title: Temperature sensitivity caused by missense suppressor supH and amber suppressor supP in Escherichia coli.
abstract: The temperature-sensitive missense suppressor supH and amber suppressor supP in Escherichia coli are mutations of the serU and leuX genes, respectively. The supH tRNA, tRNA(SerCAA), is expected to recognize UUG codons, which are normally read by tRNA(LeuCAA) and tRNA(LeuUAA), coded for by the leuX gene and the leuZ gene, respectively. We show that supP and supH are incompatible and that strains carrying both supP and a restrictive rpsL allele are temperature sensitive. It is suggested that the temperature sensitivity of both supH and supP strains is caused by deficient reading of UUG codons by tRNA(LeuUAA).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biology, University of Iceland, Reykjavík.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thorbjarnardóttir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Björnsson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Amundadóttir
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eggertsson
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D016153:Genes, Suppressor; D005838:Genotype; D007700:Kinetics; D007930:Leucine / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics*; D012356:RNA, Transfer, Leu / Q000235:genetics*; D012362:RNA, Transfer, Ser / Q000235:genetics*; D000091243:Ribosomal Protein S9; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D012356:RNA, Transfer, Leu; D012362:RNA, Transfer, Ser; D000091243:Ribosomal Protein S9; C000717190:RpsI protein, E coli; D012343:RNA, Transfer; D007930:Leucine