Crystal-Structure-Guided Design of Self-Assembling RNA Nanotriangles.
Crystal-Structure-Guided Design of Self-Assembling RNA Nanotriangles.
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10.1002/anie.201600233
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2016-03-14
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Hermann T
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Boerneke MA;Dibrov SM;Hermann T
RNA nanotechnology harnesses RNA structural motifs to build nano-sized architectures which assemble through selective base pair interactions. Here, we report the crystal structure-guided design of highly stable RNA nanotriangles that self-assemble cooperatively from short oligonucleotides. The crystal structure of an 81 nucleotide nanotriangle determined at 2.6 Å reveals the yet smallest circularly closed nano-object made entirely of double-stranded RNA. Assembly of the nanotriangle architecture involved RNA corner motifs that were derived from ligand-responsive RNA switches which offer the opportunity to control self-assembly and dissociation. RNA nanostructure design and characterization: Two short oligonucleotides self-assemble cooperatively in solution to form the yet smallest circularly closed nanotriangle made entirely of double-stranded RNA. This nano-object formed crystals, and its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.6 Å resolution.