ACCURATE MODIFICATION OF THE TRYPANOSOME SPLICED LEADER CAP STRUCTURE IN A HOMOLOGOUS CELL-FREE SYSTEM

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作者
ULLU, E
TSCHUDI, C
机构
[1] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
[2] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT CELL BIOL,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
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10.1074/jbc.270.35.20365
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
During RNA maturation in trypanosomatid protozoa, trans-splicing transfers the spliced leader (SL) sequence and its cap from the SL RNA to the 5' end of all mRNAs. In Trypanosoma brucei and Crithidia fasciculata the SL RNA has an unusual cap structure with four methylated nucleotides following the 7-methylguanosine residue (cap 4). Since modification of the 5' end of the SL RNA is a pre-requisite for trans-splicing activity in T. brucei, we have begun to characterize the enzyme(s) involved in this process. Here we report the development of a T. brucei cell-free system for modification of the cap of the SL RNA. Analysis of the nucleotide composition of the in vitro generated cap structure by two-dimensional thin layer chromatography established that the in vitro reaction is accurate. Cap 4 formation requires the SL RNA to be in a ribonucleoprotein particle and can be inhibited by annealing a complementary 2'-O-methyl RNA oligonucleotide to nucleotides 7-18 of the SL RNA. Methylation of the 5' end of the SL RNA is also required for trans-splicing in T. cruzi and Leishmania amazonensis and cell-free extracts from C. fasciculata and L. amazonensis are capable of modifying the cap structure on the T. brucei SL ribonucleoprotein particle.
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