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Abstract
There have been several reports describing elevation of oxidized RNA in ageing or age-related diseases, however RNA oxidation has been assessed solely based on 8-hydroxy-guanosine levels. In this study, Aldehyde Reactive Probe (ARP), which was originally developed to detect DNA abasic sites, was used to assess RNA oxidation. It was found that ARP reacted with depurinated tRNAPhe or chemically synthesized RNA containing abasic sites quantitatively to as little as 10 fmoles, indicating that abasic RNA is recognized by ARP. RNA oxidized by Fenton-type reactions, γ-irradiation or peroxynitrite increased ARP reactivity dose-dependently, indicating that ARP is capable of monitoring oxidized RNA mediated by reactive oxygen species or reactive nitrogen species. Furthermore, oxidative stress increased levels of ARP reactive RNA in cultured cells. These results indicate the versatility of the assay method for biologically relevant oxidation of RNA. Thus, this study developed a sensitive assay for analysis of oxidized RNA.
This paper was first published online on Early Online on 9 November 2010.