Abstract
The development of convenient methods for controlling the protein expression is an important challenge in the postgenomic era. We applied the crosslink forming oligonucleotide (CFO) as a terminator of the ribosomal translation. In this study, we demonstrated that the improved reactivity of our CFO under physiological conditions enabled the sequence-specific introduction of a steric block for a ribosome on mRNAs. In vitro and in cell translation experiments revealed that the crosslinked mRNA can produce the truncated proteins in which the translation terminates at the desired position.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3870-3872 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Jun 15 |
Keywords
- Antisense
- Crosslink
- Translational inhibition
- Truncated proteins