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Protocol for Culturing Sympathetic Neurons from Rat Superior Cervical Ganglia (SCG)

The superior cervical ganglia (SCG) in rats are small, glossy, almond-shaped structures that contain sympathetic neurons.  These neurons provide ...

Transfer RNAs are transcribed as precursors with extensions at both the 5' and 3' ends. RNase P removes endonucleolytically the 5' end leader. tRNase Z can remove endonucleolytically the 3' end trailer as a necessary step in tRNA maturation. CCA is not transcriptionally encoded in the tRNAs of eukaryotes, archaebacteria and some bacteria and must be added by a CCA-adding enzyme after removal of the 3' end trailer. tRNase Z is a member of the beta-lactamase family of metal-dependent hydrolases, the signature sequence of which, the conserved histidine cluster (HxHxDH), is essential for activity. Starting with baculovirus-expressed fruit fly tRNase Z, we completed an 18 residue Ala scan of the His cluster to analyze the functional landscape of this critical region. Residues in and around the His cluster fall into three categories based on effects of the substitutions on processing efficiency: substitutions in eight residues have little effect, five substitutions reduce efficiency moderately (approximately 5-50-fold), while substitutions in five conserved residues, one serine, three histidine and one aspartate, severely reduce efficiency (approximately 500-5000-fold). Wild-type and mutant dissociation constants (Kd values), determined using gel shifts, displayed no substantial differences, and were of the same order as kM (2-20 nM). Lower processing efficiencies arising from substitutions in the His domain are almost entirely due to reduced kcat values; conserved, functionally important residues within the His cluster of tRNase Z are thus involved in catalysis, and substrate recognition and binding functions must reside elsewhere in the protein.

Residues in the conserved His domain of fruit fly tRNase Z that function in catalysis are not involved in substrate recognition or binding.

R&#xFC;ckst&#xE4;nde in der konservierten Seine Dom&#xE4;ne der Fruchtfliege tRNase Z, dass Funktion in der Katalyse sind nicht im Substrat Anerkennung oder Bindung beteiligt.

tRNAs are transcribed as precursors with a 5' end leader and a 3' end trailer. The 5' end leader is processed by RNase P, and in most organisms in all three kingdoms, transfer ribonuclease (tRNase) Z can endonucleolytically remove the 3' end trailer. Long ((L)) and short ((S)) forms of the tRNase Z gene are present in the human genome. tRNase Z(L) processes a nuclear-encoded pre-tRNA approximately 1600-fold more efficiently than tRNase Z(S) and is predicted to have a strong mitochondrial transport signal. tRNase Z(L) could, thus, process both nuclear- and mitochondrially encoded pre-tRNAs. More than 150 pathogenesis-associated mutations have been found in the mitochondrial genome, most of them in the 22 mitochondrially encoded tRNAs. All the mutations investigated in human mitochondrial tRNA(Ser(UCN)) affect processing efficiency, and some affect the cleavage site and secondary structure. These changes could affect tRNase Z processing of mutant pre-tRNAs, perhaps contributing to mitochondrial disease.

Naturally occurring mutations in human mitochondrial pre-tRNASer(UCN) can affect the transfer ribonuclease Z cleavage site, processing kinetics, and substrate secondary structure.

tRNAs sind als Vorl&auml;ufer mit einer 5&#39;-Ende-F&uuml;hrer und ein 3&#39;-Ende-Trailer transkribiert. Der 5&#39;-Ende-F&uuml;hrer wird von RNase P verarbeitet und in den meisten Organismen in alle drei Reiche k&ouml;nnen Transfer Ribonuklease (tRNase) Z Endonucleolytically Entfernen der 3&#39;-Ende-Trailer. Long ((L)) und Kurzformen ((S)) im tRNase Z-gen sind im menschlichen Genom vorhanden. tRNase Z(L) verarbeitet ein nuklear-codierte Pre-tRNA etwa 1600-fold effizienter als tRNase Z (S) und wird voraussichtlich eine starke mitochondriale Transport-Signal haben. tRNase Z(L) konnte, also beide nukleare verarbeiten- und mitochondrially Pre-tRNAs codiert. Mehr als 150 Pathogenese-assoziierten Mutationen es wurden im mitochondrialen Genom, die meisten davon in den 22 mitochondrially codierten tRNAs gefunden. Alle Mutationen, die in menschlichen mitochondrischen tRNA(Ser(UCN)) untersucht Verarbeitungseffizienz, einige ber&uuml;hren und die Spaltung Website und Sekund&auml;rstruktur. Diese &Auml;nderungen k&ouml;nnten tRNase Z Verarbeitung von mutant Pre-tRNAs, vielleicht zur Mitochondriopathie betreffen.

Nat&uuml;rlich k&ouml;nnen auftretende Mutationen im menschlichen mitochondrischen pre-tRNASer(UCN) die &Uuml;bertragung Ribonuklease Z Spaltung Website, Verarbeitung Kinetik und Substrat Sekund&auml;rstruktur beeinflussen.

tRNase Z, which can endonucleolytically remove pre-tRNA 3'-end trailers, possesses the signature His domain (HxHxDH; Motif II) of the beta-lactamase family of metal-dependent hydrolases. Motif II combines with Motifs III-V on its carboxy side to coordinate two divalent metal ions, constituting the catalytic core. The PxKxRN loop and Motif I on the amino side of Motif II have been suggested to modulate tRNase Z activity, including the anti-determinant effect of CCA in mature tRNA. Ala walks through these two homology blocks reveal residues in which the substitutions unexpectedly reduce catalytic efficiency. While substitutions in Motif II can drastically affect k(cat) without affecting k(M), five- to 15-fold increases in k(M) are observed with substitutions in several conserved residues in the PxKxRN loop and Motif I. These increases in k(M) suggest a model for substrate binding. Expressed tRNase Z processes mature tRNA with CCA at the 3' end approximately 80 times less efficiently than a pre-tRNA possessing natural sequence of the 3'-end trailer, due to reduced k(cat) with no effect on k(M), showing the CCA anti-determinant to be a characteristic of this enzyme.

Residues in two homology blocks on the amino side of the tRNase Z His domain contribute unexpectedly to pre-tRNA 3' end processing.

tRNase Z, welche Dose Endonucleolytically entfernen pre-tRNA 3&#39;-Ende-Anh&auml;nger, besitzt der Signatur seine Dom&auml;ne (HxHxDH; Motiv II) aus der Familie der Beta-Lactamase von Metall-abh&auml;ngige-HYDROLASEN. Motiv II kombiniert mit Motiven III-V auf seiner Carboxy-Seite um zwei bivalente Metallionen, Konstituierung den katalytischen Kern zu koordinieren. Die PxKxRN Schleife und Motiv ich amino auf der Motiv II vorgeschlagen wurden, um tRNase Z-Aktivit&auml;t, einschlie&szlig;lich der anti-determinant Wirkung des CCA in Reife tRNA zu modulieren. Ala Spazierg&auml;nge durch diese zwei Homologie-Bl&ouml;cke zeigen R&uuml;ckst&auml;nde, in denen die Ersetzungen unerwartet katalytische Effizienz verringert. W&auml;hrend Substitutionen Motiv II k&ouml;nnen ohne k(M) k(cat) drastisch beeinflussen sind f&uuml;nf und 15 8-fach in k(M) Anstiege mit Ersetzungen mehrere konservierte R&uuml;ckst&auml;nde in der PxKxRN Schleife und Motiv ich. Diese Erh&ouml;hungen der k(M) schlagen ein Modell f&uuml;r Substrat Bindung. Ausdr&uuml;ckliche tRNase Z verarbeitet Reifen tRNA mit CCA am 3&#39;-Ende ca. 80 mal weniger effizient als eine Pre-tRNA besitzen nat&uuml;rliche Folge von den 3&#39;-Ende-Anh&auml;nger, aufgrund der reduzierten k(cat) keine Auswirkungen auf k(M), zeigen die CCA anti-determinant ein Charakteristikum dieses Enzyms zu sein.

R&uuml;ckst&auml;nde in zwei Homologie-Bl&ouml;cken amino seitlich von der tRNase Z seiner Domain tragen unerwartet zu pre-tRNA 3&#39; End-Verarbeitung.

Article	Year
Residues in the conserved His domain of fruit fly tRNase Z that function in catalysis are not involved in substrate recognition or binding. Journal of molecular biology\| PubMed ID: 15935379	2005
Naturally occurring mutations in human mitochondrial pre-tRNASer(UCN) can affect the transfer ribonuclease Z cleavage site, processing kinetics, and substrate secondary structure. The Journal of biological chemistry\| PubMed ID: 16361254	2006
Residues in two homology blocks on the amino side of the tRNase Z His domain contribute unexpectedly to pre-tRNA 3' end processing. RNA (New York, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 16618969	2006

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