MEASUREMENT OF TRANSLATIONAL ACCURACY INVIVO - MISSENSE REPORTING USING INACTIVE ENZYME MUTANTS

被引:6
作者
CORNUT, B [1 ]
WILLSON, RC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HOUSTON, DEPT CHEM ENGN, HOUSTON, TX 77204 USA
关键词
MISTRANSLATION; MISSENSE; RIBOSOME; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHETASE; LUCIFERASE;
D O I
10.1016/0300-9084(91)90192-4
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The measurement and potential technological significance of in vivo missense errors are briefly reviewed. A recently developed approach is described in which reporter enzyme activity is generated by mistranslation of a gene coding for an inactive mutant form of the enzyme. Initial results obtained using the alpha subunit of E coli tryptophan synthetase and bacterial luciferase are discussed, as well as the prospects for further development of this method.
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页码:1567 / 1572
页数:6
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