Chapter title |
Single-Molecule and Ensemble Methods to Probe Initial Stages of RNP Granule Assembly
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Chapter number | 19 |
Book title |
Nanoscale Imaging
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-8591-3_19 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-8590-6, 978-1-4939-8591-3
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Authors |
Jaya Sarkar, Sua Myong, Sarkar, Jaya, Myong, Sua |
Abstract |
Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules are membraneless organelles, consisting of high local concentrations of RNA and proteins bearing intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs). They are formed by liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). In neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, mutations in granule proteins such as FUS and TDP-43 accelerate abnormal liquid to solid transition of RNP granules, leading to formation of fiber-like structures. Methods to study granules must be carefully selected based on the stage of granule's life. Here we describe a strategic combination of single-molecule biophysical and ensemble biochemical techniques that may be employed to extract insightful information about early stages of RNP granule formation. Protein-RNA interaction and stoichiometry of the complex in the early soluble stage of RNP assembly can be probed by single-molecule FRET (smFRET) assay and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), respectively. RNP-RNP interaction that likely contributes to RNP nucleation can be reported on by a smFRET-based RNA annealing assay. The next stage in the assembly pathway, that is, phase separation from diffused to liquid-like droplets, may be monitored by a phase separation assay. Finally, RNP granules isolated from mammalian cells can be investigated using a unique single-molecule pull-down (SiMPull) assay. |
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