Spinach chloroplast RNase P: a putative protein enzyme.
Nucleic Acids Symp Ser
; (33): 95-8, 1995.
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ABSTRACT
Ribonuclease P (RNase P) is the enzyme responsible for endonucleolytically separating the 5'-leader sequence from precursor tRNA molecules. In bacteria, and in the nuclei and mitochondria of all eukaryotes studied so far, RNase P contains an RNA subunit which is necessary for activity in vitro and in vivo. In contrast, we showed earlier that partially-purified RNase P from spinach chloroplasts had physical properties inconsistent with the presence of any RNA. We now report that the properties of the chloroplast enzyme, after 500 to 1500-fold purification, are consistent with enzymatic activity residing in a approximately 70 kDa polypeptide. Gel filtration chromatography on Sephacryl S-200 and S-300 provides a mass for chloroplast RNase P of approximately 70 +/- 5 kDa. A single polypeptide of approximately 70-80 kDa can be crosslinked to iodoUMP-substituted pre-tRNA. The labeling intensity of this polypeptide corresponds closely to the peak of RNase P activity on Sephacryl S-200 chromatography. Unlike the bacterial ribozyme-type RNase P, chloroplast RNase P is not a metalloenzyme. We showed previously that phosphodiester bond cleavage by the E. coli RNA enzyme absolutely requires Mg2+ or Mn2+ coordinated to the pro-Rp oxygen of the scissile phosphodiester phosphate. In contrast, we now find that chloroplast RNase P has no such requirement, and can accurately and efficiently cleave pre-tRNA containing an Rp-thio-substitution at the scissile bond. These data are entirely consistent with the hypothesis that RNase P in plant chloroplasts is not a ribozyme, but a conventional protein enzyme.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cloroplastos
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ARN Catalítico
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Spinacia oleracea
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Endorribonucleasas
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nucleic Acids Symp Ser
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos