title: Escherichia coli tmRNA (10Sa RNA) in trans-translation.
abstract: Here we show that Escherichia coli tmRNA (10Sa RNA) has a dual function both as an mRNA and as a tRNA in vitro. The function as a tRNA is prerequisite for the function as an mRNA. These observations strongly support the trans-translation hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Hirosaki University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Himeno
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nameki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tadaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ushida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muto
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D001483:Base Sequence; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C096222:tmRNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer