Overproduction and purification of Escherichia coli tRNALeu

被引:39
作者
Li, Y [1 ]
Wang, ED [1 ]
Wang, YL [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Biochem, State Key Lab Mol Biol, Shanghai 200031, Peoples R China
来源
SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES | 1998年 / 41卷 / 03期
关键词
tRNA(1)(Leu); tRNA(2)(Leu); cloning; high-expression; purification;
D O I
10.1007/BF02895095
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Chemically synthesized genes encoding Escherichia coli tRNA(1)(Leu) and rRNA(2)(Leu) were ligated into the plasmid pTrc99B, then transformed into Escherichia coli MT102, respectively. The positive transformants, named MT-Leu1 and MT-Leu2, were confirmed by DNA sequencing, and the conditions of cultivation for the two transformants were optimized. As a result, leucine accepting activity of their total tRNA reached 810 and 560 pmol/A(260), respectively: the content of tRNA(1)(Leu) was 50% of total tRNA from MT-Leu1, while that of tRNA(2)(Leu) was 30% of total tRNA from MT-Leu2. Both tRNA(Leu)s from their total tRNAs were fractionated to 1 600 pmol/A(260) after DEAE-Sepharose and ED-cellulose column chromatography. The accurate kinetic constants of aminoacylation of the two isoacceptors of rRNA(Leu) catalyzed by leucyl-tRNA synthetase were determined.
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