Engineered group i ribozymes as RNA-based modular tools to control gene expression

Yoshiya Ikawa*, Shigeyoshi Matsumura

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Group I ribozymes (RNA enzymes) constitute a class of structural RNAs that promote cleavage and ligation of phosphodiester bonds to conduct RNA splicing. As naturally occurring group I ribozymes are constitutively active in most cases, modular engineering is required to apply them to control gene expression. We first introduce exceptional examples of modified splicing reactions of group I ribozymes. We then summarize strategies to engineer group I ribozymes to develop genetic modular tools and also their application to gene expression control.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplied RNA Bioscience
PublisherSpringer Singapore
Pages203-220
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9789811083723
ISBN (Print)9789811083716
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018/04/10

Keywords

  • Alternative splicing
  • Aptamer
  • Group I intron
  • RNA structure
  • Ribozyme
  • Self-splicing
  • Trans-splicing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Medicine

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