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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Structure-Guided Design of a Bioactive Covalent Small Molecule Targeting a Riboswitch.

Chungen Li, Xueyi Yang, Kyle A Dickerson, Patrick R A Zanon, Noah A Springer, Jielei Wang, Yilin Jia, Nikhil C Munshi, Robert T Batey, Matthew D Disney

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10 authors.

Chungen Li
Xueyi Yang
Kyle A Dickerson
Patrick R A Zanon
Noah A Springer
Jielei Wang
Yilin Jia
Nikhil C Munshi

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Abstract

Small molecule ligands targeting structured RNA elements hold promise for modulating RNA function, serving as chemical probes and potential therapeutics. In this study, the characterization of phenylglyoxal-based covalent probe designed to target unpaired guanine residues in structured RNAs is reported. A structure-guided design strategy was employed to modify covalently unpaired guanines critical for flavin mononucleotide (FMN) binding to the FMN riboswitch. Covalent modification occurs at the designed site and modulates riboswitch function in a cellular reporter system, highlighting the potential of covalent mechanisms of action for bioactive RNA ligands.

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PMID40766716
PMCPMC12324513

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