RRC ID 85574
Author Shin S, Jung Y, Uhm H, Song M, Son S, Goo J, Jeong C, Song JJ, Kim VN, Hohng S.
Title Quantification of purified endogenous miRNAs with high sensitivity and specificity.
Journal Nat Commun
Abstract MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short (19-24 nt) non-coding RNAs that suppress the expression of protein coding genes at the post-transcriptional level. Differential expression profiles of miRNAs across a range of diseases have emerged as powerful biomarkers, making a reliable yet rapid profiling technique for miRNAs potentially essential in clinics. Here, we report an amplification-free multi-color single-molecule imaging technique that can profile purified endogenous miRNAs with high sensitivity, specificity, and reliability. Compared to previously reported techniques, our technique can discriminate single base mismatches and single-nucleotide 3'-tailing with low false positive rates regardless of their positions on miRNA. By preloading probes in Thermus thermophilus Argonaute (TtAgo), miRNAs detection speed is accelerated by more than 20 times. Finally, by utilizing the well-conserved linearity between single-molecule spot numbers and the target miRNA concentrations, the absolute average copy numbers of endogenous miRNA species in a single cell can be estimated. Thus our technique, Ago-FISH (Argonaute-based Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization), provides a reliable way to accurately profile various endogenous miRNAs on a single miRNA sensing chip.
Volume 11(1)
Pages 6033
Published 2020-11-27
DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-19865-9
PII 10.1038/s41467-020-19865-9
PMID 33247115
PMC PMC7699633
MeSH Base Sequence Cell Line Humans MicroRNAs / analysis* MicroRNAs / isolation & purification* Thermus / genetics
IF 12.121
Resource
DNA material pET28a_TEV_ttAgo (RDB20981)