title: Analyzing mRNA-protein complexes using a yeast three-hybrid system.
abstract: RNA-protein interactions are essential for the proper execution and regulation of every step in the life of a eukaryotic mRNA. Here we describe a three-hybrid system in which RNA-protein interactions can be analyzed using simple phenotypic or enzymatic assays in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The system can be used to detect or confirm an RNA-protein interaction, to analyze RNA-protein interactions genetically, and to discover new protein or RNA partners when only one is known. Multicomponent complexes containing more than one protein can be detected, identified, and analyzed. We describe the method and how to use it, and discuss applications that bear particularly on eukaryotic mRNAs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: Natascha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buter
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stumpf
authors.forename: Marvin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wickens
mesh_terms: D000640:Amitrole / Q000494:pharmacology; D001665:Binding Sites; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D015723:Gene Library; D008024:Ligands; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010641:Phenotype; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism*; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D008024:Ligands; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D012313:RNA; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D000640:Amitrole