2 HELICES PLUS A LINKER - A SMALL MODEL SUBSTRATE FOR EUKARYOTIC RNASE-P

被引:32
作者
CARRARA, G
CALANDRA, P
FRUSCOLONI, P
TOCCHINIVALENTINI, GP
机构
[1] CNR,IST BIOL CELLULARE,I-00137 ROME,ITALY
[2] ENICHEM SPA,BIOTECNOL LAB,I-00015 MONTEROTONDO,ITALY
[3] UNIV CHICAGO,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL,CHICAGO,IL 60637
关键词
XENOPUS LAEVIS; TRNAPROCESSING;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.92.7.2627
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Using precursor tRNA molecules to study RNA-protein interactions, we have identified an RNA motif recognized by eukaryotic RNase P (EC 3.1.26.5). Analysis of circularly permuted precursors indicates that interruptions in the sugar-phosphate backbone are not tolerated in the acceptor stem, in the T stem-loop, or between residues A-9 and G-10. Prokaryotic RNase P will function with a minihelix consisting of the acceptor stem connected directly to the T stem-loop. Eukaryotic RNase P cannot use such a minimal substrate unless a linker sequence is added in the gap where the D stem and anticodon stem-loop were deleted.
引用
收藏
页码:2627 / 2631
页数:5
相关论文
共 24 条