Aminoacylation of anticodon loop substituted yeast tyrosine transfer RNA. Journal Article uri icon

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abstract

  • A procedure for replacing residues 33-35 in the anticodon loop of yeast tRNATyr with any desired oligonucleotide has been developed. The three residues were removed by partial ribonuclease A digestion. An oligonucleotide was inserted into the gap in four steps by using RNA ligase, polynucleotide kinase, and pseT 1 polynucleotide kinase. The rate of aminoacylation of anticodon loop substituted tRNATyr by yeast tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase was found to depend upon the sequence of the oligonucleotide inserted. This suggests that the nucleotides in the anticodon loop of yeast tRNATyr are required for optimal aminoacylation. In addition, tRNATyr modified to have a phenylalanine anticodon was shown to be misacylated by yeast phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase at a rate at least 10 times faster than unmodified tRNATyr. Thus, the anticodon is used by phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase to distinguish between tRNAs.

publication date

  • April 23, 1985

has restriction

  • closed

Date in CU Experts

  • March 13, 2015 12:57 PM

Full Author List

  • Bare L; Uhlenbeck OC

author count

  • 2

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0006-2960

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 2354

end page

  • 2360

volume

  • 24

issue

  • 9