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JBC, Vol. 252, Issue 19, 6885-6888, Oct, 1977

Purification and characterization of polynucleotide phosphorylase from Escherichia coli. Probe for the analysis of 3' sequences of RNA

H. Soreq and U. Z. Littauer

A simple procedure for purifying polynucleotide phosphorylase from Escherichia coli cells by means of affinity chromatography on an RNA-Sepharose column is described. The purified enzyme preparation has a specific activity 3500-fold that of the crude extract and is essentially homogeneous, as determined by ultracentrifugation, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under denaturing conditions, isoelectric focusing and serological assays. It is virtually free of nuclease contamination, a property which permits its use in the synchronous phosphorolysis of RNA chains. The enzyme molecule is composed of three identical subunits of Mr = 84,000. Each subunit contains three cysteine residues, one of which reacts with 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) whereas the two other groups are only exposed on denaturation of the protein. All three enzyme subunits participate in the processive phosphorolysis of the poly(A) tail of each globin mRNA chain. An advantageous method was developed for synchronous phosphorolysis of RNA molecules using a molar excess of polynucleotide phosphorylase immobilized onto Sepharose.
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