The invention belongs to the technical field of
biology, and particularly relates to a method for detecting and enriching glycosylated
RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) based on in-vitro
enzyme chemical labeling of alpha-2, 3, alpha-2, 6 type
sialyltransferase. According to the application,
sialidase is firstly used for digesting
sialic acid at the
tail end of a naturally generated glycoRNA
sugar chain, and
sialidase digestion is not needed for an
RNA sample which does not have
sialic acid at the
tail end of the glycoRNA
sugar chain but has potential
sialic acid modification sites; sialic acid with a labeled group is transferred to a potential sialic acid modification site at the
tail end of a glycoRNA
carbohydrate chain by using alpha-2, 3, alpha-2, 6 type
sialyltransferase, such as PmST1, PmST3, Ph2, 3siat and Pd26ST, so that glycoRNA with a detectable group can be directly obtained, or the detectable group is further introduced through subsequent reaction, so that subsequent
signal detection or enrichment can be carried out; the
RNA part can be further sequenced, and the
glycosyl part can be further subjected to
mass spectrum identification. The application provides a very efficient, simple and convenient detection means for detection and enrichment of sialylated glycoRNA, has the characteristics of high specificity and high sensitivity, and has a wide application prospect.