging as RNA–protein interaction is highly dynamic, tissue- and cell-type-specific, and changes with the environment. Here I review current techniques for the analysis of RNA–protein interactions in living cells and in vitro. RNA-centric techniques are presented on the basis of cross-linking or the use of alternative approaches. Protein-centric approaches are discussed in combination with high-throughput sequencing. Finally, the impact of mutations in RNA–protein complexes on human disease is highlighted.
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