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Large Stokes shift fluorescence activation in an RNA aptamer by intermolecular proton transfer to guanine.
Nature communications - 10 Jun 2021
Mieczkowski Mateusz, Steinmetzger Christian, Bessi Irene, Lenz Ann-Kathrin, Schmiedel Alexander, Holzapfel Marco, Lambert Christoph, Pena Vladimir, Höbartner Claudia
Abstract excerpt
Fluorogenic RNA aptamers are synthetic functional RNAs that specifically bind and activate conditional fluorophores. The Chili RNA aptamer mimics large Stokes shift fluorescent proteins and exhibits high affinity for 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolone (DMHBI) derivatives to elicit green or red fluorescence emission. Here, we elucidate the structural and mechanistic basis of fluorescence activation by...
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