Abstract
Adenosine deaminases that acts on RNA (ADARs) are RNA-editing enzymes that convert adenosine to inosine in double-stranded RNA. This chapter provides a detailed protocol for identifying inosine-containing RNAs. Candidate ADAR substrates are identified by cleaving poly (A)+ RNA specifically after inosine and using differential display to detect cleaved molecules. To confirm the presence of inosine, each individual candidate substrate is amplified by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and the PCR product is directly sequenced. Sites that contain inosine at the RNA level appear as a mixture of adenosine and guanosine in the cDNA. The relative peak areas provide an estimate of the extent of editing at each site.
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Morse, D.P. (2004). Identification of Substrates for Adenosine Deaminases That Act on RNA. In: Gott, J.M. (eds) RNA Interference, Editing, and Modification. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 265. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-775-0:199
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