title: Attenuation of loop-receptor interactions with pseudoknot formation.
abstract: RNA tetraloops can recognize receptors to mediate long-range interactions in stable natural RNAs. In vitro selected GNRA tetraloop/receptor interactions are usually more 'G/C-rich' than their 'A/U-rich' natural counterparts. They are not as widespread in nature despite comparable biophysical and chemical properties. Moreover, while AA, AC and GU dinucleotide platforms occur in natural GAAA/11 nt receptors, the AA platform is somewhat preferred to the others. The apparent preference for 'A/U-rich' GNRA/receptor interactions in nature might stem from an evolutionary adaptation to avoid folding traps at the level of the larger molecular context. To provide evidences in favor of this hypothesis, several riboswitches based on natural and artificial GNRA receptors were investigated in vitro for their ability to prevent inter-molecular GNRA/receptor interactions by trapping the receptor sequence into an alternative intra-molecular pseudoknot. Extent of attenuation determined by native gel-shift assays and co-transcriptional assembly is correlated to the G/C content of the GNRA receptor. Our results shed light on the structural evolution of natural long-range interactions and provide design principles for RNA-based attenuator devices to be used in synthetic biology and RNA nanobiotechnology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510, USA.
authors.forename: Kirill A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Afonin
authors.forename: Yen-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Erin R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Calkins
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jaeger
mesh_terms: D019281:Dimerization; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D059372:Nucleotide Motifs; D017354:Point Mutation; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D058928:Riboswitch; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D058928:Riboswitch; D012313:RNA; D008274:Magnesium
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