Analysis of magnesium, europium and lead binding sites in methionine initiator and elongator tRNAs by specific metal-ion-induced cleavages. 1989

J Ciesiołka, and J Wrzesinski, and P Górnicki, and J Podkowiński, and W J Krzyzosiak
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań.

The specificity of cleavages in yeast and lupin initiator and elongator methionine tRNAs induced by magnesium, europium and lead has been analysed and compared with known patterns of yeast tRNA(Phe) hydrolysis. The strong D-loop cleavages occur in methionine elongator tRNAs at similar positions and with comparable efficiency to those found in tRNA(Phe), while the sites of weak anticodon loop cuts, identical in methionine elongator tRNAs, differ from those found in tRNA(Phe). Methionine initiator tRNAs differ from their elongator counterparts: (a) they are cleaved in the D-loop with much lower efficiency; (b) they are cleaved in the variable loop which is completely resistant to hydrolysis in elongator tRNAs; (c) cleavages in the anticodon loop are stronger in initiator tRNAs and they are located mostly at the 5' side of the loop whereas in elongator tRNAs they occur mostly at the opposite, 3' side of the loop. The distinct pattern of the anticodon loop cleavages is considered to be related to different conformations of the anticodon loop in the two types of methionine tRNAs.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007854 Lead A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.2, symbol Pb.
D008274 Magnesium A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and atomic weight 24.31. It is important for the activity of many enzymes, especially those involved in OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION.
D009690 Nucleic Acid Conformation The spatial arrangement of the atoms of a nucleic acid or polynucleotide that results in its characteristic 3-dimensional shape. DNA Conformation,RNA Conformation,Conformation, DNA,Conformation, Nucleic Acid,Conformation, RNA,Conformations, DNA,Conformations, Nucleic Acid,Conformations, RNA,DNA Conformations,Nucleic Acid Conformations,RNA Conformations
D010445 Peptide Elongation Factors Protein factors uniquely required during the elongation phase of protein synthesis. Elongation Factor,Elongation Factors, Peptide,Factor, Elongation,Factors, Peptide Elongation
D010448 Peptide Initiation Factors Protein factors uniquely required during the initiation phase of protein synthesis in GENETIC TRANSLATION. Initiation Factors,Initiation Factor,Factors, Peptide Initiation,Initiation Factors, Peptide
D010944 Plants Multicellular, eukaryotic life forms of kingdom Plantae. Plants acquired chloroplasts by direct endosymbiosis of CYANOBACTERIA. They are characterized by a mainly photosynthetic mode of nutrition; essentially unlimited growth at localized regions of cell divisions (MERISTEMS); cellulose within cells providing rigidity; the absence of organs of locomotion; absence of nervous and sensory systems; and an alternation of haploid and diploid generations. It is a non-taxonomical term most often referring to LAND PLANTS. In broad sense it includes RHODOPHYTA and GLAUCOPHYTA along with VIRIDIPLANTAE. Plant
D005063 Europium An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Eu, atomic number 63, and atomic weight 152. Europium is used in the form of its salts as coatings for cathode ray tubes and in the form of its organic derivatives as shift reagents in NMR spectroscopy.
D006868 Hydrolysis The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water.
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining

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