Chapter title |
Identification of Small RNA–Protein Partners in Plant Symbiotic Bacteria
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Chapter number | 20 |
Book title |
Bacterial Regulatory RNA
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-7634-8_20 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-7633-1, 978-1-4939-7634-8
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Authors |
Marta Robledo, Ana M. Matia-González, Natalia I. García-Tomsig, José I. Jiménez-Zurdo, Robledo, Marta, Matia-González, Ana M., García-Tomsig, Natalia I., Jiménez-Zurdo, José I. |
Abstract |
The identification of the protein partners of bacterial small noncoding RNAs (sRNAs) is essential to understand the mechanistic principles and functions of riboregulation in prokaryotic cells. Here, we describe an optimized affinity chromatography protocol that enables purification of in vivo formed sRNA-protein complexes in Sinorhizobium meliloti, a genetically tractable nitrogen-fixing plant symbiotic bacterium. The procedure requires the tagging of the desired sRNA with the MS2 aptamer, which is affinity-captured by the MS2-MBP protein conjugated to an amylose resin. As proof of principle, we show recovery of the RNA chaperone Hfq associated to the strictly Hfq-dependent AbcR2 trans-sRNA. This method can be applied for the investigation of sRNA-protein interactions on a broad range of genetically tractable α-proteobacteria. |
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