Selective 2' hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension (SHAPE) is used to distinguish between the levels of flexibility of nucleotides regulated by base pairing or protein binding. In this method, a reagent reacts with the 2' hydroxyl group to form an adduct, which is then detected by reverse transcription reaction. The number of RNA molecules with an adduct at a specific nucleotide position indicates the SHAPE reactivity of that nucleotide. Here, we describe the method for probing the structure of an RNA in a protein-free or a protein-bound state by in vitro SHAPE.
Keywords: Phosphorimaging; RNA end-labeling; RNA structure; RNA–protein interaction; Reverse transcription; Selective 2′ hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension (SHAPE); Sequencing gel.
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