Abstract
The architectural transcription factor TCF-1 interacts directly with β-catenin and activates transcription of various target genes that are important for early development and carcinogenesis. We selected an RNA aptamer that specifically bound to the β-catenin-interacting N-terminal motif of TCF-1. Structural analysis revealed that it formed a stem–loop structure that was responsible for binding TCF-1 and contained a pair of internal loops. The RNA aptamer interfered with the binding of TCF-1 to β-catenin and also inhibited the formation of TCF-1/β-catenin complexes. Disruption of TCF-1/β-catenin complexes could alter the transcriptional activity of TCF-1. Taken together our observations show that a rationally designed RNA aptamer can disrupt protein–protein interactions required for the formation of an active transcription complex.
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