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Deregulation of poly(A) polymerase I in Escherichia coli inhibits protein synthesis and leads to cell death.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Feb 2013
Mohanty Bijoy K, Kushner Sidney R
Abstract excerpt
Polyadenylation plays important roles in RNA metabolism in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Surprisingly, deregulation of polyadenylation by poly(A) polymerase I (PAP I) in Escherichia coli leads to toxicity and cell death. We show here that mature tRNAs, which are normally not substrates for PAP I in wild-type cells, are rapidly polyadenylated as PAP I levels increase, leading to dramatic reductions in the...
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