In-cell identification and measurement of RNA-protein interactions

Antoine Graindorge, Ines Pinheiro, Anna Nawrocka, Allison C. Mallory, Peter Tsvetkov, Noa Gil, Carlo Carolis, Frank Buchholz, Igor Ulitsky, Edith Heard, Mikko Taipale, Alena Shkumatava

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Abstract

Regulatory RNAs exert their cellular functions through RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). Identifying RNA-protein interactions is therefore key for a molecular understanding of regulatory RNAs. To date, RNA-bound proteins have been identified primarily through RNA purification followed by mass spectrometry. Here, we develop incPRINT (in cell protein-RNA interaction), a high-throughput method to identify in-cell RNA-protein interactions revealed by quantifiable luminescence. Applying incPRINT to long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), we identify RBPs specifically interacting with the lncRNA Firre and three functionally distinct regions of the lncRNA Xist. incPRINT confirms previously known lncRNA-protein interactions and identifies additional interactions that had evaded detection with other approaches. Importantly, the majority of the incPRINT-defined interactions are specific to individual functional regions of the large Xist transcript. Thus, we present an RNA-centric method that enables reliable identification of RNA-region-specific RBPs and is applicable to any RNA of interest.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5317
Pages (from-to)5317
Number of pages11
JournalNature Communications
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Nov 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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