Ribosome Development and the Methylation of Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid
AUTOR(ES)
Sypherd, Paul S.
RESUMO
Immature ribonucleoprotein particles accumulate in amino acid-starved cells of a relaxed mutant of Escherichia coli. The ribonucleic acid (RNA) of these particles is nonmethylated in cells starved for methionine. However, in bacteria starved for arginine, lysine, or histidine, the RNA of these particles is one-half methylated. The relationship of submethylation to a structural alteration in the same RNA was studied. The results of kinetic studies showed that submethylation and the structural transition are not causally related, since they are described by different rate constants. Moreover, it was possible to accumulate fully methylated immature-particle RNA that possessed the sedimentation and chromatographic properties of nonmethylated RNA. It was concluded that, during the normal course of ribosome development, methylation of ribosomal RNA is completed prior to the final maturation steps.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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