Berzin V, Cielens I, Jansone I, Gren E J
Nucleic Acids Res. 1982 Dec 11;10(23):7763-75. doi: 10.1093/nar/10.23.7763.
RNA fragments from phage fr covering the complete or part of the replicase cistron initiation region have been used as templates in the formation of a ribosomal initiation complex in vitro. The results so obtained together with our earlier findings in a similar approach applied to fragments of the structurally related RNA from phage MS2 have allowed us to pinpoint the boundaries of the replicase cistron initiation region on phage RNA. A structural model of the above initiation region has been provided which shows that besides the minimal initiation region (comprises the Shine-Dalgarno sequence and initiator AUG), the flanking regions are also involved and are responsible for additional interactions with the ribosome. The flanking regions possibly contribute to the stability of specific contact between the ribosome and template realized by the minimal initiation region.
来自噬菌体fr、覆盖复制酶顺反子起始区域全部或部分的RNA片段已被用作体外形成核糖体起始复合物的模板。如此获得的结果,连同我们早期采用类似方法对来自噬菌体MS2的结构相关RNA片段的研究结果,使我们能够确定噬菌体RNA上复制酶顺反子起始区域的边界。已提供了上述起始区域的结构模型,该模型表明,除了最小起始区域(包含Shine-Dalgarno序列和起始密码子AUG)外,侧翼区域也参与其中,并负责与核糖体的额外相互作用。侧翼区域可能有助于最小起始区域实现的核糖体与模板之间特定接触的稳定性。