In vitro methylation of undermethylated yeast poly(A)-rich RNA using mRNA(guanine-7-)-methyltransferase purified from wheat germ or yeast.
By crossing two strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae deficient for each of the two methionine adenosyltransferase isoenzymes (ATP: L-methionine S-adenosyltransferase EC 2.5.1.6) respectively, we have constructed a strain strictly auxotrophic for S-adenosylmethionine and used it as a source of undermethylated mRNA suitable for in vitro transmethylation studies. RNA has been phenol-extracted from yeast cells shifted down to S-adenosylmethionine-free medium for 90 min and poly(A)-rich RNA has been prepared by oligo(dT)-cellulose chromatography. Upon incubation in vitro in the presence of methyl-labeled S-adenosylmethionine and mRNA (guanine-7-)-methyltransferase purified from wheat germ or yeast, undermethylated poly(A)-rich RNA became significantly labeled as compared to non-starved cells from the same strain, or from a wild-type control. Cap structures were resolved by paper chromatography afer T2 and P1 RNase digestion, and shown to be a mixture of m7G5'ppp5'G and m7G5'ppp5'A, irrespective of the enzyme source, in agreement with earlier in vivo studies in yeast mRNA capping and methylation.
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D008745:Methylation; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011061:Poly A / Q000378:metabolism*; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014908:Triticum / Q000201:enzymology
D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011061:Poly A; D012313:RNA; D008780:Methyltransferases; C055097:mRNA (guanine(N7))-methyltransferase