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Transcriptome-Wide Mapping of Small-Molecule RNA-Binding Sites and Conversion into Degraders
Transcriptome-Wide Mapping of Small-Molecule RNA-Binding Sites and Conversion into Degrade...
Transcriptome-Wide Mapping of Small-Molecule RNA-Binding Sites and Conversion into Degraders

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20250211152024
ISBN  
9798346867340
DDC  
540
저자명  
Tong, Yuquan.
서명/저자  
Transcriptome-Wide Mapping of Small-Molecule RNA-Binding Sites and Conversion into Degraders
발행사항  
[Sl] : The Scripps Research Institute, 2024
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
형태사항  
723 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-06, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Disney, Matthew D.;Griffin, Patrick R.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Scripps Research Institute, 2024.
초록/해제  
요약Originally considered merely as an intermediate biomolecule bridging the genome and the proteins, RNA is now established to play various key functions beyond translating proteins. Ranging from catalyzing chemical reactions to regulating gene expression, and from activating cellular responses to performing intercellular communications, the roles of RNA are evident in nearly every aspect of cellular processes in both health and disease biology. Notably, the diverse functions of RNA depend on their 3D structures, with harbors vast yet largely unexplored opportunities to be targeted by small molecules. Over the past decades, small molecules targeting RNA as potential precision medicines has garnered increasing attention in both academia and industry, as growing efforts have been devoted into this field to discover bioactive small molecules that can module RNA biology in a precise and predictable manner. Starting with antibiotics like Streptomycin targeting ribosomal RNA of bacteria, the chemical space of RNA-targeted small molecules has been expanded to include more scaffolds such as benzimidazoles, diphenylfurans, and many others. Consequently, the classes of RNA targetable by small molecules have also been expanded, including viral RNA, human mRNA, and microRNA precursors, where small molecules elicit bioactivity via a broad spectrum of mechanisms, including disrupting frameshifting, inhibiting translation, and repressing the biogenesis of mature microRNA. While the field of targeting RNA with small molecules is rapidly growing with an exciting and promising outlook, clinical success of RNA-targeted small molecules remains elusive. To bridge the gap between benchtop discovery and clinical applications and to accelerate the development of RNA-targeted small molecules as precision medicines, my thesis aims to overcome two main challenges in this field: (1) augmenting the bioactivity of RNA binders and (2) understanding small-molecule RNA interactions in live cells. The first challenge stems from the observation that many RNA binders are inactive in cells; that is, the simple binding of these small molecules does not affect the native function of target RNA and therefore is biologically silent. To address this challenge, we converted RNA binders into heterobifunctional degraders by appending them with a small molecule that locally activates endogenous RNase L to cleave the bound RNA target in a precise and stoichiometric manner (Chapters II to III). We have demonstrated the application of this strategy, dubbed RiboTAC (ribonuclease targeting chimera), to a broad range of RNA targets and diseases, ranging from human mRNA to microRNA precursors, and from neurodegenerative diseases to cancers. Notably, my thesis has reported the first literature example of converting inactive RNA binders into bioactive RiboTAC degraders, highlighting the potential and generalizability of this approach to augment the function of RNA binders even when the binding itself is biologically inactive.In the second part of my thesis (Chapters IV to V), we aim to develop an unbiased, transcriptome-wide platform to map small-molecule RNA interactions in intact biological systems. While many high-throughput assays for screening RNA binders have been established in vitro, folding RNA in a tube may not fully capture its structures and dynamics from its native cellular environment. Therefore, direct probing of small-molecule RNA interactions in live cells provide valuable information that can be leveraged to identify novel RNA binders and RNA structures, to assess the selectivity of lead RNA-targeted compounds, and to investigate the ligandability of the human transcriptome. To achieve this goal, we integrated covalent chemistry with next-generation sequencing, the former enabling mapping the binding sites of small molecules to RNA targets while the latter allowing for transcriptome-wide profiling. We further applied this platform to study RiboTACs, comparing the targets bound to the ones cleaved by RiboTACs. Importantly, our results revealed that only a small fraction of bound RNA targets are cleaved by RiboTACs, driven by factors such as the local RNA structures near the small molecule binding sites and the thermodynamic stability of bound RNA structures. These results not only led to the discovery of isoform-specific RiboTACs targeting cancer-dependent mRNAs, but also laid the foundation for understanding the selectivity and potency of RiboTACs for the rational design and optimization for this class of heterobifunctional compounds.Collectively, my thesis has showcased the potential and generalizability of RiboTACs by enhancing the potency of bioactive RNA binders, and by converting inactive RNA binders into bioactive degraders. To study factors affecting the selectivity and potency of RiboTACs in live cells, my thesis presents the development of an unbiased, transcriptome-wide platform to map small-molecule RNA binding sites and to profile RiboTAC cleavages in a massively paralleled and target-agnostic manner. Broadly, my thesis has provided a streamlined platform for augmenting the function of RNA binders and for unveiling the patterns of ligandability of the human transcriptome.
일반주제명  
Chemistry
일반주제명  
Cellular biology
일반주제명  
Biochemistry
키워드  
Transcriptome
키워드  
RNA binding sites
키워드  
Intercellular communication
키워드  
microRNAs
기타저자  
The Scripps Research Institute Chemical Biology
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 86-06B.
전자적 위치 및 접속  
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■520    ▼aOriginally  considered  merely  as  an  intermediate  biomolecule  bridging  the  genome  and  the  proteins,  RNA  is  now  established  to  play  various  key  functions  beyond  translating  proteins.  Ranging  from  catalyzing  chemical  reactions  to  regulating  gene  expression,  and  from  activating  cellular  responses  to  performing  intercellular  communications,  the  roles  of  RNA  are  evident  in  nearly  every  aspect  of  cellular  processes  in  both  health  and  disease  biology.  Notably,  the  diverse  functions  of  RNA  depend  on  their  3D  structures,  with  harbors  vast  yet  largely  unexplored  opportunities  to  be  targeted  by  small  molecules.  Over  the  past  decades,  small  molecules  targeting  RNA  as  potential  precision  medicines  has  garnered  increasing  attention  in  both  academia  and  industry,  as  growing  efforts  have  been  devoted  into  this  field  to  discover  bioactive  small  molecules  that  can  module  RNA  biology  in  a  precise  and  predictable  manner.  Starting  with  antibiotics  like  Streptomycin  targeting  ribosomal  RNA  of  bacteria,  the  chemical  space  of  RNA-targeted  small  molecules  has  been  expanded  to  include  more  scaffolds  such  as  benzimidazoles,  diphenylfurans,  and  many  others.  Consequently,  the  classes  of  RNA  targetable  by  small  molecules  have  also  been  expanded,  including  viral  RNA,  human  mRNA,  and  microRNA  precursors,  where  small  molecules  elicit  bioactivity  via  a  broad  spectrum  of  mechanisms,  including  disrupting  frameshifting,  inhibiting  translation,  and  repressing  the  biogenesis  of  mature  microRNA.  While  the  field  of  targeting  RNA  with  small  molecules  is  rapidly  growing  with  an  exciting  and  promising  outlook,  clinical  success  of  RNA-targeted  small  molecules  remains  elusive.  To  bridge  the  gap  between  benchtop  discovery  and  clinical  applications  and  to  accelerate  the  development  of  RNA-targeted  small  molecules  as  precision  medicines,  my  thesis  aims  to  overcome  two  main  challenges  in  this  field:  (1)  augmenting  the  bioactivity  of  RNA  binders  and  (2)  understanding  small-molecule  RNA  interactions  in  live  cells.  The  first  challenge  stems  from  the  observation  that  many  RNA  binders  are  inactive  in  cells;  that  is,  the  simple  binding  of  these  small  molecules  does  not  affect  the  native  function  of  target  RNA  and  therefore  is  biologically  silent.  To  address  this  challenge,  we  converted  RNA  binders  into  heterobifunctional  degraders  by  appending  them  with  a  small  molecule  that  locally  activates  endogenous  RNase  L  to  cleave  the  bound  RNA  target  in  a  precise  and  stoichiometric  manner  (Chapters  II  to  III).  We  have  demonstrated  the  application  of  this  strategy,  dubbed  RiboTAC  (ribonuclease  targeting  chimera),  to  a  broad  range  of  RNA  targets  and  diseases,  ranging  from  human  mRNA  to  microRNA  precursors,  and  from  neurodegenerative  diseases  to  cancers.  Notably,  my  thesis  has  reported  the  first  literature  example  of  converting  inactive  RNA  binders  into  bioactive  RiboTAC  degraders,  highlighting  the  potential  and  generalizability  of  this  approach  to  augment  the  function  of  RNA  binders  even  when  the  binding  itself  is  biologically  inactive.In  the  second  part  of  my  thesis  (Chapters  IV  to  V),  we  aim  to  develop  an  unbiased,  transcriptome-wide  platform  to  map  small-molecule  RNA  interactions  in  intact  biological  systems.  While  many  high-throughput  assays  for  screening  RNA  binders  have  been  established  in  vitro,  folding  RNA  in  a  tube  may  not  fully  capture  its  structures  and  dynamics  from  its  native  cellular  environment.  Therefore,  direct  probing  of  small-molecule  RNA  interactions  in  live  cells  provide  valuable  information  that  can  be  leveraged  to  identify  novel  RNA  binders  and  RNA  structures,  to  assess  the  selectivity  of  lead  RNA-targeted  compounds,  and  to  investigate  the  ligandability  of  the  human  transcriptome.  To  achieve  this  goal,  we  integrated  covalent  chemistry  with  next-generation  sequencing,  the  former  enabling  mapping  the  binding  sites  of  small  molecules  to  RNA  targets  while  the  latter  allowing  for  transcriptome-wide  profiling.  We  further  applied  this  platform  to  study  RiboTACs,  comparing  the  targets  bound  to  the  ones  cleaved  by  RiboTACs.  Importantly,  our  results  revealed  that  only  a  small  fraction  of  bound  RNA  targets  are  cleaved  by  RiboTACs,  driven  by  factors  such  as  the  local  RNA  structures  near  the  small  molecule  binding  sites  and  the  thermodynamic  stability  of  bound  RNA  structures.  These  results  not  only  led  to  the  discovery  of  isoform-specific  RiboTACs  targeting  cancer-dependent  mRNAs,  but  also  laid  the  foundation  for  understanding  the  selectivity  and  potency  of  RiboTACs  for  the  rational  design  and  optimization  for  this  class  of  heterobifunctional  compounds.Collectively,  my  thesis  has  showcased  the  potential  and  generalizability  of  RiboTACs  by  enhancing  the  potency  of  bioactive  RNA  binders,  and  by  converting  inactive  RNA  binders  into  bioactive  degraders.  To  study  factors  affecting  the  selectivity  and  potency  of  RiboTACs  in  live  cells,  my  thesis  presents  the  development  of  an  unbiased,  transcriptome-wide  platform  to  map  small-molecule  RNA  binding  sites  and  to  profile  RiboTAC  cleavages  in  a  massively  paralleled  and  target-agnostic  manner.  Broadly,  my  thesis  has  provided  a  streamlined  platform  for  augmenting  the  function  of  RNA  binders  and  for  unveiling  the  patterns  of  ligandability  of  the  human  transcriptome.
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