Abstract
Certain nucleotides in precursor RNA of tRNA(Tyr) of Escherichia coli were modified in vitro with a preparation of partially purified E. coli enzyme containing ribothymidine- and pseudouridine-forming activity. The only nucleotides modified in vitro are the same as those found modified in mature tRNA. The best substrate for these modifying enzymes is the RNase P cleavage product of the precursor RNA, which contains the mature tRNA sequence. Of the two pseudouridines found in mature tRNA, one (in the TPsiC sequence) can be formed in intact precursor RNA. The other (in the anticodon stem) can only be formed in the cleaved precursor RNA. The presence of modified nucleotides in the precursor RNA does not enhance its rate of cleavage by RNase P.
MeSH Terms
Adenosine/biosynthesis
Alkenes/biosynthesis
Base Sequence
Escherichia coli/enzymology,metabolism
Pseudouridine
RNA, Bacterial/analysis,biosynthesis,metabolism
RNA, Transfer/biosynthesis
Ribonucleases/metabolism
Ribonucleosides/biosynthesis
Ribonucleotides/metabolism
Thymidine/biosynthesis
Tyrosine
Uridine/biosynthesis
tRNA Methyltransferases/metabolism
Chemicals
Alkenes
RNA, Bacterial
Ribonucleosides
Ribonucleotides
Pseudouridine
ribothymidine
Tyrosine
RNA, Transfer
tRNA Methyltransferases
Ribonucleases
Adenosine
Thymidine
Uridine
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Schaefer K P
Altman S
Söll D
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