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  • RNA nanotechnology
  • Molecular diagnostics
  • Synthetic biology

Background:

  • Single-base substitution (SBS) somatic mutations and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are crucial in disease pathogenesis.
  • The programmability of synthetic RNA signal transducers for precise sequence discrimination, especially against single-nucleotide variants, remains largely unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the programmability limits of small conditional RNAs (scRNAs) for detecting specific RNA sequences.
  • To demonstrate enzyme-free, isothermal genotyping of RNA-based cancer markers and SNPs using scRNAs.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing programmable hybridization cascades with scRNAs for conditional RNA recognition.
  • Engineering kinetic discrimination for RNA target detection on user-defined timescales (minutes to days).
  • Employing competitive inhibition strategies with scavenger strands or other scRNAs to enhance sequence selectivity.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated successful isothermal, enzyme-free genotyping of RNA SBS cancer markers and SNPs.
  • Achieved programmable kinetic discrimination, allowing detection within minutes to days.
  • Showcased exquisite sequence selectivity, even for challenging single-nucleotide variants and nearly isoenergetic RNA wobble pairs, through competitive inhibition.

Conclusions:

  • scRNAs can be programmed for highly selective RNA detection, enabling precise genotyping of disease-associated sequence variations.
  • The developed RNA nanotechnology provides a versatile platform for programmable conditional regulation and diagnostics.
  • Competitive inhibition offers a robust method for achieving high specificity in RNA sequence discrimination.