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The relationship between guanosine tetraphosphate, polysomes and RNA synthesis in amino acid starved Escherichia coli. 1978

P Donini, and V Santonastaso, and J Roche, and A J Cozzone

A relA+ strain of E. coli with four amino acid requirements was starved separately for each amino acid, after which the levels of polysomes, guanosine-5'-diphosphate-3'-diphosphate and the residual net synthesis of RNA were determined. The polysome level and guanosine-5'-diphosphate-3'-diphosphate production were coordinately affected by starvation for the different amino acids, whereas no correlation was found between these two parameters and residual RNA synthesis. The main conclusion stemming from these results is that guanosine-5'-diphosphate-3'-diphosphate cannot act as the sole effector molecule in stringent control of RNA synthesis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007930	Leucine	An essential branched-chain amino acid important for hemoglobin formation.	L-Leucine,Leucine, L-Isomer,L-Isomer Leucine,Leucine, L Isomer
D011132	Polyribosomes	A multiribosomal structure representing a linear array of RIBOSOMES held together by messenger RNA; (RNA, MESSENGER); They represent the active complexes in cellular protein synthesis and are able to incorporate amino acids into polypeptides both in vivo and in vitro. (From Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)	Polysomes,Polyribosome,Polysome
D004926	Escherichia coli	A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc.	Alkalescens-Dispar Group,Bacillus coli,Bacterium coli,Bacterium coli commune,Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli,E coli,EAggEC,Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,Enterococcus coli,Diffusely Adherent E. coli,Enteroaggregative E. coli,Enteroinvasive E. coli,Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
D006150	Guanine Nucleotides		Guanine Nucleotide,Guanosine Phosphates,Nucleotide, Guanine,Nucleotides, Guanine,Phosphates, Guanosine
D006159	Guanosine Tetraphosphate	Guanosine 5'-diphosphate 2'(3')-diphosphate. A guanine nucleotide containing four phosphate groups. Two phosphate groups are esterified to the sugar moiety in the 5' position and the other two in the 2' or 3' position. This nucleotide serves as a messenger to turn off the synthesis of ribosomal RNA when amino acids are not available for protein synthesis. Synonym: magic spot I.	Alarmone ppGpp,Bacterial Magic Spot ppGpp,Guanosine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), mono(trihydrogen diphosphate) (ester),Guanosine 5'-diphosphate 2'(3')-diphosphate,ppGpp,Guanosine 3'-Diphosphate 5'-Diphosphate,Guanosine 5'-Diphosphate 3'-Diphosphate,3'-Diphosphate 5'-Diphosphate, Guanosine,5'-Diphosphate 3'-Diphosphate, Guanosine,Guanosine 3' Diphosphate 5' Diphosphate,Guanosine 5' Diphosphate 3' Diphosphate,Tetraphosphate, Guanosine,ppGpp, Alarmone
D006639	Histidine	An essential amino acid that is required for the production of HISTAMINE.	Histidine, L-isomer,L-Histidine,Histidine, L isomer,L-isomer Histidine
D000596	Amino Acids	Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins.	Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino
D001120	Arginine	An essential amino acid that is physiologically active in the L-form.	Arginine Hydrochloride,Arginine, L-Isomer,DL-Arginine Acetate, Monohydrate,L-Arginine,Arginine, L Isomer,DL Arginine Acetate, Monohydrate,Hydrochloride, Arginine,L Arginine,L-Isomer Arginine,Monohydrate DL-Arginine Acetate
D012329	RNA, Bacterial	Ribonucleic acid in bacteria having regulatory and catalytic roles as well as involvement in protein synthesis.	Bacterial RNA
D013912	Threonine	An essential amino acid occurring naturally in the L-form, which is the active form. It is found in eggs, milk, gelatin, and other proteins.	L-Threonine,L Threonine