@article{
author = "Zhang, Lei and Xie, Xiulan and Đoković, Nemanja and Nikolić, Katarina and Kosenkov, Dmitri and Abendroth, Frank and Vázquez, Olalla",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Dynamics are intrinsic to both RNA function and
structure. Yet, the available means to precisely provide RNA-based
processes with spatiotemporal resolution are scarce. Here, our
work pioneers a reversible approach to regulate RNA splicing
within primary patient-derived cells by synthetic photoswitches.
Our small molecule enables conditional real-time control at mRNA
and protein levels. NMR experiments, together with theoretical
calculations, photochemical characterization, fluorescence polarization
measurements, and living cell-based assays, confirmed lightdependent
exon inclusion as well as an increase in the target
functional protein. Therefore, we first demonstrated the potential
of photopharmacology modulation in splicing, tweaking the
current optochemical toolkit. The timeliness on the consolidation
of RNA research as the driving force toward therapeutical innovation holds the promise that our approach will contribute to
redrawing the vision of RNA.",
publisher = "American Chemical Society",
journal = "Journal of the American Chemical Society",
title = "Reversible Control of RNA Splicing by Photoswitchable Small Molecules",
volume = "145",
number = "23",
pages = "12783-12792",
doi = "10.1021/jacs.3c03275"
}