title: Sequence and functional characterization of RNase P RNA from the chl alb containing cyanobacterium Prochlorothrix hollandica.
abstract: Only a few complete sequences and very limited functional data are available for the catalytic RNA component of cyanobacterial RNase P. The RNase P RNA from the chl alb containing cyanobacterium Prochlorothrix hollandica belongs to a rarely found structural subtype with an extended P15/16 domain. We have established conditions for optimal in vitro ribozyme activity, and determined the kinetic parameters for cleavage of pre-tRNA(Tyr). Analysis of pre-tRNA mutants revealed that the T-stem sequence only plays a modulating role, whereas the CCA end is essential for efficient product formation.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biochemie, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Biozentrum, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fingerhut
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schön
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004722:Endoribonucleases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019692:Prochlorothrix / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012322:RNA Precursors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016337:RNA, Catalytic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012365:RNA, Transfer, Tyr / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D043262:Ribonuclease P; D017384:Sequence Deletion
chemical_list: D012322:RNA Precursors; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D016337:RNA, Catalytic; D012365:RNA, Transfer, Tyr; C030449:pre-tRNA(Tyr); D004722:Endoribonucleases; D043262:Ribonuclease P