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- RNA-protein interactions play crucial roles in various cellular functions, necessitating better methods to study them in living cells.
- Researchers utilized two systems, MS2-MCP and engineered CRISPR-Cas13, to direct an enzyme called APEX2 to specific RNAs, allowing for the identification of protein partners associated with human telomerase RNA (hTR).
- This approach revealed new protein interactions and validated the role of mA demethylase ALKBH5 in modifying hTR and influencing telomerase activity.
Article Abstract
RNA-protein interactions underlie a wide range of cellular processes. Improved methods are needed to systematically map RNA-protein interactions in living cells in an unbiased manner. We used two approaches to target the engineered peroxidase APEX2 to specific cellular RNAs for RNA-centered proximity biotinylation of protein interaction partners. Both an MS2-MCP system and an engineered CRISPR-Cas13 system were used to deliver APEX2 to the human telomerase RNA hTR with high specificity. One-minute proximity biotinylation captured candidate binding partners for hTR, including more than a dozen proteins not previously linked to hTR. We validated the interaction between hTR and the -methyladenosine (mA) demethylase ALKBH5 and showed that ALKBH5 is able to erase the mA modification on endogenous hTR. ALKBH5 also modulates telomerase complex assembly and activity. MS2- and Cas13-targeted APEX2 may facilitate the discovery of novel RNA-protein interactions in living cells.
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