Faust M, Millward S
Nucleic Acids Res. 1974 Dec;1(12):1739-52. doi: 10.1093/nar/1.12.1739.
Chymotrypsin-derived cores, but not virions, catalyze the transfer of methyl groups from S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) to nascent mRNA synthesized in vitro by the core polymerase. The reaction requires Mg(++), and is dependent on the presence of all 4 ribonucleoside triphosphates (rNTPs). Methylation proceeds optimally at 51 degrees C. All ten species of mRNA become methylated during transcription and it is estimated that one methyl residue is incorporated per RNA chain. Experiments designed to determine the location of the methylated nucleotide clearly demonstrate that methylation occurs exclusively at the 5' ends of nascent mRNA.
糜蛋白酶衍生的核心颗粒而非病毒粒子,能催化甲基基团从S-腺苷甲硫氨酸(SAM)转移至核心聚合酶在体外合成的新生mRNA上。该反应需要Mg(++),且依赖于所有4种核糖核苷三磷酸(rNTPs)的存在。甲基化在51摄氏度时进行得最为理想。所有十种mRNA在转录过程中都会发生甲基化,据估计每条RNA链会掺入一个甲基残基。旨在确定甲基化核苷酸位置的实验清楚地表明,甲基化仅发生在新生mRNA的5'端。