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Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase-induced cleavage of tRNA.
Nucleic acids research - 11 Apr 1992
Beresten S, Jahn M, Söll D
Abstract excerpt
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases interact with their cognate tRNAs in a highly specific fashion. We have examined the phenomenon that upon complex formation E. coli glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase destabilizes tRNA(Gln) causing chain scissions in the presence of Mg2+ ions. The phosphodiester bond cleavage produces 3'-phosphate and 5'-hydroxyl ends. This kind of experiment is useful for detecting conformational changes in...
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