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- Title
Characterization of the tRNA and ribosome-dependent pppGpp-synthesis by recombinant stringent factor fromEscherichia coli.
- Authors
Knutsson Jenvert, Rose-Marie; Holmberg Schiavone, Lovisa
- Abstract
Stringent factor is a ribosome-dependent ATP:GTP pyrophosphoryl transferase that synthesizes (p)ppGpp upon nutrient deprivation. It is activated by unacylated tRNA in the ribosomal amino-acyl site (A-site) but it is unclear how activation occurs. A His-tagged stringent factor was isolated by affinity-chromatography and precipitation. This procedure yielded a protein of high purity that displayed (a) a low endogenous pyrophosphoryl transferase activity that was inhibited by the antibiotic tetracycline; (b) a low ribosome-dependent activity that was inhibited by the A-site specific antibiotics thiostrepton, micrococcin, tetracycline and viomycin; (c) a tRNA- and ribosome-dependent activity amounting to 4500 pmol pppGpp per pmol stringent factor per minute. Footprinting analysis showed that stringent factor interacted with ribosomes that contained tRNAs bound in classical states. Maximal activity was seen when the ribosomal A-site was presaturated with unacylated tRNA. Less tRNA was required to reach maximal activity when stringent factor and unacylated tRNA were added simultaneously to ribosomes, suggesting that stringent factor formed a complex with tRNA in solution that had higher affinity for the ribosomal A-site. However, tRNA-saturation curves, performed at two different ribosome/stringent factor ratios and filter-binding assays, did not support this hypothesis.
- Subjects
RIBOSOMES; ADENOSINE triphosphate; ESCHERICHIA coli; TRANSFER RNA; ANTIBIOTICS; GTP pyrophosphokinase
- Publication
FEBS Journal, 2005, Vol 272, Issue 3, p685
- ISSN
1742-464X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1742-4658.2004.04502.x