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Aptamer redesigned tRNA is nonfunctional and degraded in cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14681579     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An RNA aptamer derived from tRNA(Gln) isolated in vitro and a rationally redesigned tRNA(Gln) were used to address the relationship between structure and function of tRNA(Gln) aminoacylation in Escherichia coli. Two mutant tRNA(Gln) sequences were studied: an aptamer that binds 26-fold tighter to glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase than wild-type tRNA(Gln) in vitro, redesigned in the variable loop, and a mutant with near-normal aminoacylation kinetics for glutamine, redesigned to contain a long variable arm. Both mutants were tested in a tRNA(Gln) knockout strain of E. coli, but neither supported knockout cell growth. It was later found that both mutant tRNAs were present in very low amounts in the cell. These results reveal the difference between in vitro and in vivo studies, demonstrating the complexities of in vivo systems that have not been replicated in vitro.
Authors:
Dennis Lee; William H McClain
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  RNA (New York, N.Y.)     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1355-8382     ISO Abbreviation:  RNA     Publication Date:  2004 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-12-18     Completed Date:  2004-01-29     Revised Date:  2013-06-09    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9509184     Medline TA:  RNA     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  7-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1569, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acylation
Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases / genetics,  metabolism*
Cells, Cultured
Escherichia coli / enzymology*,  genetics
Glutamine / metabolism
Kinetics
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
Mutation
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational / genetics*
Plasmids
RNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
RNA, Transfer, Gln / genetics*,  metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
GM42123/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/RNA, Bacterial; 0/RNA, Transfer, Gln; 56-85-9/Glutamine; EC 6.1.1.-/Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases; EC 6.1.1.18/glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase
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