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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Cleavage by the endoribonuclease RNase P requires the presence of divalent metal ions, of which Mg2+ promotes most efficient cleavage. Here we have studied the importance of there being Mg2+ in RNase P RNA catalysis. It is demonstrated that addition of Mn2+ resulted in a shift of the cleavage site and that this shift was associated with a change in the kinetic constants, in particular kcat. Our data further suggest that the influence of Mn2+ on cleavage site recognition depends on the -1/+73 base-pair in the substrate and the +73/294 base-pair in the RNase P RNA-substrate (RS)-complex. Based on our data we suggest that cleavage in the presence of Mg2+ as the only divalent metal ion proceeds through an intermediate which involves the establishment of the +73/294 base-pair in the RS-complex. By contrast, addition of Mn2+ favours an alternative pathway which results in a shift of the cleavage site. We also studied the influence of Mn2+ on cleavage site recognition and the kinetics of cleavage using various RNase P RNA derivatives carrying substitutions in the region of RNase P RNA that base-pair with the 3' terminal end of the substrate. From these results we conclude that a change in the structure of this RNase P RNA domain influences the involvement of a divalent metal ion(s) in the chemistry of cleavage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-2836
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1999 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
292
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
53-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Manganese ions induce miscleavage in the Escherichia coli RNase P RNA-catalyzed reaction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-751 24, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't