Structural analysis of three prokaryotic 5S rRNA species and selected 5S rRNA–ribosomal‐protein complexes by means of Pb(II)‐induced hydrolysis
- 3 March 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 204 (2) , 575-581
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1992.tb16670.x
Abstract
Lead ions have been applied to the structural analysis of 5S rRNA from Thermus thermophilus, Bacillus stearothermophilus and Escherichia coli. Based on the distribution of Pb(II)-induced cleavages, some minor modifications of the consensus secondary structure model of 5S rRNA are proposed. They include the possible base pairing between nucleotides at positions 11 and 109, as well as changes in secondary interactions within the helix B region. The 'prokaryotic arm' region is completely resistant to hydrolysis in the three RNA species, suggesting that it is a relatively stable, highly ordered structure. Hydrolysis of E. coli 5S rRNA complexed with ribosomal protein L18 shows, besides the shielding effect of the bound protein, a highly enhanced cleavage between A108 and A109. It supports the concept that the major L18-induced conformational change involves the junction of helices A, B and D.Keywords
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