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High-Throughput Small RNA Sequencing Enhanced by AlkB-Facilitated RNA de-Methylation (ARM-Seq)
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6807-7_15Abstract
N1-methyladenosine (m1A), N3-methylcytidine (m3C), and N1-methylguanosine (m1G) are common in transfer RNA (tRNA) and tRNA-derived fragments. These modifications alter Watson-Crick base-pairing, and cause pauses or stops during reverse transcription required for most high-throughput RNA sequencing protocols, resulting in inefficient detection of methyl-modified RNAs. Here, we describe a procedure to demethylate RNAs containing m1A, m3C, or m1G using the Escherichia coli dealkylating enzyme AlkB, along with instructions for subsequent processing with widely used protocols for small RNA sequencing.
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