BACTERIOPHAGE-T4 ANTICODON NUCLEASE, POLYNUCLEOTIDE KINASE AND RNA LIGASE REPROCESS THE HOST LYSINE TRANSFER-RNA
BACTERIOPHAGE-T4 ANTICODON NUCLEASE, POLYNUCLEOTIDE KINASE AND RNA LIGASE REPROCESS THE HOST LYSINE TRANSFER-RNA
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DOI:
10.1002/j.1460-2075.1987.tb02532.x
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发表时间:
1987-08-01
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影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
KAUFMANN, G
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作者:
AMITSUR, M;LEVITZ, R;KAUFMANN, G
Host tRNAs cleaved near the anticodon occur specifically in T4-infected Escherichia coli prr strains which restrict polynucleotide kinase (pnk) or RNA lipase (rli) phage mutants. The cleavage products are transient with wt but accumulate in pnk- and rli- infections, implicating the affected enzymes in repair of the damaged tRNAs. Their roles in the pathway were elucidated by comparing the mutant infection intermediates with intact tRNA counterparts before or late in wt infection. Thus, the T4-induced anticodon nucleases cleaves lysine tRNA 5'' to the wobble position, yielding 2'':3''-P > and 5''-OH termini. Polynucleotide kinase converts them into a 3''-OH and 5'' P pair joined in turn by RNA ligase. Presumably, lysine tRNA depletion, in the absence of polynucleotide kinase and RNA ligase mediated repair, underlies prr restriction. However, the nuclease, kinase and ligase may benefit T4 directly, by adapting levels or decoding specificities of host tRNAs to T4 codon usage.