Affinity modification of phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase from Thermus thermophilus by tRNAPhe transcripts containing 4-thiouridine. 1998

N A Moor, and V G Stepanov, and V N Ankilova, and A Favre, and O I Lavrik
Novosibirsk Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia. moor@niboch.nsc.ru.

Photoreactive derivatives of tRNAPhe containing residues of 4-thiouridine (s4U) were synthesized by the transcription system of T7 RNA polymerase. Complete substitution of s4U for 16 uridine residues ([16s4U]-tRNAPhe) caused a 14-fold decrease in the catalytic efficiency of aminoacylation of the tRNAPhe transcript by phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase from T. thermophilus. [1s4U]-tRNAPhe obtained by random incorporation of s4U residues with further isolation of s4U-monosubstituted RNA molecules on an affinity gel has the same kinetic parameters in aminoacylation as the tRNAPhe transcript. The s4U-containing tRNAPhe transcripts were shown to bind covalently to phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase, and the specificity of modification was demonstrated. The modification stoichiometry determined in this work suggests that the enzyme is a functional dimer. The modification labels both alpha- and beta-subunits of the enzyme, which has an oligomeric structure of alpha2beta2, and forms "cross-linking" products of subunits upon modification with [16s4U]-tRNAPhe. The prevalence of modification of the alpha-subunit suggests that tRNA has contacts with the enzyme, which have not been deciphered previously by X-ray analysis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
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
D010652 Phenylalanine-tRNA Ligase An enzyme that activates phenylalanine with its specific transfer RNA. EC 6.1.1.20. Phenylalanyl T RNA Synthetase,Phe-tRNA Ligase,Phenylalanyl-tRNA Synthetase,Ligase, Phe-tRNA,Ligase, Phenylalanine-tRNA,Phe tRNA Ligase,Phenylalanine tRNA Ligase,Phenylalanyl tRNA Synthetase,Synthetase, Phenylalanyl-tRNA
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
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
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
D012329 RNA, Bacterial Ribonucleic acid in bacteria having regulatory and catalytic roles as well as involvement in protein synthesis. Bacterial RNA
D012360 RNA, Transfer, Phe A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying phenylalanine to sites on the ribosomes in preparation for protein synthesis. Phenylalanine-Specific tRNA,Transfer RNA, Phe,tRNAPhe,tRNA(Phe),Phe Transfer RNA,Phenylalanine Specific tRNA,RNA, Phe Transfer,tRNA, Phenylalanine-Specific

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