RNA Editing: A Mechanism for gRNA-Specified Uridylate Insertion into Precursor mRNA
- 30 August 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 273 (5279) , 1189-1195
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.273.5279.1189
Abstract
In the mitochondria of trypanosomatid protozoa the precursors of messenger RNAs (pre-mRNAs) have their coding information remodeled by the site-specific insertion and deletion of uridylate (U) residues. Small trans-acting guide RNAs (gRNAs) supply the genetic information for this RNA editing. An in vitro system was developed to study the mechanism of U insertion into pre-mRNA. U-insertion editing occurs through a series of enzymatic steps that begin with gRNA-directed pre-mRNA cleavage. Inserted U's are derived from free uridine triphosphate and are added to the 3′ terminus of a 5′ pre-mRNA cleavage product. gRNA specifies edited RNA sequence at the subsequent ligation step by base pairing-mediated juxtaposition of the 3′ cleavage product and the processed 5′ cleavage product. gRNA/pre-mRNA chimeras, purported intermediates, seem to be abortive end products of the same reaction.Keywords
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