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El autodesplazamiento de los precursores mitocondriales ribosómicos y del ARN mensajero de la levadura
Cell
|April 1, 1985
Resumen
El ARN precursor mitocondrial de la levadura se somete a un autoesplicado in vitro sin proteínas. Este proceso implica la incorporación de GTP, la ligadura de exones y la circularización de intrones, lo que demuestra el ARN.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- El Splicing de ARN y ARN.
- Genética mitocondrial Genética mitocondrial
Sus antecedentes:
- Estudios previos indicaron la presencia de intermediarios de empalme lineal y circular en el ARN mitocondrial, similares a los del auto-emplazamiento del ARN precursor ribosómico de Tetrahymena.
- El mecanismo preciso y la independencia de proteínas del empalme del ARN mitocondrial en la levadura aún no se habían aclarado completamente.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el empalme in vitro del precursor mitocondrial de la levadura, el ARN.
- Para determinar si el empalme del ARN mitocondrial puede ocurrir independientemente de las proteínas mitocondriales.
- Para caracterizar los eventos moleculares involucrados en el auto-esplicado del ARN mitocondrial de la levadura.
Principales métodos:
- Transcripción in vitro del gen de ARN ribosomal grande de la levadura (incluyendo intrones y exones flanqueantes) utilizando el promotor SP6 y el plásmido recombinante.
- Incubación del ARN transcrito en condiciones de empalme con alfa-32P-GTP.
- Análisis de especies de ARN etiquetadas, incluido el intrón extirpado y otros ARN relacionados.
Principales resultados:
- El ARN precursor mitocondrial de la levadura demostró un empalme auto-catalizado in vitro sin la necesidad de proteínas mitocondriales.
- El proceso de empalme involucró la incorporación de GTP en el extremo 5 'del intrón extirpado, la ligadura de los exones 5 'y 3' y la circularización del intrón.
- Los experimentos de etiquetado confirmaron la incorporación de GTP en el ARN intron ribosomal extirpado y otras especies de ARN derivadas de los intrones de la subunidad I del gen de la citocromo oxidasa.
Conclusiones:
- El empalme del ARN mitocondrial de la levadura es un proceso autónomo y auto catalizado.
- Los hallazgos apoyan un modelo de catálisis basada en ARN para el empalme de intrones mitocondriales en levaduras.
- Este estudio proporciona evidencia directa para el empalme de ARN independiente de proteínas en las mitocondrias eucariotas.
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