Mushegian A R, Edskes H K, Koonin E V
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40546-0091.
Nucleic Acids Res. 1994 Oct 11;22(20):4163-6. doi: 10.1093/nar/22.20.4163.
RNAse H (RNH1 protein) from the trypanosomatid Crithidia fasciculata has a functionally uncharacterized N-terminal domain dispensable for the RNAse H activity. Using computer methods for database search and multiple alignment, we show that the N-terminal domains of RNH1 and its homologue encoded by a cDNA from chicken lens are related to the conserved domain in caulimovirus ORF VI product that facilitates translation of polycistronic virus RNA in plant cells. We hypothesize that the N-terminal domain of eukaryotic RNAse H performs an as yet uncharacterized regulatory function, possibly in mRNA translation or turnover.
来自锥虫类生物纤细短膜虫的核糖核酸酶H(RNH1蛋白)具有一个功能未明确的N端结构域,该结构域对于核糖核酸酶H的活性而言并非必需。通过使用计算机方法进行数据库搜索和多序列比对,我们发现RNH1的N端结构域及其由鸡晶状体cDNA编码的同源物与花椰菜花叶病毒ORF VI产物中的保守结构域相关,该保守结构域有助于植物细胞中多顺反子病毒RNA的翻译。我们推测真核核糖核酸酶H的N端结构域可能在mRNA翻译或周转过程中发挥尚未明确的调节功能。