A PROTEIN COMPLEX MEDIATING MESSENGER-RNA DEGRADATION IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI

被引:203
作者
PY, B
CAUSTON, H
MUDD, EA
HIGGINS, CF
机构
[1] UNIV OXFORD,JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSP,INST MOLEC MED,IMPERIAL CANC RES FUND LABS,OXFORD OX3 9DU,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV OXFORD,JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSP,NUFFIELD DEPT CLIN BIOCHEM,OXFORD OX3 9DU,ENGLAND
基金
英国惠康基金;
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D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2958.1994.tb01309.x
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
mRNA degradation in Escherichia coli is mediated by a combination of exo- and endoribonucleases. We present evidence for a multiprotein complex which includes at least two enzymes that play important roles in mRNA degradation: the exoribonuclease polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase) and the endoribonuclease RNase E. An activity which impedes the processive activity of PNPase at stem-loop structures also appears to be associated with the complex. This complex is estimated to have a molecular mass of about 500 kDa and includes several additional polypeptides whose functions are unknown. The identification of a complex which includes several activities associated with mRNA degradation has implications for the mechanisms and co-ordinated control of mRNA degradation.
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页码:717 / 729
页数:13
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