Journal: Molecular Therapy. Nucleic Acids
Article Title: Engineered mRNA backbones for gene expression in human T cells
doi: 10.1016/j.omtn.2026.102913
Figure Lengend Snippet: Generation of 5′ UTR library for T cell-specific gene expression (A) General scheme of mRNA constructs used throughout the research. The constructs are composed of replaceable 5′ UTRs, KOZAK sequence, a gene of interest (GOI), a conserved 3′ UTR of HBA1 which is shared in all constructs, and a poly-A sequence. (B) GC/AU contents for each 5′ UTR used in the study. (C) Centroid secondary structure and free energy for EGFP-encoding constructs using the 5′ UTR of TOX , HBA1 , and CD39 ( ENTPD1 ). (D) Psuedouridine-corrected centroid secondary structure and free energy for EGFP-encoding constructs using the 5′ UTR of IL 2 , HBA1 , and CD247 . (E) Centroid free-energy calculation for all 14 constructs using either native uridine or pseudouridine. The blue-dashed line represents the mean of the native uridine calculation, and the red line represents the mean of the psuedouridine calculation. ∗ p < 0.05, paired t test. (F) Distribution of centroid free energy of all 14 EGFP encoding constructs including HBA1 5′ UTR, corrected for the usage of pseudouridine instead of native uridine. Constructs with energy lower than HBA1 5′ UTR are predicted to be more stable and thus enhance expression, while constructs with energy higher than HBA1 5′ UTR are predicated to be less stable and impair expression.
Article Snippet: IVT was performed using the HiScribe T7 ARCA mRNA Kit (NEB #E2065S) enriched with pseudouridine-UTP (Ψ-UTP).
Techniques: Gene Expression, Construct, Sequencing, Expressing