title: Kinetoplastid RNA editing ligases: complex association, characterization, and substrate requirements.
abstract: RNA editing processes kinetoplastid mitochondrial transcripts post-transcriptionally by inserting and deleting uridylates (Us) to produce functional mRNAs. The activities of the RNA ligases in the multienzyme complex (the editosome) that catalyzes editing and of the recombinant proteins were characterized and found to be similar. Ligation of two RNA fragments was enhanced when bridged by a complementary RNA or DNA, which left no gaps or overhangs. An acceptor nucleotide preference of G>U>C>A was observed in the absence of exogenous ATP but U was preferred upon addition of ATP and ligase activity was increased. The substrate specificity and catalytic characteristics indicate that RNA ligase activity contributes to the accuracy of RNA editing.
authors.affiliation: Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 4 Nickerson St., Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
authors.forename: Setareh S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Palazzo
authors.forename: Aswini K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Panigrahi
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Igo
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salavati
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stuart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016830:Kinetoplastida / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D008025:Ligases / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D011118:Polynucleotide Ligases / Q000378:metabolism*; D017393:RNA Editing; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014346:Trypanosoma brucei brucei / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D009711:Nucleotides; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D008025:Ligases; D011118:Polynucleotide Ligases; C436704:band IV ligase; C436705:band V ligase