Non-DNA-templated addition of nucleotides to the 3′ end of RNAs by the mitochondrial RNA polymerase of Physarum polycephalum

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Miller, Mara L. [1 ]
Miller, Dennis L. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Texas Dallas, Dept Mol & Cell Biol, Richardson, TX 75083 USA
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10.1128/MCB.00356-08
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Mitochondrial gene expression is necessary for proper mitochondrial biogenesis. Genes on the mitochondrial DNA are transcribed by a dedicated mitochondrial RNA polymerase (mtRNAP) that is encoded in the nucleus and imported into mitochondria. In the myxomycete Physarum polycephalum, nucleotides that are not specified by the mitochondrial DNA templates are inserted into some RNAs, a process called RNA editing. This is an essential step in the expression of these RNAs, as the insertion of the nontemplated nucleotides creates open reading frames for the production of proteins from mRNAs or produces required secondary structure in rRNAs and tRNAs. The nontemplated nucleotide is added to the 3' end of the RNA as the RNA is being synthesized during mitochondrial transcription. Because RNA editing is cotranscriptional, the mtRNAP is implicated in RNA editing as well as transcription. We have cloned the cDNA for the mtRNAP of Physarum and have expressed the mtRNAP in Escherichia coli. We have used in vitro transcription assays based on the Physarum mtRNAP to identify a novel activity associated with the mtRNAP in which non-DNA-templated nucleotides are added to the 3' end of RNAs. Any of the four ribonucleoside triphosphates (rNTPs) can act as precursors for this process, and this novel activity is observed when only one rNTP is supplied, a condition under which transcription does not occur. The implications of this activity for the mechanism of RNA editing are discussed.
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