The role of zinc in 5?,5?-diadenosine tetraphosphate production by aminoacyl-transfer RNA synthetases
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- Vol. 52 (1) , 3-11
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00230583
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are capable of converting 5′-ATP into 5′,5′-diadenosine tetraphosphate. The reaction reflects the reversal of enzyme-bound aminoacyl-adenylate by ATP instead of PPi. In the case of a few prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, the initial rate of diadenosine tetraphosphate synthesis can be greatly enhanced upon adding small amounts of zinc. This observation enables us to establish a relationship between diadenosine tetraphosphate, a nucleotide possibly involved in controlling cell proliferation, and a metallic cofactor, which is believed to play a role in tumour growth.Keywords
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