[1PS-040]
우수논문발표상 응모자Enhanced Synthesis of Circular RNA via 1-nt Gapped Splint Ligation
발표자고영우 (서울시립대학교)
연구책임자이종범 (서울시립대학교)
Abstract
In recent decades, there has been an uprising demand for sustainable RNA therapeutics for many diseases. The successful commercialization of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics has propelled RNA-based modalities to the forefront of modern medicine. However, most current mRNA therapeutics utilize a linear topology, which renders them susceptible to exonuclease-mediated degradation, thereby limiting their intracellular half-life and stability. To overcome these limitations, circular RNA (circRNA) has emerged as a promising alternative due to its inherent resistance to exonucleases. In this study, we propose an enhanced circularization strategy that introduces a 1-nucleotide (1nt) gap within the linear RNA substrate. By utilizing a DNA splint-mediated ligation approach with T4 RNA ligase2. And with this specific gap design, we achieved significantly higher circularization efficiency compared to conventional non-gap ligation methods