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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-9-17
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
In many organisms (e.g., gram-positive eubacteria) Gin-tRNA is not formed by direct glutaminylation of tRNAGln but by a specific transamidation of Glu-tRNAGln. We wondered whether a similar transamidation pathway also operates in the formation of Asn-tRNA in these organisms. Therefore we tested in S-100 preparations of Lactobacillus bulgaricus, a gram-positive eubacterium, for the conversion by an amidotransferase of [14C]Asp-tRNA to [14C]Asn-tRNA. As no transamidation was observed, we searched for genes for asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase (AsnRS). Two DNA fragments (from different locations of the L.bulgaricus chromosome) were found each containing an ORF whose sequence resembled that of the Escherichia coli asnS gene. The derived amino acid sequences of the two ORFs (432 amino acids) were the same and 41% identical with E.coli AsnRS. When one of the ORFs was expressed in E.coli, it complemented the temperature sensitivity of an E.coli asnS mutant. S-100 preparations of this transformant showed increased charging of unfractionated L.bulgaricus tRNA with asparagine. Deletion of the 3'-terminal region of the L.bulgaricus AsnRS gene led to loss of its complementation and aminoacylation properties. This indicates that L.bulgaricus contains a functional AsnRS. Thus, the transamidation pathway operates only for Gin-tRNAGln formation in this organism, and possibly in all gram-positive eubacteria.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0305-1048
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2648-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Asn-tRNA in Lactobacillus bulgaricus is formed by asparaginylation of tRNA and not by transamidation of Asp-tRNA.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8114, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.