Kaehler M, Coward J, Rottman F
Nucleic Acids Res. 1979 Mar;6(3):1161-75. doi: 10.1093/nar/6.3.1161.
Novikoff cells in culture were labeled with L-[methyl-3H]methionine and [U-14C]uridine in the presence of (a) TubHcy2, (b) AdoHcy, (c) homocysteine, (d) tubercidin, or (e) without any additions. Only in cultures labeled in the presence of TubHcy were undermethylated cap structures observed to represent a significant portion of [3H]methyl radioactivity. Novikoff cells in culture were then simultaneously labeled with L-[methyl-3H]methionine and [32P]orthophosphate in the presence or absence of TubHcy. Total cytoplasmic, polysomal and monosomal poly(A)-containing RNAs were analyzed. Both monosomal and polysomal mRNA fractions from TubHcy-treated cells contain partially methylated cap structures, suggesting that 2'-O-methylation of the nucleoside adjacent to the pyrophosphate linkage in caps is not required for transport, ribosomal binding or translation. Comparison of nuclear and cytoplasmic cap structures from normal and inhibited cultures indicate that an altered mRNA population is generated in the presence of TubHcy.
在培养的诺维克夫细胞中,在以下条件下用L-[甲基-³H]甲硫氨酸和[U-¹⁴C]尿苷进行标记:(a) TubHcy2、(b) 腺苷高半胱氨酸、(c) 同型半胱氨酸、(d) 杀结核菌素,或(e) 不添加任何物质。只有在存在TubHcy的标记培养物中,才观察到低甲基化帽结构占[³H]甲基放射性的很大一部分。然后,在有或没有TubHcy的情况下,用L-[甲基-³H]甲硫氨酸和[³²P]正磷酸盐同时标记培养的诺维克夫细胞。分析了总细胞质、多核糖体和单核糖体中含poly(A)的RNA。来自TubHcy处理细胞的单核糖体和多核糖体mRNA部分均含有部分甲基化的帽结构,这表明帽中与焦磷酸键相邻的核苷的2'-O-甲基化对于转运、核糖体结合或翻译不是必需的。正常培养和受抑制培养的细胞核和细胞质帽结构的比较表明,在存在TubHcy的情况下会产生改变的mRNA群体。