A dual‐specific Glu‐tRNAGln and Asp‐tRNAAsn amidotransferase is involved in decoding glutamine and asparagine codons in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
A dual‐specific Glu‐tRNAGln and Asp‐tRNAAsn amidotransferase is involved in decoding glutamine and asparagine codons in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
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双特异性 Glu-tRNAGln 和 Asp-tRNAAsn 酰胺转移酶参与解码氧化亚铁硫杆菌中的谷氨酰胺和天冬酰胺密码子
DOI:
10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02600-x
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发表时间:
2001
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
O. Orellana
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作者:
J. Salazar;R. Zúñiga;Gregory Raczniak;H. Becker;D. Söll;O. Orellana
ThegatC,gatAandgatBgenes encoding the three subunits of glutamyl‐tRNAGlnamidotransferase fromAcidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, an acidophilic bacterium used in bioleaching of minerals, have been cloned and expressed inEscherichia coli. As inBacillus subtilisthe threegatgenes are organized in an operon‐like structure inA. ferrooxidans. The heterologously overexpressed enzyme converts Glu‐tRNAGlnto Gln‐tRNAGlnand Asp‐tRNAAsnto Asn‐tRNAAsn. Biochemical analysis revealed that neither glutaminyl‐tRNA synthetase nor asparaginyl‐tRNA synthetase is present inA. ferrooxidans, but that glutamyl‐tRNA synthetase and aspartyl‐tRNA synthetase enzymes are present in the organism. These data suggest that the transamidation pathway is responsible for the formation of Gln‐tRNA and Asn‐tRNA inA. ferrooxidans.