Abstract
The processing of precursor tRNAs and some other small cellular RNAs by M1 RNA, the catalytic subunit of Escherichia coli ribonuclease P, is accelerated by C5 protein (the protein cofactor) both in vitro and in vivo. In an effort to understand the mechanism by which the protein cofactor promotes and stabilizes certain conformations of M1 RNA that are most efficient for RNase P catalysis, we have used site-directed mutagenesis to generate mutant derivatives of C5 protein and assessed their ability to promote RNase P catalysis in vivo and in vitro. Our results indicate that certain conserved hydrophobic and basic residues in C5 protein are important for its function and that single amino acid residue changes in C5 protein can alter the substrate specificity of the RNase P holoenzyme.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Bacterial Proteins / chemistry
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
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Base Sequence
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Coenzymes / metabolism
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Conserved Sequence / physiology*
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Endoribonucleases / chemistry
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Endoribonucleases / metabolism*
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Escherichia coli / enzymology*
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Escherichia coli Proteins*
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Genetic Complementation Test
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
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Nucleic Acid Conformation
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Protein Structure, Secondary
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RNA Precursors / chemistry
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RNA Precursors / metabolism
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RNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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RNA, Bacterial / metabolism
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RNA, Catalytic / chemistry
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RNA, Catalytic / metabolism*
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RNA, Transfer, Tyr / chemistry
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RNA, Transfer, Tyr / metabolism
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Ribonuclease P
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Sequence Alignment
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Substrate Specificity
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Coenzymes
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Escherichia coli Proteins
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RNA Precursors
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RNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Catalytic
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RNA, Transfer, Tyr
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Endoribonucleases
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Ribonuclease P
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ribonuclease P, E coli