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Aptamers as artificial gene regulation elements.

Suess, Beatrix ; Weigand, Julia E. (2009)
Aptamers as artificial gene regulation elements.
In: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 535
Artikel, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Conditional gene expression systems are important tools to identify the function of essential genes or in terms of gene therapy approaches. Small molecule-binding aptamers can be used for efficient control of gene expression by inserting them into the 5' untranslated region of an mRNA with the ligand-bound form inhibiting gene expression by interfering with translation initiation. However, only a small fraction of in vitro selected aptamers has the potential to act as regulator of gene expression which originates the necessity to develop screening systems for the identification of regulatory active aptamers. We describe here a simple and powerful yeast-based screening system which allows the rapid identification of small molecule-binding aptamers with the potential to act as artificial riboswitches for conditional control of gene expression.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2009
Autor(en): Suess, Beatrix ; Weigand, Julia E.
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Aptamers as artificial gene regulation elements.
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2009
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 535
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Conditional gene expression systems are important tools to identify the function of essential genes or in terms of gene therapy approaches. Small molecule-binding aptamers can be used for efficient control of gene expression by inserting them into the 5' untranslated region of an mRNA with the ligand-bound form inhibiting gene expression by interfering with translation initiation. However, only a small fraction of in vitro selected aptamers has the potential to act as regulator of gene expression which originates the necessity to develop screening systems for the identification of regulatory active aptamers. We describe here a simple and powerful yeast-based screening system which allows the rapid identification of small molecule-binding aptamers with the potential to act as artificial riboswitches for conditional control of gene expression.

Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 10 Fachbereich Biologie
10 Fachbereich Biologie > Synthetic Genetic Circuits (2020 umbenannt in "Synthetic RNA biology")
10 Fachbereich Biologie > RNA Biochemie
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