2023
In vitro Selection and in vivo Testing of Riboswitch-inspired Aptamers
Mohsen M, Breaker R. In vitro Selection and in vivo Testing of Riboswitch-inspired Aptamers. Bio-protocol 2023, 13: e4775. PMID: 37456339, PMCID: PMC10338711, DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAptamer candidatesSubsequent biochemical validationComplex cellular environmentVitro selection protocolSelfish sequencesRiboswitch aptamerNext-generation sequencingRNA poolBacterial cell cultureExpression platformCellular environmentBacterial cellsBiochemical validationStructural scaffoldLigand candidatesCell culturesSelection protocolAptamerRiboswitchNew ligandsSelectionBioinformaticsSequencingScaffold typesSequenceExploiting natural riboswitches for aptamer engineering and validation
Mohsen M, Midy M, Balaji A, Breaker R. Exploiting natural riboswitches for aptamer engineering and validation. Nucleic Acids Research 2023, 51: 966-981. PMID: 36617976, PMCID: PMC9881172, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural riboswitchesRiboswitch aptamerReporter gene expressionSecondary structure featuresRNA poolExpression platformVivo functionGene expressionSurvival mechanismRNA sequencesStructural featuresRiboswitchAptamer selectionSmall moleculesSequenceAptamerCellsGuanineTest tubeFuture effortsSelectionSelection strategyExpressionPoolAptamer engineering
2006
Riboswitches as Genetic Control Elements
Nahvi A, Breaker R. Riboswitches as Genetic Control Elements. 2006, 89-106. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-47257-7_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene control mechanismsCertain messenger RNAsGenetic control elementsGene expression systemRNA stabilityExpression platformRNA elementsExpression systemRiboswitchRNA structureLigand bindingMRNA transcriptionMessenger RNATarget metabolitesControl elementsTranscriptionControl mechanismsGenesRNABacteriaBindingExpressionTranslationMetabolitesAptamer