Chemically synthesized circular RNAs with phosphoramidate linkages enable rolling circle translation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Jun 11;56(46):6217-6220. doi: 10.1039/d0cc02140g. Epub 2020 May 5.

Abstract

Circular RNA without a stop codon enables rolling circle translation. To produce circular RNAs, we carried out one-pot chemical synthesis of circular RNA from RNA fragments with the use of an EDC/HOBt-based chemical ligation reaction. The synthesized circular RNAs acted as translation templates, despite the presence of unnatural phosphoramidate linkages.

MeSH terms

  • Amides / chemistry*
  • Phosphoric Acids / chemistry*
  • RNA, Circular / chemical synthesis*

Substances

  • Amides
  • Phosphoric Acids
  • RNA, Circular
  • phosphoramidic acid