Role of methionine in the synthesis of nucleoside Q in Escherichia coli transfer ribonucleic acid.
AUTOR(ES)
Katze, J R
RESUMO
Previously, we reported that starvation of Rel Escherichia coli for methionine, but not leucine or histidine, results in chromatographically unique species of aspartyl-specific transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNAAsp) lacking the modified nucleoside Q. The present studies demonstrate that methionine starvation of Rel+ E. coli yields a qualitatively similar, but less pronounced, effect. Furthermore, during recovery from methionine starvation in Rel E. coli, the chromatographic elution pattern of tRNAAsp shifts towards that observed for unstarved cells after 1 h of recovery, and the shift appears complete after 2 h of recovery. This shift is inhibited by rifampin. Incorporation of [2-14C]methionine or [methyl-3H]methionine into growing cells of E. coli does not result in labeling of nucleoside Q. We interpret these findings to indicate that methionine has an indirect role in Q formation and that Q-deficient tRNA can be modified slowly to contain Q but that transcription is required. The chromatographic elution patterns of tRNAAsp from Rel E. coli starved for arginine, lysine, or glutamic acid indicate that these amino acids are not the source of the three- or five-carbon sequences in the modified portion of Q.
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