Journal: Nucleic Acids Research
Article Title: RECODE: a programmable guide-free C-to-U RNA editing tool
doi: 10.1093/nar/gkaf1309
Figure Lengend Snippet: Optimization of RECODE design in HEK293T cells. ( A ) Amino acid sequence alignment of the E domains of RECODE-PG and RECODE-WW. Sequences are compared to a consensus sequence derived from the alignment of PG and WW E domains from hornwort, lycophyte and fern transcriptomes. The fifth (5) and last (L) amino acid positions in the E1 motif that are involved in specific nucleotide recognition are shown. Grey underlines indicate the first helix region of each E motif. Amino acids identical to the consensus sequence are indicated by a dot. ( B–E ) Evaluation of the influence of amino acid mutations in the E domain on the activity in HEK293T cells of RECODE-PG ( B, C ) and RECODE-WW ( D, E ) containing 14 P-motifs. ( B, D ) Editing efficiency on the endogenous CTNNB1-T41I site. ( C, E ) β-catenin protein accumulation driven by RNA editing in RECODE mutants, normalized to total protein and subsequently to empty vector samples. ( F–K ) Analysis of the influence of varying PPR-domain lengths (10, 12, 14, and 16 P-motifs) on RECODE-PG 2 [panels (F), (G), and (J)] and RECODE-WW 2 [panels (H), (I), and (K)] in HEK293T cells. ( F, H ) On-target editing activity at the CTNNB1-T41I site. ( G, I ) β-catenin protein accumulation levels, normalized to total protein and subsequently to empty vector samples. Data are presented as the mean ± SD of three biological replicates ( n = 3). ( J, K ) Off-target editing activity. Each dot corresponds to one replicate. Letters indicate significant differences (one-way ANOVA, Tukey’s comparison test, P <.05) between the different lengths of the PPR domain. Multiple letters indicate no significant differences.
Article Snippet: Primary antibodies against β-catenin (sc-59737, Santa Cruz Biotechnology; 1:250), KRAS (12063-1-AP, Proteintech; 1:200), and BRG1/SMARCA4 (21634-1-AP, Proteintech; 1:100) were used.
Techniques: Sequencing, Derivative Assay, Activity Assay, Plasmid Preparation, Comparison