@article{ScheitlLangeHoebartner2020,
  author    = {Scheitl, Carolin P. M. and Lange, Sandra and H{\"o}bartner, Claudia},
  title     = {New deoxyribozymes for the native ligation of RNA},
  series = {Molecules},
  volume    = {25},
  journal   = {Molecules},
  number    = {16},
  doi       = {https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25163650},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-210405},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Deoxyribozymes (DNAzymes) are small, synthetic, single-stranded DNAs capable of catalysing chemical reactions, including RNA ligation. Herein, we report a novel class of RNA ligase deoxyribozymes that utilize 5'-adenylated RNA (5'-AppRNA) as the donor substrate, mimicking the activated intermediates of protein-catalyzed RNA ligation. Four new DNAzymes were identified by in vitro selection from an N40 random DNA library and were shown to catalyze the intermolecular linear RNA-RNA ligation via the formation of a native 3'-5'-phosphodiester linkage. The catalytic activity is distinct from previously described RNA-ligating deoxyribozymes. Kinetic analyses revealed the optimal incubation conditions for high ligation yields and demonstrated a broad RNA substrate scope. Together with the smooth synthetic accessibility of 5'-adenylated RNAs, the new DNA enzymes are promising tools for the protein-free synthesis of long RNAs, for example containing precious modified nucleotides or fluorescent labels for biochemical and biophysical investigations.},
  language  = {en}
}