Urbanke C, Maass G
Nucleic Acids Res. 1978 May;5(5):1551-60. doi: 10.1093/nar/5.5.1551.
The temperature dependence of the fluorescence of the Y-base of tRNAPhe (yeast) was investigated kinetically by the temperature jump method. In the range between -15 degrees C and +30 degrees C A NOVEL CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION OF THE TRNA could be characterized. This conformational change was found in the absence of any artificial label; it is a characteristic property of tRNAPhe in its native structure. This transition accounts for 30% of the total fluorescence change. Its activation enthalpy is 16 kcal/mole (67 kJ/mole), and the transition enthalpy is between -2 kcal/mole and +2 kcal/mole (+/-8 kJ/mole). A model is represented in which this transition can be explained by a a change in the stacking pattern of the anticodon loop. The experimental findings are discussed with respect to several hypotheses about the molecular mechanism of protein biosynthesis which postulate conformational rearrangements of the anticodon loop.
采用温度跃升法对酵母苯丙氨酸转运核糖核酸(tRNAPhe)中Y碱基荧光的温度依赖性进行了动力学研究。在-15℃至+30℃的温度范围内,可以表征出tRNA的一种新型构象转变。这种构象变化是在没有任何人工标记的情况下发现的;它是天然结构中tRNAPhe的一个特征属性。这种转变占总荧光变化的30%。其活化焓为16千卡/摩尔(67千焦/摩尔),转变焓在-2千卡/摩尔至+2千卡/摩尔(±8千焦/摩尔)之间。提出了一个模型,其中这种转变可以通过反密码子环堆积模式的变化来解释。结合关于蛋白质生物合成分子机制的几个假设对实验结果进行了讨论,这些假设假定了反密码子环的构象重排。