In-Cell RNA Hydrolysis Assay: A Method for the Determination of the RNase Activity of Potential RNases.

Mol Biotechnol

Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea.

Published: June 2015

Conventional procedures to assay RNA degradation by a protein with ribonuclease (RNase) activity require a step to isolate intact RNA molecules, which are used as a substrate. Here, we established a novel "In-cell RNA hydrolysis assay" in which RNAs within cells are used as a substrate for the RNA-hydrolyzing protein, thereby avoiding the need to prepare intact RNA molecules. In this method, the degree of RNA degradation is indicated by the fluorescence intensity of RNA molecules released from fixed and permeabilized cells following treatment with the potential RNase. A catalytic 3D8 antibody capable of degrading RNAs and pancreatic RNase A were used as model RNases. Our data demonstrate that the novel In-cell RNA hydrolysis assay is a reliable and sensitive method to analyze the activities of potential RNA-hydrolyzing proteins such as catalytic antibodies.

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