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Novel RNA-Binding Proteins Isolation by the RaPID Methodology
Published on: September 30, 2016
High-performance liquid chromatography purification of homogenous-length RNA produced by trans cleavage with a
T P Shields1, E Mollova, L Ste Marie
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado at Boulder 80309-0215, USA.
Abstract:
An improved method is presented for the preparation of milligram quantities of homogenous-length RNAs suitable for nuclear magnetic resonance or X-ray crystallographic structural studies. Heterogeneous-length RNA transcripts are processed with a hammerhead ribozyme to yield homogenous-length products that are then readily purified by anion exchange high-performance liquid chromatography. This procedure eliminates the need for denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, which is the most laborious step in the standard procedure for large-scale production of RNA by in vitro transcription. The hammerhead processing of the heterogeneous-length RNA transcripts also substantially improves the overall yield and purity of the desired RNA product.
