Conditional RNA interference in mammalian cells via RNA transactivation

Yu Zhou, Peike Sheng, Jiayi Li, Yudan Li, Mingyi Xie () and Alexander A. Green ()
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Yu Zhou: UF Center for NeuroGenetics (CNG)
Peike Sheng: UF Center for NeuroGenetics (CNG)
Jiayi Li: Boston University
Yudan Li: Boston University
Mingyi Xie: UF Center for NeuroGenetics (CNG)
Alexander A. Green: Boston University

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool for sequence-specific gene knockdown in therapeutic and research applications. However, spatiotemporal control of RNAi is required to decrease nonspecific targeting, potential toxicity, and allow targeting of essential genes. Herein we describe a class of de-novo-designed RNA switches that enable sequence-specific regulation of RNAi in mammalian cells. Using cis-repressing RNA elements, we engineer RNA devices that only initiate microRNA biogenesis when binding with cognate trigger RNAs. We demonstrate that this conditional RNAi system, termed Orthogonal RNA Interference induced by Trigger RNA (ORIENTR), provides up to 14-fold increases in artificial miRNA biogenesis upon activation in orthogonal libraries. We show that integration of ORIENTR triggers with dCas13d enhances dynamic range to up to 31-fold. We further demonstrate that ORIENTR can be applied to detect endogenous RNA signals and to conditionally knockdown endogenous genes, thus enabling regulatory possibilities including cell-type-specific RNAi and rewiring of transcriptional networks via RNA profile.

Date: 2024
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