Abstract:
:Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is associated with the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome, which is generated by the reciprocal translocation of chromosomes 9 and 22. In the case of L6 (b2a2) mRNA, it is difficult to cleave the abnormal mRNA specifically because the mRNA includes no sequences that can be cleaved efficiently by conventional hammerhead ribozymes near the BCR-ABL junction. We recently succeeded in designing a novel maxizyme, which specifically cleaves BCR-ABL fusion mRNA, as a result of the formation of a dimeric structure. As an extension of our molecular engineering of maxizymes, as well as to improve their potential utility, we examined whether an analogous conformational change could be induced within a single molecule when two maxizymes were connected via a linker sequence. An active conformation was achieved by binding of the construct to the BCR-ABL junction in trans, with part of the linker sequence then acting as an antisense modulator in cis (within the complex) to adjust the overall structure. Results of studies in vitro in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) (but not in its absence) suggested that a certain kind of connected maxizyme (cMzB) might be able to undergo a desired conformational change and, indeed, studies in vivo confirmed this prediction. Therefore, we successfully created a fully functional, connected maxizyme and, moreover, we found that the activity and specificity of catalytic RNAs in vivo might be better estimated if their reactions are monitored in vitro in the presence of CTAB.
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FEBS Lettjournal_title
FEBS lettersauthors
Hamada M,Kuwabara T,Warashina M,Nakayama A,Taira Kdoi
10.1016/s0014-5793(99)01367-8keywords:
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1999-11-12 00:00:00pages
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