Abstract
RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated silencing of specific genes represents a powerful tool for analyzing protein function. It also has profound biotechnological applications for cellular engineering and therapeutics. However, it is necessary to have a method that controls RNAi in response to artificially regulated stimulation. We designed a fluorescently labeled carrier protein to deliver short hairpin RNA (shRNA) with activity that could be regulated via photostimulation. We constructed a cell-permeable RNA-binding protein (RBP) by fusing the U1A RBP and a HIV-1 Tat peptide, which was labeled with an Alexa Fluor 546 fluorophore (TatU1A-Alexa). TatU1A-Alexa bound specifically to shRNA, which contains a U1A-binding sequence. The TatU1A-Alexa/shRNA complex was then internalized into cells via an endocytotic pathway and redistributed from endosomes to the cytosol by photostimulation, which induced RNAi-mediated gene silencing. This successive strategy was termed CLIP-RNAi (CPP-linked RBP-mediated RNA internalization and photoinduced RNAi).
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We thank Prof. M. Sisido (Okayama University) for valuable discussions. This work was supported by a grant from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) (05A02707a).
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Endoh, T., Ohtsuki, T. (2010). Cellular siRNA Delivery Using TatU1A and Photo-Induced RNA Interference. In: Min, WP., Ichim, T. (eds) RNA Interference. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 623. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-588-0_17
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