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Nagato Y, Tomikawa C, Yamaji H, Soma A, Takai K. Intron-Dependent or Independent Pseudouridylation of Precursor tRNA Containing Atypical Introns in Cyanidioschyzon merolae. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012058. [PMID: 36292915 PMCID: PMC9602550 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic precursor tRNAs (pre-tRNAs) often have an intron between positions 37 and 38 of the anticodon loop. However, atypical introns are found in some eukaryotes and archaea. In an early-diverged red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae, the tRNAIle(UAU) gene contains three intron coding regions, located in the D-, anticodon, and T-arms. In this study, we focused on the relationship between the intron removal and formation of pseudouridine (Ψ), one of the most universally modified nucleosides. It had been reported that yeast Pus1 is a multiple-site-specific enzyme that synthesizes Ψ34 and Ψ36 in tRNAIle(UAU) in an intron-dependent manner. Unexpectedly, our biochemical experiments showed that the C. merolae ortholog of Pus1 pseudouridylated an intronless tRNAIle(UAU) and that the modification position was determined to be 55 which is the target of Pus4 but not Pus1 in yeast. Furthermore, unlike yeast Pus1, cmPus1 mediates Ψ modification at positions 34, 36, and/or 55 only in some specific intron-containing pre-tRNAIle(UAU) variants. cmPus4 was confirmed to be a single-site-specific enzyme that only converts U55 to Ψ, in a similar manner to yeast Pus4. cmPus4 did not catalyze the pseudouridine formation in pre-tRNAs containing an intron in the T-arm.
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- Yasuha Nagato
- Department of Materials Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Ehime, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-89-927-9947
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- Department of Materials Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Ehime, Japan
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- Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo 271-8510, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Ehime, Japan
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Biological roles of RNA m 5C modification and its implications in Cancer immunotherapy. Biomark Res 2022; 10:15. [PMID: 35365216 PMCID: PMC8973801 DOI: 10.1186/s40364-022-00362-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Epigenetics including DNA and RNA modifications have always been the hotspot field of life sciences in the post-genome era. Since the first mapping of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) and the discovery of its widespread presence in mRNA, there are at least 160-170 RNA modifications have been discovered. These methylations occur in different RNA types, and their distribution is species-specific. 5-methylcytosine (m5C) has been found in mRNA, rRNA and tRNA of representative organisms from all kinds of species. As reversible epigenetic modifications, m5C modifications of RNA affect the fate of the modified RNA molecules and play important roles in various biological processes including RNA stability control, protein synthesis, and transcriptional regulation. Furthermore, accumulative evidence also implicates the role of RNA m5C in tumorigenesis. Here, we review the latest progresses in the biological roles of m5C modifications and how it is regulated by corresponding “writers”, “readers” and “erasers” proteins, as well as the potential molecular mechanism in tumorigenesis and cancer immunotherapy.
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Dual isoform sequencing reveals complex transcriptomic and epitranscriptomic landscapes of a prototype baculovirus. Sci Rep 2022; 12:1291. [PMID: 35079129 PMCID: PMC8789824 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05457-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In this study, two long-read sequencing (LRS) techniques, MinION from Oxford Nanopore Technologies and Sequel from the Pacific Biosciences, were used for the transcriptional characterization of a prototype baculovirus, Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus. LRS is able to read full-length RNA molecules, and thereby distinguish between transcript isoforms, mono- and polycistronic RNAs, and overlapping transcripts. Altogether, we detected 875 transcript species, of which 759 were novel and 116 were annotated previously. These RNA molecules include 41 novel putative protein coding transcripts [each containing 5'-truncated in-frame open reading frames (ORFs), 14 monocistronic transcripts, 99 polygenic RNAs, 101 non-coding RNAs, and 504 untranslated region isoforms. This work also identified novel replication origin-associated transcripts, upstream ORFs, cis-regulatory sequences and poly(A) sites. We also detected RNA methylation in 99 viral genes and RNA hyper-editing in the longer 5'-UTR transcript isoform of the canonical ORF 19 transcript.
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Guo G, Pan K, Fang S, Ye L, Tong X, Wang Z, Xue X, Zhang H. Advances in mRNA 5-methylcytosine modifications: Detection, effectors, biological functions, and clinical relevance. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2021; 26:575-593. [PMID: 34631286 PMCID: PMC8479277 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2021.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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5-methylcytosine (m5C) post-transcriptional modifications affect the maturation, stability, and translation of the mRNA molecule. These modifications play an important role in many physiological and pathological processes, including stress response, tumorigenesis, tumor cell migration, embryogenesis, and viral replication. Recently, there has been a better understanding of the biological implications of m5C modification owing to the rapid development and optimization of detection technologies, including liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and RNA-BisSeq. Further, predictive models (such as PEA-m5C, m5C-PseDNC, and DeepMRMP) for the identification of potential m5C modification sites have also emerged. In this review, we summarize the current experimental detection methods and predictive models for mRNA m5C modifications, focusing on their advantages and limitations. We systematically surveyed the latest research on the effectors related to mRNA m5C modifications and their biological functions in multiple species. Finally, we discuss the physiological effects and pathological significance of m5C modifications in multiple diseases, as well as their therapeutic potential, thereby providing new perspectives for disease treatment and prognosis.
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- Gangqiang Guo
- Wenzhou Collaborative Innovation Center of Gastrointestinal Cancer in Basic Research and Precision Medicine, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer-related Pathogens and Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- First Clinical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Wenzhou Collaborative Innovation Center of Gastrointestinal Cancer in Basic Research and Precision Medicine, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer-related Pathogens and Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Wenzhou Collaborative Innovation Center of Gastrointestinal Cancer in Basic Research and Precision Medicine, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer-related Pathogens and Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Wenzhou Collaborative Innovation Center of Gastrointestinal Cancer in Basic Research and Precision Medicine, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer-related Pathogens and Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Wenzhou Collaborative Innovation Center of Gastrointestinal Cancer in Basic Research and Precision Medicine, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer-related Pathogens and Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Valadon C, Namy O. The Importance of the Epi-Transcriptome in Translation Fidelity. Noncoding RNA 2021; 7:51. [PMID: 34564313 PMCID: PMC8482273 DOI: 10.3390/ncrna7030051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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RNA modifications play an essential role in determining RNA fate. Recent studies have revealed the effects of such modifications on all steps of RNA metabolism. These modifications range from the addition of simple groups, such as methyl groups, to the addition of highly complex structures, such as sugars. Their consequences for translation fidelity are not always well documented. Unlike the well-known m6A modification, they are thought to have direct effects on either the folding of the molecule or the ability of tRNAs to bind their codons. Here we describe how modifications found in tRNAs anticodon-loop, rRNA, and mRNA can affect translation fidelity, and how approaches based on direct manipulations of the level of RNA modification could potentially be used to modulate translation for the treatment of human genetic diseases.
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France;
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Müller M, Samel-Pommerencke A, Legrand C, Tuorto F, Lyko F, Ehrenhofer-Murray AE. Division of labour: tRNA methylation by the NSun2 tRNA methyltransferases Trm4a and Trm4b in fission yeast. RNA Biol 2019; 16:249-256. [PMID: 30646830 PMCID: PMC6380293 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2019.1568819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Enzymes of the cytosine-5 RNA methyltransferase Trm4/NSun2 family methylate tRNAs at C48 and C49 in multiple tRNAs, as well as C34 and C40 in selected tRNAs. In contrast to most other organisms, fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe carries two Trm4/NSun2 homologs, Trm4a (SPAC17D4.04) and Trm4b (SPAC23C4.17). Here, we have employed tRNA methylome analysis to determine the dependence of cytosine-5 methylation (m5C) tRNA methylation in vivo on the two enzymes. Remarkably, Trm4a is responsible for all C48 methylation, which lies in the tRNA variable loop, as well as for C34 in tRNALeuCAA and tRNAProCGG, which are at the anticodon wobble position. Conversely, Trm4b methylates C49 and C50, which both lie in the TΨC-stem. Thus, S. pombe show an unusual separation of activities of the NSun2/Trm4 enzymes that are united in a single enzyme in other eukaryotes like humans, mice and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Furthermore, in vitro activity assays showed that Trm4a displays intron-dependent methylation of C34, whereas Trm4b activity is independent of the intron. The absence of Trm4a, but not Trm4b, causes a mild resistance of S. pombe to calcium chloride.
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- Martin Müller
- a Institut für Biologie, Molekulare Zellbiologie , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- a Institut für Biologie, Molekulare Zellbiologie , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- b Division of Epigenetics, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance , German Cancer Research Center , Heidelberg , Germany
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- b Division of Epigenetics, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance , German Cancer Research Center , Heidelberg , Germany
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- b Division of Epigenetics, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance , German Cancer Research Center , Heidelberg , Germany
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- a Institut für Biologie, Molekulare Zellbiologie , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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Lyons SM, Fay MM, Ivanov P. The role of RNA modifications in the regulation of tRNA cleavage. FEBS Lett 2018; 592:2828-2844. [PMID: 30058219 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Transfer RNA (tRNA) have been harbingers of many paradigms in RNA biology. They are among the first recognized noncoding RNA (ncRNA) playing fundamental roles in RNA metabolism. Although mainly recognized for their role in decoding mRNA and delivering amino acids to the growing polypeptide chain, tRNA also serve as an abundant source of small ncRNA named tRNA fragments. The functional significance of these fragments is only beginning to be uncovered. Early on, tRNA were recognized as heavily post-transcriptionally modified, which aids in proper folding and modulates the tRNA:mRNA anticodon-codon interactions. Emerging data suggest that these modifications play critical roles in the generation and activity of tRNA fragments. Modifications can both protect tRNA from cleavage or promote their cleavage. Modifications to individual fragments may be required for their activity. Recent work has shown that some modifications are critical for stem cell development and that failure to deposit certain modifications has profound effects on disease. This review will discuss how tRNA modifications regulate the generation and activity of tRNA fragments.
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- Shawn M Lyons
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,The Broad Institute of Harvard and M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, USA
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Kessler AC, Silveira d'Almeida G, Alfonzo JD. The role of intracellular compartmentalization on tRNA processing and modification. RNA Biol 2017; 15:554-566. [PMID: 28850002 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2017.1371402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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A signature of most eukaryotic cells is the presence of intricate membrane systems. Intracellular organization presumably evolved to provide order, and add layers for regulation of intracellular processes; compartmentalization also forcibly led to the appearance of sophisticated transport systems. With nucleus-encoded tRNAs, it led to the uncoupling of tRNA synthesis from many of the maturation steps it undergoes. It is now clear that tRNAs are actively transported across intracellular membranes and at any point, in any compartment, they can be post-transcriptionally modified; modification enzymes themselves may localize to any of the genome-containing compartments. In the following pages, we describe a number of well-known examples of how intracellular compartmentalization of tRNA processing and modification activities impact the function and fate of tRNAs. We raise the possibility that rates of intracellular transport may influence the level of modification and as such increase the diversity of differentially modified tRNAs in cells.
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- Alan C Kessler
- a Department of Microbiology , The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA.,b The Center for RNA Biology , The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA
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- a Department of Microbiology , The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA.,b The Center for RNA Biology , The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA
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- a Department of Microbiology , The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA.,b The Center for RNA Biology , The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA.,c The Ohio State Biochemistry Program , The Ohio State University , Columbus, Ohio , USA
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Kawarada L, Suzuki T, Ohira T, Hirata S, Miyauchi K, Suzuki T. ALKBH1 is an RNA dioxygenase responsible for cytoplasmic and mitochondrial tRNA modifications. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:7401-7415. [PMID: 28472312 PMCID: PMC5499545 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ALKBH1 is a 2-oxoglutarate- and Fe2+-dependent dioxygenase responsible for multiple cellular functions. Here, we show that ALKBH1 is involved in biogenesis of 5-hydroxymethyl-2΄-O-methylcytidine (hm5Cm) and 5-formyl-2΄-O-methylcytidine (f5Cm) at the first position (position 34) of anticodon in cytoplasmic tRNALeu, as well as f5C at the same position in mitochondrial tRNAMet. Because f5C34 of mitochondrial tRNAMet is essential for translation of AUA, a non-universal codon in mammalian mitochondria, ALKBH1-knockout cells exhibited a strong reduction in mitochondrial translation and reduced respiratory complex activities, indicating that f5C34 formation mediated by ALKBH1 is required for efficient mitochondrial functions. We reconstituted formation of f5C34 on mitochondrial tRNAMetin vitro, and found that ALKBH1 first hydroxylated m5C34 to form hm5C34, and then oxidized hm5C34 to form f5C34. Moreover, we found that the frequency of 1-methyladenosine (m1A) in two mitochondrial tRNAs increased in ALKBH1-knockout cells, indicating that ALKBH1 also has demethylation activity toward m1A in mt-tRNAs. Based on these results, we conclude that nuclear and mitochondrial ALKBH1 play distinct roles in tRNA modification.
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- Layla Kawarada
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Lin KY, Lin NS. Interfering Satellite RNAs of Bamboo mosaic virus. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:787. [PMID: 28522996 PMCID: PMC5415622 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Satellite RNAs (satRNAs) are sub-viral agents that may interact with their cognate helper virus (HV) and host plant synergistically and/or antagonistically. SatRNAs totally depend on the HV for replication, so satRNAs and HV usually evolve similar secondary or tertiary RNA structures that are recognized by a replication complex, although satRNAs and HV do not share an appreciable sequence homology. The satRNAs of Bamboo mosaic virus (satBaMV), the only satRNAs of the genus Potexvirus, have become one of the models of how satRNAs can modulate HV replication and virus-induced symptoms. In this review, we summarize the molecular mechanisms underlying the interaction of interfering satBaMV and BaMV. Like other satRNAs, satBaMV mimics the secondary structures of 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions (UTRs) of BaMV as a molecular pretender. However, a conserved apical hairpin stem loop (AHSL) in the 5'-UTR of satBaMV was found as the key determinant for downregulating BaMV replication. In particular, two unique nucleotides (C60 and C83) in the AHSL of satBaMVs determine the satBaMV interference ability by competing for the replication machinery. Thus, transgenic plants expressing interfering satBaMV could confer resistance to BaMV, and interfering satBaMV could be used as biological-control agent. Unlike two major anti-viral mechanisms, RNA silencing and salicylic acid-mediated immunity, our findings in plants by in vivo competition assay and RNA deep sequencing suggested replication competition is involved in this transgenic satBaMV-mediated BaMV interference. We propose how a single nucleotide of satBaMV can make a great change in BaMV pathogenicity and the underlying mechanism.
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- Kuan-Yu Lin
- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia SinicaTaipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia SinicaTaipei, Taiwan
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Yoshihisa T. Handling tRNA introns, archaeal way and eukaryotic way. Front Genet 2014; 5:213. [PMID: 25071838 PMCID: PMC4090602 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introns are found in various tRNA genes in all the three kingdoms of life. Especially, archaeal and eukaryotic genomes are good sources of tRNA introns that are removed by proteinaceous splicing machinery. Most intron-containing tRNA genes both in archaea and eukaryotes possess an intron at a so-called canonical position, one nucleotide 3′ to their anticodon, while recent bioinformatics have revealed unusual types of tRNA introns and their derivatives especially in archaeal genomes. Gain and loss of tRNA introns during various stages of evolution are obvious both in archaea and eukaryotes from analyses of comparative genomics. The splicing of tRNA molecules has been studied extensively from biochemical and cell biological points of view, and such analyses of eukaryotic systems provided interesting findings in the past years. Here, I summarize recent progresses in the analyses of tRNA introns and the splicing process, and try to clarify new and old questions to be solved in the next stages.
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- Tohru Yoshihisa
- Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo Ako-gun, Hyogo, Japan
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Transfer RNA post-transcriptional processing, turnover, and subcellular dynamics in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2013; 194:43-67. [PMID: 23633143 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.112.147470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are essential for protein synthesis. In eukaryotes, tRNA biosynthesis employs a specialized RNA polymerase that generates initial transcripts that must be subsequently altered via a multitude of post-transcriptional steps before the tRNAs beome mature molecules that function in protein synthesis. Genetic, genomic, biochemical, and cell biological approaches possible in the powerful Saccharomyces cerevisiae system have led to exciting advances in our understandings of tRNA post-transcriptional processing as well as to novel insights into tRNA turnover and tRNA subcellular dynamics. tRNA processing steps include removal of transcribed leader and trailer sequences, addition of CCA to the 3' mature sequence and, for tRNA(His), addition of a 5' G. About 20% of yeast tRNAs are encoded by intron-containing genes. The three-step splicing process to remove the introns surprisingly occurs in the cytoplasm in yeast and each of the splicing enzymes appears to moonlight in functions in addition to tRNA splicing. There are 25 different nucleoside modifications that are added post-transcriptionally, creating tRNAs in which ∼15% of the residues are nucleosides other than A, G, U, or C. These modified nucleosides serve numerous important functions including tRNA discrimination, translation fidelity, and tRNA quality control. Mature tRNAs are very stable, but nevertheless yeast cells possess multiple pathways to degrade inappropriately processed or folded tRNAs. Mature tRNAs are also dynamic in cells, moving from the cytoplasm to the nucleus and back again to the cytoplasm; the mechanism and function of this retrograde process is poorly understood. Here, the state of knowledge for tRNA post-transcriptional processing, turnover, and subcellular dynamics is addressed, highlighting the questions that remain.
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Transcriptome-wide mapping of 5-methylcytidine RNA modifications in bacteria, archaea, and yeast reveals m5C within archaeal mRNAs. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003602. [PMID: 23825970 PMCID: PMC3694839 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2012] [Accepted: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The presence of 5-methylcytidine (m5C) in tRNA and rRNA molecules of a wide variety of organisms was first observed more than 40 years ago. However, detection of this modification was limited to specific, abundant, RNA species, due to the usage of low-throughput methods. To obtain a high resolution, systematic, and comprehensive transcriptome-wide overview of m5C across the three domains of life, we used bisulfite treatment on total RNA from both gram positive (B. subtilis) and gram negative (E. coli) bacteria, an archaeon (S. solfataricus) and a eukaryote (S. cerevisiae), followed by massively parallel sequencing. We were able to recover most previously documented m5C sites on rRNA in the four organisms, and identified several novel sites in yeast and archaeal rRNAs. Our analyses also allowed quantification of methylated m5C positions in 64 tRNAs in yeast and archaea, revealing stoichiometric differences between the methylation patterns of these organisms. Molecules of tRNAs in which m5C was absent were also discovered. Intriguingly, we detected m5C sites within archaeal mRNAs, and identified a consensus motif of AUCGANGU that directs methylation in S. solfataricus. Our results, which were validated using m5C-specific RNA immunoprecipitation, provide the first evidence for mRNA modifications in archaea, suggesting that this mode of post-transcriptional regulation extends beyond the eukaryotic domain. Ribonucleic acids are universally used to express genetic information in the form of gene transcripts. Although we envision RNA as a mere copy of the DNA four-base code, modification of specific RNA bases can expand the information code. Such modifications are abundant in transfer RNA (tRNA) and ribosomal RNA (rRNA), where they contribute to translation fidelity and ribosome assembly. Recent studies in eukaryotes have shown that mRNA modifications such as RNA-editing (conversion of an adenosine base to inosine), N6-adenine methylation (m6A), and 5-methylcytidine (m5C) can change the coding sequence, alter splicing patterns, or change RNA stability. However, no mRNA modifications in bacteria or archaea have been documented to date. We have used an approach that enables mapping of the m5C modifications across all expressed genes in a given organism. Applying this approach on model bacterial, archaeal, and fungal microorganisms enabled us to reveal the modified RNA bases in these organisms, and to provide an accurate and sensitive map of these modifications. In archaea, we documented multiple genes whose mRNAs are subject to RNA modification, suggesting that similar to eukaryotes, these organisms may utilize mRNA modifications as a mechanism for gene regulation.
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Auxilien S, Guérineau V, Szweykowska-Kulińska Z, Golinelli-Pimpaneau B. The human tRNA m (5) C methyltransferase Misu is multisite-specific. RNA Biol 2012; 9:1331-8. [PMID: 22995836 DOI: 10.4161/rna.22180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The human tRNA m ( 5) C methyltransferase Misu is a novel downstream target of the proto-oncogene Myc that participates in controlling cell division and proliferation. Misu catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosyl-L-methionine to carbon 5 of cytosines in tRNAs. It was previously shown to catalyze in vitro the intron-dependent formation of m ( 5) C at the first position of the anticodon (position 34) within the human pre-tRNA (Leu) (CAA). In addition, it was recently reported that C48 and C49 are methylated in vivo by Misu. We report here the expression of hMisu in Escherichia coli and its purification to homogeneity. We show that this enzyme methylates position 48 in tRNA (Leu) (CAA) with or without intron and positions 48, 49 and 50 in tRNA (Gly2) (GCC) in vitro. Therefore, hMisu is the enzyme responsible for the methylation of at least four cytosines in human tRNAs. By comparison, the orthologous yeast enzyme Trm4 catalyzes the methylation of carbon 5 of cytosine at positions 34, 40, 48 or 49 depending on the tRNAs.
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- Sylvie Auxilien
- Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales, Centre de Recherche de Gif, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Chan CTY, Pang YLJ, Deng W, Babu IR, Dyavaiah M, Begley TJ, Dedon PC. Reprogramming of tRNA modifications controls the oxidative stress response by codon-biased translation of proteins. Nat Commun 2012; 3:937. [PMID: 22760636 PMCID: PMC3535174 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 313] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Selective translation of survival proteins is an important facet of the cellular stress response. We recently demonstrated that this translational control involves a stress-specific reprogramming of modified ribonucleosides in tRNA. Here we report the discovery of a step-wise translational control mechanism responsible for survival following oxidative stress. In yeast exposed to hydrogen peroxide, there is a Trm4 methyltransferase-dependent increase in the proportion of tRNALEU(CAA) containing m5C at the wobble position, which causes selective translation of mRNA from genes enriched in the TTG codon. Of these genes, oxidative stress increases protein expression from the TTG-enriched ribosomal protein gene RPL22A, but not its unenriched paralog. Loss of either TRM4 or RPL22A confers hypersensitivity to oxidative stress. Proteomic analysis reveals that oxidative stress causes a significant translational bias toward proteins coded by TTG-enriched genes. These results point to stress-induced reprogramming of tRNA modifications and consequential reprogramming of ribosomes in translational control of cell survival.
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- Clement T Y Chan
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Towns WL, Begley TJ. Transfer RNA methytransferases and their corresponding modifications in budding yeast and humans: activities, predications, and potential roles in human health. DNA Cell Biol 2012; 31:434-54. [PMID: 22191691 PMCID: PMC3322404 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2011.1437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2011] [Revised: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Throughout the kingdoms of life, transfer RNA (tRNA) undergoes over 100 enzyme-catalyzed, methyl-based modifications. Although a majority of the methylations are conserved from bacteria to mammals, the functions of a number of these modifications are unknown. Many of the proteins responsible for tRNA methylation, named tRNA methyltransferases (Trms), have been characterized in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In contrast, only a few human Trms have been characterized. A BLAST search for human homologs of each S. cerevisiae Trm revealed a total of 34 human proteins matching our search criteria for an S. cerevisiae Trm homolog candidate. We have compiled a database cataloging basic information about each human and yeast Trm. Every S. cerevisiae Trm has at least one human homolog, while several Trms have multiple candidates. A search of cancer cell versus normal cell mRNA expression studies submitted to Oncomine found that 30 of the homolog genes display a significant change in mRNA expression levels in at least one data set. While 6 of the 34 human homolog candidates have confirmed tRNA methylation activity, the other candidates remain uncharacterized. We believe that our database will serve as a resource for investigating the role of human Trms in cellular stress signaling.
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- William L. Towns
- College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, Albany, New York
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- College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, Albany, New York
- RNA Institute, University at Albany, Rensselaer, New York
- Cancer Research Center, University at Albany, Rensselaer, New York
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Popow J, Schleiffer A, Martinez J. Diversity and roles of (t)RNA ligases. Cell Mol Life Sci 2012; 69:2657-70. [PMID: 22426497 PMCID: PMC3400036 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-0944-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The discovery of discontiguous tRNA genes triggered studies dissecting the process of tRNA splicing. As a result, we have gained detailed mechanistic knowledge on enzymatic removal of tRNA introns catalyzed by endonuclease and ligase proteins. In addition to the elucidation of tRNA processing, these studies facilitated the discovery of additional functions of RNA ligases such as RNA repair and non-conventional mRNA splicing events. Recently, the identification of a new type of RNA ligases in bacteria, archaea, and humans closed a long-standing gap in the field of tRNA processing. This review summarizes past and recent findings in the field of tRNA splicing with a focus on RNA ligation as it preferentially occurs in archaea and humans. In addition to providing an integrated view of the types and phyletic distribution of RNA ligase proteins known to date, this survey also aims at highlighting known and potential accessory biological functions of RNA ligases.
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- Johannes Popow
- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Dr. Bohrgasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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Motorin Y, Lyko F, Helm M. 5-methylcytosine in RNA: detection, enzymatic formation and biological functions. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 38:1415-30. [PMID: 20007150 PMCID: PMC2836557 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp1117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The nucleobase modification 5-methylcytosine (m5C) is widespread both in DNA and different cellular RNAs. The functions and enzymatic mechanisms of DNA m5C-methylation were extensively studied during the last decades. However, the location, the mechanism of formation and the cellular function(s) of the same modified nucleobase in RNA still remain to be elucidated. The recent development of a bisulfite sequencing approach for efficient m5C localization in various RNA molecules puts ribo-m5C in a highly privileged position as one of the few RNA modifications whose detection is amenable to PCR-based amplification and sequencing methods. Additional progress in the field also includes the characterization of several specific RNA methyltransferase enzymes in various organisms, and the discovery of a new and unexpected link between DNA and RNA m5C-methylation. Numerous putative RNA:m5C-MTases have now been identified and are awaiting characterization, including the identification of their RNA substrates and their related cellular functions. In order to bring these recent exciting developments into perspective, this review provides an ordered overview of the detection methods for RNA methylation, of the biochemistry, enzymology and molecular biology of the corresponding modification enzymes, and discusses perspectives for the emerging biological functions of these enzymes.
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- Yuri Motorin
- Laboratoire ARN-RNP Maturation-Structure-Fonction, Enzymologie Moléculaire et Structurale (AREMS), UMR 7214 CNRS-UHP Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy 1, Bld des Aiguillettes, BP 70239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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Disrupted tRNA gene diversity and possible evolutionary scenarios. J Mol Evol 2009; 69:497-504. [PMID: 19826747 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-009-9294-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2009] [Accepted: 10/02/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The following unusual tRNAs have recently been discovered in the genomes of Archaea and primitive Eukaryota: multiple-intron-containing tRNAs, which have more than one intron; split tRNAs, which are produced from two pieces of RNA transcribed from separate genes; tri-split tRNAs, which are produced from three separate genes; and permuted tRNA, in which the 5' and 3' halves are encoded with permuted orientations within a single gene. All these disrupted tRNA genes can form mature contiguous tRNA, which is aminoacylated after processing by cis or trans splicing. The discovery of such tRNA disruptions has raised the question of when and why these complex tRNA processing pathways emerged during the evolution of life. Many previous reports have noted that tRNA genes contain a single intron in the anticodon loop region, a feature common throughout all three domains of life, suggesting an ancient trait of the last universal common ancestor. In this context, these unique tRNA disruptions recently found only in Archaea and primitive Eukaryota provide new insight into the origin and evolution of tRNA genes, encouraging further research in this field. In this paper, we summarize the phylogeny, structure, and processing machinery of all known types of disrupted tRNAs and discuss possible evolutionary scenarios for these tRNA genes.
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Tertiary structure checkpoint at anticodon loop modification in tRNA functional maturation. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2009; 16:1109-15. [PMID: 19749755 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2009] [Accepted: 06/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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tRNA precursors undergo a maturation process, involving nucleotide modifications and folding into the L-shaped tertiary structure. The N1-methylguanosine at position 37 (m1G37), 3' adjacent to the anticodon, is essential for translational fidelity and efficiency. In archaea and eukaryotes, Trm5 introduces the m1G37 modification into all tRNAs bearing G37. Here we report the crystal structures of archaeal Trm5 (aTrm5) in complex with tRNA(Leu) or tRNA(Cys). The D2-D3 domains of aTrm5 discover and modify G37, independently of the tRNA sequences. D1 is connected to D2-D3 through a flexible linker and is designed to recognize the shape of the tRNA outer corner, as a hallmark of the completed L shape formation. This interaction by D1 lowers the K(m) value for tRNA, enabling the D2-D3 catalysis. Thus, we propose that aTrm5 provides the tertiary structure checkpoint in tRNA maturation.
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Schaefer M, Pollex T, Hanna K, Lyko F. RNA cytosine methylation analysis by bisulfite sequencing. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 37:e12. [PMID: 19059995 PMCID: PMC2632927 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Covalent modifications of nucleic acids play an important role in regulating their functions. Among these modifications, (cytosine-5) DNA methylation is best known for its role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Post-transcriptional RNA modification is a characteristic feature of noncoding RNAs, and has been described for rRNAs, tRNAs and miRNAs. (Cytosine-5) RNA methylation has been detected in stable and long-lived RNA molecules, but its function is still unclear, mainly due to technical limitations. In order to facilitate the analysis of RNA methylation patterns we have established a protocol for the chemical deamination of cytosines in RNA, followed by PCR-based amplification of cDNA and DNA sequencing. Using tRNAs and rRNAs as examples we show that cytosine methylation can be reproducibly and quantitatively detected by bisulfite sequencing. The combination of this method with deep sequencing allowed the analysis of a large number of RNA molecules. These results establish a versatile method for the identification and characterization of RNA methylation patterns, which will be useful for defining the biological function of RNA methylation.
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- Matthias Schaefer
- Division of Epigenetics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Brzezicha B, Schmidt M, Makałowska I, Jarmołowski A, Pieńkowska J, Szweykowska-Kulińska Z. Identification of human tRNA:m5C methyltransferase catalysing intron-dependent m5C formation in the first position of the anticodon of the pre-tRNA Leu (CAA). Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:6034-43. [PMID: 17071714 PMCID: PMC1635329 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We identified a human orthologue of tRNA:m5C methyltransferase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which has been previously shown to catalyse the specific modification of C34 in the intron-containing yeast pre-tRNA(CAA)Leu. Using transcripts of intron-less and intron-containing human tRNA(CAA)Leu genes as substrates, we have shown that m5C34 is introduced only in the intron-containing tRNA precursors when the substrates were incubated in the HeLa extract. m5C34 formation depends on the nucleotide sequence surrounding the wobble cytidine and on the structure of the prolongated anticodon stem. Expression of the human Trm4 (hTrm4) cDNA in yeast partially complements the lack of the endogenous Trm4p enzyme. The yeast extract prepared from the strain deprived of the endogenous TRM4 gene and transformed with hTrm4 cDNA exhibits the same activity and substrate specificity toward human pre-tRNALeu transcripts as the HeLa extract. The hTrm4 MTase has a much narrower specificity against the yeast substrates than its yeast orthologue: human enzyme is not able to form m5C at positions 48 and 49 of human and yeast tRNA precursors. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing intron-dependent methylation of human pre-tRNA(CAA)Leu and identification of human gene encoding tRNA methylase responsible for this reaction.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, August Cieszkowski University of AgricultureWojska Polskiego 48, 60-627 Poznań, Poland
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- Center for Computational Genomics, The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, State CollegePA 16802, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz UniversityUmultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Clouet d'Orval B, Bortolin ML, Gaspin C, Bachellerie JP. Box C/D RNA guides for the ribose methylation of archaeal tRNAs. The tRNATrp intron guides the formation of two ribose-methylated nucleosides in the mature tRNATrp. Nucleic Acids Res 2001; 29:4518-29. [PMID: 11713301 PMCID: PMC92551 DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.22.4518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Following a search of the Pyrococcus genomes for homologs of eukaryotic methylation guide small nucleolar RNAs, we have experimentally identified in Pyrococcus abyssi four novel box C/D small RNAs predicted to direct 2'-O-ribose methylations onto the first position of the anticodon in tRNALeu(CAA), tRNALeu(UAA), elongator tRNAMet and tRNATrp, respectively. Remarkably, one of them corresponds to the intron of its presumptive target, pre-tRNATrp. This intron is predicted to direct in cis two distinct ribose methylations within the unspliced tRNA precursor, not only onto the first position of the anticodon in the 5' exon but also onto position 39 (universal tRNA numbering) in the 3' exon. The two intramolecular RNA duplexes expected to direct methylation, which both span an exon-intron junction in pre-tRNATrp, are phylogenetically conserved in euryarchaeotes. We have experimentally confirmed the predicted guide function of the box C/D intron in halophile Haloferax volcanii by mutagenesis analysis, using an in vitro splicing/RNA modification assay in which the two cognate ribose methylations of pre-tRNATrp are faithfully reproduced. Euryarchaeal pre-tRNATrp should provide a unique system to further investigate the molecular mechanisms of RNA-guided ribose methylation and gain new insights into the origin and evolution of the complex family of archaeal and eukaryotic box C/D small RNAs.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Archaeal/chemistry
- DNA, Archaeal/genetics
- Genome, Archaeal
- Introns/genetics
- Methylation
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Nucleosides/genetics
- Nucleosides/metabolism
- Nucleotides/genetics
- Nucleotides/metabolism
- Phylogeny
- Plasmids/genetics
- Pyrococcus/genetics
- Pyrococcus/metabolism
- RNA, Archaeal/chemistry
- RNA, Archaeal/genetics
- RNA, Archaeal/metabolism
- RNA, Small Nucleolar/genetics
- RNA, Small Nucleolar/metabolism
- RNA, Transfer/chemistry
- RNA, Transfer/genetics
- RNA, Transfer/metabolism
- RNA, Transfer, Trp/genetics
- RNA, Transfer, Trp/metabolism
- Ribose/metabolism
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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- B Clouet d'Orval
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eucaryote, UMR5099 du CNRS, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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Jiang HQ, Motorin Y, Jin YX, Grosjean H. Pleiotropic effects of intron removal on base modification pattern of yeast tRNAPhe: an in vitro study. Nucleic Acids Res 1997; 25:2694-701. [PMID: 9207014 PMCID: PMC146816 DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.14.2694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Cell-free yeast extract has been successfully used to catalyze the enzymatic formation of 11 out of the 14 naturally occurring modified nucleotides in yeast tRNAPhe(anticodon GAA). They are m2G10, D17, m22G26, Cm32, Gm34,psi39, m5C40, m7G46, m5C49, T54 andpsi55. Only D16, Y37 and m1A58 were not formed under in vitro conditions. However, m1G37was quantitatively produced instead of Y37. The naturally occurring intron was absolutely required for m5C40formation while it hindered completely the enzymatic formation of Cm32, Gm34and m1G37. Enzymatic formation of m22G26,psi39, m7G46, m5C49, T54 andpsi55were not or only slightly affected by the presence of the intron. These results allow us to classify the different tRNA modification enzymes into three groups: intron insensitive, intron dependent, and those requiring the absence of the intron. The fact that truncated tRNAPheconsisting of the anticodon stem and loop prolonged with the 19 nucleotide long intron is a substrate for tRNA: cytosine-40 methylase demonstrates that the enzyme is not only strictly intron dependent, but also does not require fully structured tRNA.
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- H Q Jiang
- Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Avenue de la Terrasse, Batiment 34, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Edqvist J, Grosjean H, Stråby KB. Identity elements for N2-dimethylation of guanosine-26 in yeast tRNAs. Nucleic Acids Res 1992; 20:6575-81. [PMID: 1480477 PMCID: PMC334573 DOI: 10.1093/nar/20.24.6575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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N2,N2-dimethylguanosine (m2(2)G) is a characteristic nucleoside that is found in the bend between the dihydro-uridine (D) stem and the anticodon (AC) stem in over 80% of the eukaryotic tRNA species having guanosine at position 26 (G26). However, since a few eukaryotic tRNAs have an unmodified G in that position, G26 is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for dimethylation. In yeast tRNA(Asp) G26 is unmodified. We have successively changed the near surroundings of G26 in this tRNA until G26 became modified to m2(2)G by a tRNA(m2(2)G26)methyltransferase in Xenopus laevis oocytes. In this way we have identified the two D-stem basepairs C11-G24, G10-C25 immediately preceding G26 as major identity elements for the dimethylating enzyme modifying G26. Furthermore, increasing the extra loop in tRNA(Asp) from four to the more usual five bases influenced the global structure of the tRNA such that the m2(2)G26 formation was drastically decreased even if the near region of G26 had the two consensus basepairs. We conclude that not only are the two consensus base pairs in the D-stem a prerequisite for G26 modification, but also is any part of the tRNA molecule that influence the 3D-structure important for the recognition between nuclear coded tRNAs and the tRNA(m2(2)G26)methyltransferase.
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- J Edqvist
- Department of Microbiology, University of Umeå, Sweden
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We have identified an essential Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene, PTA1, that affects pre-tRNA processing. PTA1 was initially defined by a UV-induced mutation, pta1-1, that causes the accumulation of all 10 end-trimmed, intron-containing pre-tRNAs and temperature-sensitive but osmotic-remedial growth. pta1-1 does not appear to be an allele of any other known gene affecting pre-tRNA processing. Extracts prepared from pta1-1 strains had normal pre-tRNA splicing endonuclease activity. pta1-1 was suppressed by the ochre suppressor tRNA gene SUP11, indicating that the pta1-1 mutation creates a termination codon within a protein reading frame. The PTA1 gene was isolated from a genomic library by complementation of the pta1-1 growth defect. Episome-borne PTA1 directs recombination to the pta1-1 locus. PTA1 has been mapped to the left arm of chromosome I near CDC24; the gene was sequenced and could encode a protein of 785 amino acids with a molecular weight of 88,417. No other protein sequences similar to that of the predicted PTA1 gene product have been identified within the EMBL or GenBank data base. Disruption of PTA1 near the carboxy terminus of the putative open reading frame was lethal. Possible functions of the PTA1 gene product are discussed.
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O'Connor JP, Peebles CL. PTA1, an essential gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae affecting pre-tRNA processing. Mol Cell Biol 1992; 12:3843-56. [PMID: 1508188 PMCID: PMC360256 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.12.9.3843-3856.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We have identified an essential Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene, PTA1, that affects pre-tRNA processing. PTA1 was initially defined by a UV-induced mutation, pta1-1, that causes the accumulation of all 10 end-trimmed, intron-containing pre-tRNAs and temperature-sensitive but osmotic-remedial growth. pta1-1 does not appear to be an allele of any other known gene affecting pre-tRNA processing. Extracts prepared from pta1-1 strains had normal pre-tRNA splicing endonuclease activity. pta1-1 was suppressed by the ochre suppressor tRNA gene SUP11, indicating that the pta1-1 mutation creates a termination codon within a protein reading frame. The PTA1 gene was isolated from a genomic library by complementation of the pta1-1 growth defect. Episome-borne PTA1 directs recombination to the pta1-1 locus. PTA1 has been mapped to the left arm of chromosome I near CDC24; the gene was sequenced and could encode a protein of 785 amino acids with a molecular weight of 88,417. No other protein sequences similar to that of the predicted PTA1 gene product have been identified within the EMBL or GenBank data base. Disruption of PTA1 near the carboxy terminus of the putative open reading frame was lethal. Possible functions of the PTA1 gene product are discussed.
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- J P O'Connor
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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Apostol BL, Greer CL. Preferential binding of yeast tRNA ligase to pre-tRNA substrates. Nucleic Acids Res 1991; 19:1853-60. [PMID: 2030966 PMCID: PMC328115 DOI: 10.1093/nar/19.8.1853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Joining of tRNA halves during splicing in extracts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae requires each of the three enzymatic activities associated with the tRNA ligase polypeptide. Joining is most efficient for tRNA as opposed to oligonucleotide substrates and is sensitive to single base changes at a distance from splice sites suggesting considerable specificity. To examine the basis for this specificity, binding of ligase to labeled RNA substrates was measured by native gel electrophoresis. Ligase bound tRNA halves with an association constant 1600-fold greater than that for a nonspecific RNA. Comparison of binding of a series of tRNA processing intermediates revealed that tRNA-structure, particularly in the region around the splice sites, contributes to specific binding. Finally, the ligase was shown to form multiple, discrete complexes with tRNA substrates. The basis for recognition by ligase and its role in a tRNA processing pathway are discussed.
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- B L Apostol
- Department of Biological Chemistry, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine 92717
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Szweykowska-Kulinska Z, Beier H. Plant nonsense suppressor tRNA(Tyr) genes are expressed at very low levels in vitro due to inefficient splicing of the intron-containing pre-tRNAs. Nucleic Acids Res 1991; 19:707-12. [PMID: 2017357 PMCID: PMC333700 DOI: 10.1093/nar/19.4.707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis was used to generate amber, ochre and opal suppressors from cloned Arabidopsis and Nicotiana tRNA(Tyr) genes. The nonsense suppressor tRNA(Tyr) genes were efficiently transcribed in HeLa and yeast nuclear extracts, however, intron excision from all mutant pre-tRNAs(Tyr) was severely impaired in the homologous wheat germ extract as well as in the yeast in vitro splicing system. The change of one nucleotide in the anticodon of suppressor pre-tRNAs leads to a distortion of the potential intron-anticodon interaction. In order to demonstrate that this caused the reduced splicing efficiency, we created a point mutation in the intron of Arabidopsis tRNA(Tyr) which affected the interaction with the wild-type anticodon. As expected, the resulting pre-tRNA was also inefficiently spliced. Another mutation in the intron, which restored the base-pairing between the amber anticodon and the intron of pre-tRNA(Tyr), resulted in an excellent substrate for wheat germ splicing endonuclease. This type of amber suppressor tRNA(Tyr) gene which yields high levels of mature tRNA(Tyr) should be useful for studying suppression in higher plants.
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We have surveyed intron-containing RNAs of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by filter hybridization with pre-tRNA intron-specific oligonucleotide probes. We have classified various RNAs as pre-tRNAs, splicing intermediates, or excised intron products according to apparent size and structure. Linear, excised intron products were detected, and one example was isolated and sequenced directly. Additional probes designed to detect other precursor sequences were used to verify the identification of several intermediates. Pre-tRNA species with both 5' leader and 3' extension, with 3' extension only, and with mature ends were distinguished. From these results, we conclude that the processing reactions used to remove the 5' leader and 3' extension from the transcript are ordered 5' end trimming before 3' end trimming. Splicing intermediates containing the 5' exon plus the intron were detected. The splice site cleavage reactions are probably ordered 3' splice site cleavage before 5' splice site cleavage. Surprisingly, we also detected a splicing intermediate with the 5' leader and a spliced product with both 5' leader and 3' extension. Evidently, splicing and end trimming are not ordered relative to each other, splicing occurring either before or after end trimming.
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We have surveyed intron-containing RNAs of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by filter hybridization with pre-tRNA intron-specific oligonucleotide probes. We have classified various RNAs as pre-tRNAs, splicing intermediates, or excised intron products according to apparent size and structure. Linear, excised intron products were detected, and one example was isolated and sequenced directly. Additional probes designed to detect other precursor sequences were used to verify the identification of several intermediates. Pre-tRNA species with both 5' leader and 3' extension, with 3' extension only, and with mature ends were distinguished. From these results, we conclude that the processing reactions used to remove the 5' leader and 3' extension from the transcript are ordered 5' end trimming before 3' end trimming. Splicing intermediates containing the 5' exon plus the intron were detected. The splice site cleavage reactions are probably ordered 3' splice site cleavage before 5' splice site cleavage. Surprisingly, we also detected a splicing intermediate with the 5' leader and a spliced product with both 5' leader and 3' extension. Evidently, splicing and end trimming are not ordered relative to each other, splicing occurring either before or after end trimming.
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Hall KB, Sampson JR. Structural investigation of the in vitro transcript of the yeast tRNA(phe) precursor by NMR and nuclease mapping. Nucleic Acids Res 1990; 18:7041-7. [PMID: 2124675 PMCID: PMC332767 DOI: 10.1093/nar/18.23.7041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Both NMR and nuclease mapping have been used to probe the structure of an unmodified yeast tRNA(phe) precursor synthesized in vitro by T7 RNA polymerase. A comparison of the NMR data of the precursor and of the mature tRNA transcript shows that the mature tRNA domain structure is similar in both molecules. In the tRNA precursor, the intron consists of a stem of at least four base-pairs, identified by NMR, and two single-stranded loops, identified by nuclease mapping. This is in agreement with the structure previously proposed for the native tRNA(phe) precursor (1). However, our data also show the intron structure to be less stable than the mature tRNA domain, suggesting that the precursor may best be described as having two domains with a hinge at the junction of the anticodon and intron stems.
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- K B Hall
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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Garza D, Medhora MM, Hartl DL. Drosophila nonsense suppressors: functional analysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Drosophila tissue culture cells and Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 1990; 126:625-37. [PMID: 2174393 PMCID: PMC1204218 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/126.3.625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Amber (UAG) and opal (UGA) nonsense suppressors were constructed by oligonucleotide site-directed mutagenesis of two Drosophila melanogaster leucine-tRNA genes and tested in yeast, Drosophila tissue culture cells and transformed flies. Suppression of a variety of amber and opal alleles occurs in yeast. In Drosophila tissue culture cells, the mutant tRNAs suppress hsp70:Adh (alcohol dehydrogenase) amber and opal alleles as well as an hsp70:beta-gal (beta-galactosidase) amber allele. The mutant tRNAs were also introduced into the Drosophila genome by P element-mediated transformation. No measurable suppression was seen in histochemical assays for Adhn4 (amber), AdhnB (opal), or an amber allele of beta-galactosidase. Low levels of suppression (approximately 0.1-0.5% of wild type) were detected using an hsp70:cat (chloramphenicol acetyltransferase) amber mutation. Dominant male sterility was consistently associated with the presence of the amber suppressors.
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- D Garza
- Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1095
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Construction of an opal suppressor by oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae tRNA(Trp) gene. Mol Cell Biol 1990. [PMID: 2370870 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.8.4379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In vitro mutagenesis was used to create putative opal suppressor alleles of a tRNA(Trp) gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The construct with the requisite anticodon change did not result in an active suppressor, whereas when a second change was introduced into the portion of the gene encoding the intron, an active and specific opal suppressor was produced. We propose that the secondary structure of transcripts from the first mutant may prevent efficient pre-tRNA processing, whereas normal processing occurs with the double mutant.
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Atkin AL, Roy KL, Bell JB. Construction of an opal suppressor by oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae tRNA(Trp) gene. Mol Cell Biol 1990; 10:4379-83. [PMID: 2370870 PMCID: PMC360993 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.8.4379-4383.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In vitro mutagenesis was used to create putative opal suppressor alleles of a tRNA(Trp) gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The construct with the requisite anticodon change did not result in an active suppressor, whereas when a second change was introduced into the portion of the gene encoding the intron, an active and specific opal suppressor was produced. We propose that the secondary structure of transcripts from the first mutant may prevent efficient pre-tRNA processing, whereas normal processing occurs with the double mutant.
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- A L Atkin
- Department of Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Kim D, Raymond GJ, Clark SD, Vranka JA, Johnson JD. Yeast tRNATrp genes with anticodons corresponding to UAA and UGA nonsense codons. Nucleic Acids Res 1990; 18:4215-21. [PMID: 2198538 PMCID: PMC331181 DOI: 10.1093/nar/18.14.4215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Naturally occurring suppressor mutants derived from tRNATrp genes have never been identified in S. cerevisiae. Oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis was used to generate potential ochre and opal suppressors from a cloned tRNATrp gene. In vitro transcription analyses show the ochre suppressor form of the gene, TRPO, accumulates precursors and tRNA in amounts comparable to the parent. The opal suppressor, TRPOP, accumulates 4-5 fold less tRNA. Both forms of the gene are processed and spliced in vitro to produce tRNAs with the expected base sequences. The altered genes were subcloned into yeast vectors and introduced into yeast strains carrying a variety of amber, ochre, and opal mutations. When introduced on a CEN vector, neither ochre nor opal suppressor forms show suppressor activity. Deletion of the CEN region from the clones increases the copy number to 10-20/cell. The opal suppressor form shows moderate suppressor activity when the gene is introduced on this vector, however, the ochre suppressor form exhibits no detectable biological activity regardless of gene copy number. Northern blot analyses of the steady state levels of tRNATrp in cells containing the high copy-number clones reveal 20-100% increases in the abundance of tRNATrp.
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MESH Headings
- Anticodon
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Northern
- Cloning, Molecular
- Codon
- Genes, Fungal
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Nucleotide Mapping
- RNA Splicing
- RNA, Fungal
- RNA, Messenger
- RNA, Transfer
- RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific/genetics
- RNA, Transfer, Trp/genetics
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics
- Suppression, Genetic
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transformation, Genetic
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- D Kim
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie 82071
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A bacterial amber suppressor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is selectively recognized by a bacterial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase. Mol Cell Biol 1990. [PMID: 1690848 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.4.1633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Little is known about the conservation of determinants for the identities of tRNAs between organisms. We showed previously that Escherichia coli tyrosine tRNA synthetase can charge the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial tyrosine tRNA in vivo, even though there are substantial sequence differences between the yeast mitochondrial and bacterial tRNAs. The S. cerevisiae cytoplasmic tyrosine tRNA differs in sequence from both its yeast mitochondrial and E. coli counterparts. To test whether the yeast cytoplasmic tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase recognizes the E. coli tRNA, we expressed various amounts of an E. coli tyrosine tRNA amber suppressor in S. cerevisiae. The bacterial tRNA did not suppress any of three yeast amber alleles, suggesting that the yeast enzymes retain high specificity in vivo for their homologous tRNAs. Moreover, the nucleotides in the sequence of the E. coli suppressor that are not shared with the yeast cytoplasmic tyrosine tRNA do not create determinants which are efficiently recognized by other yeast charging enzymes. Therefore, at least some of the determinants that influence in vivo recognition of the tyrosine tRNA are specific to the cell compartment and organism. In contrast, expression of the cognate bacterial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase together with the bacterial suppressor tRNA led to suppression of all three amber alleles. The bacterial enzyme recognized its substrate in vivo, even when the amount of bacterial tRNA was less than about 0.05% of that of the total cytoplasmic tRNA.
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Edwards H, Schimmel P. A bacterial amber suppressor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is selectively recognized by a bacterial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase. Mol Cell Biol 1990; 10:1633-41. [PMID: 1690848 PMCID: PMC362268 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.4.1633-1641.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Little is known about the conservation of determinants for the identities of tRNAs between organisms. We showed previously that Escherichia coli tyrosine tRNA synthetase can charge the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial tyrosine tRNA in vivo, even though there are substantial sequence differences between the yeast mitochondrial and bacterial tRNAs. The S. cerevisiae cytoplasmic tyrosine tRNA differs in sequence from both its yeast mitochondrial and E. coli counterparts. To test whether the yeast cytoplasmic tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase recognizes the E. coli tRNA, we expressed various amounts of an E. coli tyrosine tRNA amber suppressor in S. cerevisiae. The bacterial tRNA did not suppress any of three yeast amber alleles, suggesting that the yeast enzymes retain high specificity in vivo for their homologous tRNAs. Moreover, the nucleotides in the sequence of the E. coli suppressor that are not shared with the yeast cytoplasmic tyrosine tRNA do not create determinants which are efficiently recognized by other yeast charging enzymes. Therefore, at least some of the determinants that influence in vivo recognition of the tyrosine tRNA are specific to the cell compartment and organism. In contrast, expression of the cognate bacterial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase together with the bacterial suppressor tRNA led to suppression of all three amber alleles. The bacterial enzyme recognized its substrate in vivo, even when the amount of bacterial tRNA was less than about 0.05% of that of the total cytoplasmic tRNA.
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- H Edwards
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139
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Genomic footprinting of a yeast tRNA gene reveals stable complexes over the 5'-flanking region. Mol Cell Biol 1989. [PMID: 2677668 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.9.8.3244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have shown by genomic footprinting that the 5'-flanking region of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae tRNASUP53 gene is protected from DNase I digestion. The protected region has a 5' boundary at -40 (relative to the transcription initiation site) and extends into the coding region of the gene, with a 3' boundary at approximately +15. Although the DNase I protection over this region was much greater than at the A- and B-box internal promoters, point mutations within the A or B box that reduced transcription in vitro eliminated the upstream DNase I protection. This implies that formation of a stable complex over the 5'-flanking region is dependent on interaction of the gene with transcription factor IIIC but that stability of the complex may not require continued interaction with this factor. The DNase I protection under varied growth conditions further suggested that the upstream complex is composed of two or more components. The region over the transcription initiation site (approximately +15 to -10) was less protected in stationary-phase cultures, whereas the more upstream region (approximately -10 to -40) was protected in both exponential- and stationary-phase cultures.
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Huibregtse JM, Engelke DR. Genomic footprinting of a yeast tRNA gene reveals stable complexes over the 5'-flanking region. Mol Cell Biol 1989; 9:3244-52. [PMID: 2677668 PMCID: PMC362368 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.9.8.3244-3252.1989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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We have shown by genomic footprinting that the 5'-flanking region of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae tRNASUP53 gene is protected from DNase I digestion. The protected region has a 5' boundary at -40 (relative to the transcription initiation site) and extends into the coding region of the gene, with a 3' boundary at approximately +15. Although the DNase I protection over this region was much greater than at the A- and B-box internal promoters, point mutations within the A or B box that reduced transcription in vitro eliminated the upstream DNase I protection. This implies that formation of a stable complex over the 5'-flanking region is dependent on interaction of the gene with transcription factor IIIC but that stability of the complex may not require continued interaction with this factor. The DNase I protection under varied growth conditions further suggested that the upstream complex is composed of two or more components. The region over the transcription initiation site (approximately +15 to -10) was less protected in stationary-phase cultures, whereas the more upstream region (approximately -10 to -40) was protected in both exponential- and stationary-phase cultures.
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- J M Huibregtse
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0606
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Pseudouridine modification in the tRNA(Tyr) anticodon is dependent on the presence, but independent of the size and sequence, of the intron in eucaryotic tRNA(Tyr) genes. Mol Cell Biol 1989. [PMID: 3145410 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.8.3332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pseudouridine formation in the middle position of the tRNA(Tyr) anticodon (psi 35) is dependent on the presence of the intron in the tRNA(Tyr) gene (Johnson and Abelson, Nature 302:681-687, 1983). Drosophila melanogaster tRNA(Tyr) genes contain introns of three size classes: 20 or 21 base pairs (bp) (six genes), 48 bp (one gene), and 113 bp (one gene). As in yeast, removal of the intron led to loss of psi 35 in the anticodon when transcription was assayed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. All Drosophila intron sizes supported psi 35 formation. The same results were obtained with the homologous X. laevis tRNA(Tyr) genes containing introns of 12 or 13 bp or with a deleted intron. The introns of yeast (Nishikura and DeRobertis, J. Mol. Biol. 145:405-420, 1981), D. melanogaster, and X. laevis tRNA(Tyr) wild-type genes, while they all supported psi 35 synthesis, did not share any consensus sequences. As discussed, these results, taken together, suggest that for appropriate function the psi 35 enzyme in the X. laevis oocyte needs the presence of an unqualified intron in the tRNA gene and a tRNA(Tyr)-like structure in the unprocessed tRNA precursor.
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Drabkin HJ. Introduction of an intervening sequence into a human serine suppressor tRNA gene: effects on gene expression in vitro and in vivo. Nucleic Acids Res 1988; 16:11591-606. [PMID: 3211744 PMCID: PMC339086 DOI: 10.1093/nar/16.24.11591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The 13 nucleotide Xenopus laevis tyrosine tRNA gene intervening sequence was into a human serine suppressor tRNA gene which lacked an intron, by site-directed mutagenesis. Analysis of the products of in vitro transcription in a HeLa cell extract indicates that the intervening sequence is accurately removed to generate a mature sized RNA identical to that obtained from an intron-less gene. Analysis of the transcripts obtained in vitro and in vivo shows that the U in the CUA anticodon sequence is partially modified to psi. Total TRNA isolated from cells infected with recombinant SV40 viruses carrying the mutant tRNA genes is active in suppression of UAG codons in a reticulocyte cell-free system. Cotransfection of COS cells with the mutant tRNA genes and a mutant chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene containing the termination codon UAG demonstrated that the tRNA functions as a UAG suppressor in vivo. Analysis of 32P-labeled RNA obtained from infected cells showed, however, that cells infected with the intron-containing gene accumulate less mature tRNA than cells infected with the intron-less tRNA genes.
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- H J Drabkin
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139
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Choffat Y, Suter B, Behra R, Kubli E. Pseudouridine modification in the tRNA(Tyr) anticodon is dependent on the presence, but independent of the size and sequence, of the intron in eucaryotic tRNA(Tyr) genes. Mol Cell Biol 1988; 8:3332-7. [PMID: 3145410 PMCID: PMC363568 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.8.3332-3337.1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pseudouridine formation in the middle position of the tRNA(Tyr) anticodon (psi 35) is dependent on the presence of the intron in the tRNA(Tyr) gene (Johnson and Abelson, Nature 302:681-687, 1983). Drosophila melanogaster tRNA(Tyr) genes contain introns of three size classes: 20 or 21 base pairs (bp) (six genes), 48 bp (one gene), and 113 bp (one gene). As in yeast, removal of the intron led to loss of psi 35 in the anticodon when transcription was assayed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. All Drosophila intron sizes supported psi 35 formation. The same results were obtained with the homologous X. laevis tRNA(Tyr) genes containing introns of 12 or 13 bp or with a deleted intron. The introns of yeast (Nishikura and DeRobertis, J. Mol. Biol. 145:405-420, 1981), D. melanogaster, and X. laevis tRNA(Tyr) wild-type genes, while they all supported psi 35 synthesis, did not share any consensus sequences. As discussed, these results, taken together, suggest that for appropriate function the psi 35 enzyme in the X. laevis oocyte needs the presence of an unqualified intron in the tRNA gene and a tRNA(Tyr)-like structure in the unprocessed tRNA precursor.
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- Y Choffat
- Zoological Institute, University of Zurich-Irchel, Switzerland
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van Tol H, Beier H. All human tRNATyr genes contain introns as a prerequisite for pseudouridine biosynthesis in the anticodon. Nucleic Acids Res 1988; 16:1951-66. [PMID: 3357766 PMCID: PMC338192 DOI: 10.1093/nar/16.5.1951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Two synthetic oligonucleotides, one specific for the 5' exon, the other spanning the splice junction, were used to show that (a) the human haploid genome contains at least 12 independent gene loci for tRNATyr, and (b) that all of them carry an intron. From one of the cloned human tRNATyr genes (pHtT1) the 20 bp intron was deleted to generate pHtT1 delta. Homologous in vitro transcription, fingerprint analyses of the products and elucidation of their nucleoside composition revealed that the pseudouridine (psi 35) in the center of the anticodon of tRNATyr was synthesized in the intron-containing precursor whereas this U to psi modification did not take place in precursors or mature tRNATyr derived from pHtT1 delta. On the basis of these results and of studies from other laboratories we suggest that the evolutionary pressure for maintaining introns in eukaryotic tRNAsTyr is this strict intron-requirement for psi 35 synthesis. Taking into account that all eukaryotic cytoplasmic tRNAsTyr contain a psi 35 we discuss here a special need for this modified nucleoside in stabilizing codon-anticodon interactions involving (a) classical base pairing upon translation of tyrosine codons and (b) unconventional interactions during UAG amber codon suppression by tRNATyrG psi A in eukaryotic cells.
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- H van Tol
- Institut für Biochemie, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg, FRG
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Leontis N, DaLio A, Strobel M, Engelke D. Effects of tRNA-intron structure on cleavage of precursor tRNAs by RNase P from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleic Acids Res 1988; 16:2537-52. [PMID: 3283703 PMCID: PMC336388 DOI: 10.1093/nar/16.6.2537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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RNase P derived from S. cerevisiae nuclei was tested for its ability to cleave a variety of naturally occurring and selectively altered precursor-tRNA molecules to yield matured 5' termini. Precursors were synthesized in vitro in order to test which aspects of substrate structure are crucial to recognition and cleavage by RNase P. Base modifications in the precursor substrates are not required for cleavage by the enzyme, but deletion and substitution mutations affecting any portion of the precursor tertiary structure reduce cleavage. In particular, a number of alterations in the intervening sequence (IVS) reduce the susceptibility of the substrate to cleavage by RNase P. The significance of these results is discussed in reference to the contribution of the IVS to the structure of the precursor-tRNA.
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- N Leontis
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae SUP53 tRNA gene transcripts are processed by mammalian cell extracts in vitro but are not processed in vivo. Mol Cell Biol 1988. [PMID: 3275875 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.1.361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We describe the results of our studies of expression of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae amber suppressor tRNA(Leu) gene (SUP53) in mammalian cells in vivo and in cell extracts in vitro. Parallel studies were carried out with the wild-type (Su-) tRNA(Leu) gene. Extracts from HeLa or CV1 cells transcribed both tRNA(Leu) genes. The transcripts were processed correctly at the 5' and 3' ends and accurately spliced to produce mature tRNA(Leu). Surprisingly, when the same tRNA(Leu) genes were introduced into CV1 cells, only pre-tRNAs(Leu) were produced. The pre-tRNAs(Leu) made in vivo were of the same size and contained the 5'-leader and 3'-trailer sequences as did pre-tRNAs(Leu) made in vitro. Furthermore, the pre-tRNAs(Leu) made in vivo were processed to mature tRNA(Leu) when incubated with HeLa cell extracts. A tRNA(Leu) gene from which the intervening sequence had been removed yielded RNAs that also were not processed at either their 5' or 3' termini. Thus, processing of pre-tRNA(Leu) in CV1 cells is blocked at the level of 5'- and 3'-end maturation. One possible explanation of the discrepancy in the results obtained in vivo and in vitro is that tRNA biosynthesis in mammalian cells involves transport of pre-tRNA from the site of its synthesis to a site or sites where processing takes place, and perhaps the yeast pre-tRNAs(Leu) synthesized in CV1 cells are not transported to the appropriate site.
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Ganguly S, Sharp PA, RajBhandary UL. Saccharomyces cerevisiae SUP53 tRNA gene transcripts are processed by mammalian cell extracts in vitro but are not processed in vivo. Mol Cell Biol 1988; 8:361-70. [PMID: 3275875 PMCID: PMC363131 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.1.361-370.1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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We describe the results of our studies of expression of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae amber suppressor tRNA(Leu) gene (SUP53) in mammalian cells in vivo and in cell extracts in vitro. Parallel studies were carried out with the wild-type (Su-) tRNA(Leu) gene. Extracts from HeLa or CV1 cells transcribed both tRNA(Leu) genes. The transcripts were processed correctly at the 5' and 3' ends and accurately spliced to produce mature tRNA(Leu). Surprisingly, when the same tRNA(Leu) genes were introduced into CV1 cells, only pre-tRNAs(Leu) were produced. The pre-tRNAs(Leu) made in vivo were of the same size and contained the 5'-leader and 3'-trailer sequences as did pre-tRNAs(Leu) made in vitro. Furthermore, the pre-tRNAs(Leu) made in vivo were processed to mature tRNA(Leu) when incubated with HeLa cell extracts. A tRNA(Leu) gene from which the intervening sequence had been removed yielded RNAs that also were not processed at either their 5' or 3' termini. Thus, processing of pre-tRNA(Leu) in CV1 cells is blocked at the level of 5'- and 3'-end maturation. One possible explanation of the discrepancy in the results obtained in vivo and in vitro is that tRNA biosynthesis in mammalian cells involves transport of pre-tRNA from the site of its synthesis to a site or sites where processing takes place, and perhaps the yeast pre-tRNAs(Leu) synthesized in CV1 cells are not transported to the appropriate site.
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- S Ganguly
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139
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The nucleoprotein structure of single-copy tRNA genes in yeast nuclei was examined by DNase I footprinting and compared with that of complexes formed in vitro between the same genes and transcription factor C. Transcription factor C bound to both the 5' and 3' intragenic promoters of the tRNA(SUP53Leu) gene in vitro, protecting approximately 30 base pairs at the 3' promoter (B block) and 40 base pairs at the 5' promoter (A block) and causing enhanced DNase I cleavages between the protected regions. Binding to the two sites was independent of the relative orientation of the two sites on the helix and was eliminated by a single point mutation in the 3' promoter. The chromosomal tRNA(SUP53Leu) and tRNA(UCGSer) genes showed a pattern of protection and enhanced cleavages similar to that observed in vitro, indicating that the stable complexes formed in vitro accurately reflect at least some aspects of the nucleoprotein structure of the genes in chromatin.
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Masson JM, Meuris P, Grunstein M, Abelson J, Miller JH. Expression of a set of synthetic suppressor tRNA(Phe) genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1987; 84:6815-9. [PMID: 3309948 PMCID: PMC299175 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.19.6815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Synthetic ochre and amber tRNA suppressor genes derived from the yeast tRNA(PheGAA) sequence have been constructed. They were efficiently transcribed in vitro and expressed in vivo via a synthetic expression cassette. tRNA(PheUUA) and tRNA(PheUUA) delta IVS (IVS = intervening sequence) are relatively inefficient ochre suppressors. They are toxic to the cell when expressed on a multicopy plasmid, and they do not suppress at all when present as single copies. The intron does not seem to have any effect on suppression. In contrast, the amber suppressor tRNA(PheCUA) delta IVS is efficient when expressed from a single-copy plasmid, while its efficiency is reduced on a multicopy vector.
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- J M Masson
- Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024
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Huibregtse JM, Evans CF, Engelke DR. Comparison of tRNA gene transcription complexes formed in vitro and in nuclei. Mol Cell Biol 1987; 7:3212-20. [PMID: 3313009 PMCID: PMC367957 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.9.3212-3220.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The nucleoprotein structure of single-copy tRNA genes in yeast nuclei was examined by DNase I footprinting and compared with that of complexes formed in vitro between the same genes and transcription factor C. Transcription factor C bound to both the 5' and 3' intragenic promoters of the tRNA(SUP53Leu) gene in vitro, protecting approximately 30 base pairs at the 3' promoter (B block) and 40 base pairs at the 5' promoter (A block) and causing enhanced DNase I cleavages between the protected regions. Binding to the two sites was independent of the relative orientation of the two sites on the helix and was eliminated by a single point mutation in the 3' promoter. The chromosomal tRNA(SUP53Leu) and tRNA(UCGSer) genes showed a pattern of protection and enhanced cleavages similar to that observed in vitro, indicating that the stable complexes formed in vitro accurately reflect at least some aspects of the nucleoprotein structure of the genes in chromatin.
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Affiliation(s)
- J M Huibregtse
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109
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