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RNA structure has important roles in practically every facet of gene regulation, but the paucity of in vivo structural probes limits current understanding. Here we design, synthesize and demonstrate two new chemical probes that enable selective 2′-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension (SHAPE) in living cells. RNA structures in human, mouse, fly, yeast and bacterial cells are read out at single-nucleotide resolution, revealing tertiary contacts and RNA-protein interactions.
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We thank Y. Wan, G. Zheng and R. Das for comments. This work is supported by the US National Institutes of Health (R01 GM072705 to E.T.K. and R01-HG004361 to H.Y.C.), the A.P. Giannini Foundation (R.C.S.) and the Stanford MedScholars Program (R.A.F.). H.Y.C. is an Early Career Scientist of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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R.C.S., E.T.K. and H.Y.C. conceived the project. R.C.S., P.C., R.A.F. and E.A.T. performed the experiments. R.C.S., P.C., R.A.F., E.T.K. and H.Y.C. analyzed the data. R.C.S. and H.Y.C. wrote the manuscript with input from all authors.
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Spitale, R., Crisalli, P., Flynn, R. et al. RNA SHAPE analysis in living cells. Nat Chem Biol 9, 18–20 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.1131
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