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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 258, Issue 7, 4279-4284, 04, 1983

Transfer RNA pyrophosphorolysis with CTP(ATP):tRNA nucleotidyltransferase. A direct route to tRNAs modified at the 3' terminus

TA Francis, GM Ehrenfeld, MR Gregory and SM Hecht

The pyrophosphorolysis of tRNA by yeast CTP-(ATP):tRNA nucleotidyltransferase has been studied in an effort to define the behavior of the enzyme and the experimental parameters that lead to net loss of the 3'-terminal nucleotide or to nucleotide exchange. It was found that removal of AMP from the terminus of tRNA proceeded optimally at 1.0 mM PPi; incorporation of 2'- or 3'-dAMP was also studied and shown to proceed optimally at a 6.0 mM concentration of deoxynucleoside triphosphate. CTP was shown to inhibit the pyrophosphorolysis and nucleotide exchange observed when starting from intact tRNA, but apparently not by inhibiting removal of CMP from tRNA missing the 3'- terminal adenosine moiety. The optimized conditions for nucleotide exchange were used for the preparative conversion of tRNAs to species terminating in 2'- and 3'-deoxyadenosine.
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