Kersten H, Raettig R, Weissenbach J, Dirheimer G
Nucleic Acids Res. 1978 Aug;5(8):3033-42. doi: 10.1093/nar/5.8.3033.
Bulk tRNA from yeast and Rat liver can be methylated in vitro with -adenosylmethionine and B, subtilis extracts. The sole product formed is 1-methyladenosine (m1A). This tRNA (adenine-1) methyltransferase converts quantitatively the 3'-terminal adenosine-residue in the dihydrouridine-loop of tRNAThr and tRNATyr from yeast into m1A. Out of 16 eucaryotic tRNAs with known sequences 6 accepted methyl groups, all at a molar ratio of 1. These tRNAs have in common an unpaired adenosine-residue at the specific site in the sequence Py-A-A+-G-G-C-m2G. Out of 12 tRNAs from E. coli 6 served as specific substrates. These E. coli tRNAs also have an unpaired adenosine-residue at the 3'-end of the D-loop. Besides restrictions in primary structure intact secondary and tertiary structure is important for recognition of the specific tRNAs by the enzyme.
来自酵母和大鼠肝脏的大量tRNA可在体外与S-腺苷甲硫氨酸和枯草芽孢杆菌提取物一起进行甲基化。形成的唯一产物是1-甲基腺苷(m1A)。这种tRNA(腺嘌呤-1)甲基转移酶将酵母tRNAThr和tRNATyr二氢尿嘧啶环中的3'-末端腺苷残基定量转化为m1A。在16种已知序列的真核tRNA中,有6种接受甲基基团,所有甲基的摩尔比均为1。这些tRNA在序列Py-A-A+-G-G-C-m2G的特定位点有一个未配对的腺苷残基。在12种来自大肠杆菌的tRNA中,有6种作为特异性底物。这些大肠杆菌tRNA在D环的3'-末端也有一个未配对的腺苷残基。除了一级结构的限制外,完整的二级和三级结构对于该酶识别特定的tRNA也很重要。