YEAST-CELLS LACKING 5'-]3' EXORIBONUCLEASE-1 CONTAIN MESSENGER-RNA SPECIES THAT ARE POLY(A) DEFICIENT AND PARTIALLY LACK THE 5' CAP STRUCTURE
YEAST-CELLS LACKING 5'-]3' EXORIBONUCLEASE-1 CONTAIN MESSENGER-RNA SPECIES THAT ARE POLY(A) DEFICIENT AND PARTIALLY LACK THE 5' CAP STRUCTURE
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DOI:
10.1128/mcb.13.8.4826
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发表时间:
1993-08-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
STEVENS, A
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作者:
HSU, CL;STEVENS, A
Analysis of the slowed turnover rates of several specific MRNA species and the higher cellular levels of some of these mRNAs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae lacking 5' --> 3' exoribonuclease 1 (xrn1 cells) has led to the finding that these yeast contain higher amounts of essentially full-length mRNAs that do not bind to oligo(dT)-cellulose. On the other hand, the length of mRNA poly(A) chains found after pulse-labeling of cells lacking the exoribonuclesse, the cellular rate of synthesis of oligo(dT)-bound mRNA, and the initial rate of its deadenylation appeared quite similar to the same measurements in wild-type yeast cells. Examination of the 5' cap structure status of the poly(A)-deficient mRNAs by comparative analysis of the m7G content of poly(A)- and poly(A)+ RNA fractions of wild-type and xrn1 cells suggested that the xrn1 poly(A) - mRNA fraction is low in cap structure content. Further analysis of the 5' termini by measurements of the rate of 5' --> 3' exoribonuclease 1 hydrolysis of specific full-length mRNA species showed that approximately 50% of the xrn1 poly(A)-deficient mRNA species lack the cap structure. Primer extension analysis of the 5' terminus of ribosomal protein 51A (RP51A) mRNA showed that about 30% of the poly(A)-deficient molecules of the xrn1 cells are slightly shorter at the 5' end. The finding of some accumulation of poly(A)-deficient mRNA species partially lacking the cap structure together with the reduction of the rate of mRNA turnover in cells lacking the enzyme suggest a possible role for 5' --> 3' exoribonuclease 1 in the mRNA turnover process.