Transfer RNAs and pathogenicity islands

被引：59

作者：

Hou, YM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Thomas Jefferson Univ, Dept Mol Pharmacol & Biochem, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA

来源：

TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES | 1999年 / 24卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0968-0004(99)01428-0

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 tRNAs are central components in translation. In addition, they are essential for replication of retroviruses: tRNAs bind to viral genomes through their 3'-end sequences and act as primers for initiation of viral replication. Here, I discuss the possibility that tRNAs also play a role in the horizontal transfer of bacterial pathogenicity islands between different pathogens. Such a role would implicate tRNAs in DNA recombination.

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页码：295 / 298

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