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Procesamiento in vitro de las moléculas precursoras de ARN de transferencia de B. mori
Cell
|June 1, 1979
Resumen
La ribonucleasa P (RNAasa P) y la 3'-5' nucleasa en las células del gusano de seda procesan los precursores del tRNA. La RNAasa P elimina los nucleótidos 5', mientras que una nucleasa 3'-5' corta los nucleótidos 3' en un proceso de maduración de dos pasos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Procesamiento de ARN Procesamiento de ARN
Sus antecedentes:
- La ribonucleasa P (RNAasa P) y la nucleasa 3-5 son esenciales para la síntesis de tRNA en E. coli.
- Estas actividades enzimáticas también están presentes en las células de las glándulas de seda de Bombyx mori.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el papel y las características de la RNAasa P y 3 -5 nucleasa en la síntesis de Bombyx mori tRNA.
- Para dilucidar el mecanismo de la maduración del pre-ARNt en las células del gusano de seda.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizaron extractos subcelulares de las células de las glándulas de seda Bombyx mori.
- Los ensayos de escisión se realizaron utilizando E. coli y Bombyx mori pre-tRNAs.
- Se emplearon huellas dactilares de ARN y análisis de fosfato de 5 terminales.
- Se realizó un análisis de secuencia de los intermediarios de procesamiento in vitro.
Principales resultados:
- La RNAasa P de Bombyx mori rompió los pre-tRNA de E. coli de manera similar a la de la enzima de E. coli.
- La RNAasa P de Bombyx mori no cortó los sustratos de ARN no-t.
- Los pre-ARNt de Bombyx mori poseen 5 y 3 nucleótidos adicionales.
- Los extractos crudos eliminaron ambos nucleótidos adicionales, mientras que la RNAasa P purificada solo eliminó 5 nucleótidos.
- Sólo los grandes pre-tRNA de gusanos de seda fueron sustratos para Bombyx mori RNAasa P.
Conclusiones:
- Bombyx mori RNAasa P y 3 -5 nucleasa cooperan en la maduración del pre-ARNt.
- El procesamiento del pre-ARNt se produce en dos pasos: la eliminación de 5 nucleótidos por la RNAasa P, seguida del recorte de 3 nucleótidos por una 3 -5 nucleasa.
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