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Wobble inosine tRNA modification is essential to cell cycle progression in G(1)/S and G(2)/M transitions in fission yeast.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17875641     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Inosine (I) at position 34 (wobble position) of tRNA is formed by the hydrolytic deamination of a genomically encoded adenosine (A). The enzyme catalyzing this reaction, termed tRNA A:34 deaminase, is the heterodimeric Tad2p/ADAT2.Tad3p/ADAT3 complex in eukaryotes. In budding yeast, deletion of each subunit is lethal, indicating that the wobble inosine tRNA modification is essential for viability; however, most of its physiological roles remain unknown. To identify novel cell cycle mutants in fission yeast, we isolated the tad3-1 mutant that is allelic to the tad3(+) gene encoding a homolog of budding yeast Tad3p. Interestingly, the tad3-1 mutant cells principally exhibited cell cycle-specific phenotype, namely temperature-sensitive and irreversible cell cycle arrest both in G(1) and G(2). Further analyses revealed that in the tad3-1 mutant cells, the S257N mutation that occurred in the catalytically inactive Tad3 subunit affected its association with catalytically active Tad2 subunit, leading to an impairment in the A to I conversion at position 34 of tRNA. In tad3-1 mutant cells, the overexpression of the tad3(+) gene completely suppressed the decreased tRNA inosine content. Notably, the overexpression of the tad2(+) gene partially suppressed the temperature-sensitive phenotype and the decreased tRNA inosine content, indicating that the tad3-1 mutant phenotype is because of the insufficient I(34) formation of tRNA. These results suggest that the wobble inosine tRNA modification is essential for cell cycle progression in the G(1)/S and G(2)/M transitions in fission yeast.
Authors:
Satoshi Tsutsumi; Reiko Sugiura; Yan Ma; Hideki Tokuoka; Kazuki Ohta; Rieko Ohte; Akiko Noma; Tsutomu Suzuki; Takayoshi Kuno
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-09-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of biological chemistry     Volume:  282     ISSN:  0021-9258     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Biol. Chem.     Publication Date:  2007 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-11-12     Completed Date:  2008-01-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985121R     Medline TA:  J Biol Chem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  33459-65     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Molecular Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alleles
Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Cell Cycle*
Cell Separation
Cloning, Molecular
Flow Cytometry
Inosine / chemistry*
Mass Spectrometry
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Phenotype
RNA, Transfer / chemistry*
Schizosaccharomyces / genetics,  metabolism*
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Temperature
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
58-63-9/Inosine; 9014-25-9/RNA, Transfer

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