Harris C L, Titchener E B, Cline A L
J Bacteriol. 1969 Dec;100(3):1322-7. doi: 10.1128/jb.100.3.1322-1327.1969.
A cysteine-requiring mutant of the parent strain Escherichia coli Hfr Cavalli (RC(rel), Met(-), lambda) has been isolated. The mutant was selected by using replica plating after mutagenesis by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine. The mutation appears to be in the gene for sulfite reductase, since the mutant could utilize sulfide but not sulfite as a sulfur source. The mutant was found to be RC(rel) with respect to both methionine and cysteine. During cysteine starvation, transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) deficient in 4-thiouracil was produced, and in vivo studies indicate that this tRNA can accept sulfur groups to a greater extent than normal tRNA. Further, there were differences both in the rate and extent of amino acid acceptance between normal and sulfur-deficient tRNA. This suggests that thionucleotides are involved in at least one of the biological functions of the tRNA molecule.
已分离出亲本菌株大肠杆菌Hfr卡瓦利(RC(rel),Met(-),λ)的一个半胱氨酸需求型突变体。该突变体是在用N-甲基-N'-硝基-N-亚硝基胍诱变后通过影印平板法筛选得到的。该突变似乎发生在亚硫酸盐还原酶基因中,因为该突变体可以利用硫化物但不能利用亚硫酸盐作为硫源。发现该突变体在甲硫氨酸和半胱氨酸方面均为RC(rel)。在半胱氨酸饥饿期间,产生了缺乏4-硫尿嘧啶的转移核糖核酸(tRNA),体内研究表明,这种tRNA比正常tRNA能更大程度地接受硫基团。此外,正常tRNA和缺硫tRNA在氨基酸接受的速率和程度上均存在差异。这表明硫代核苷酸至少参与了tRNA分子的一种生物学功能。