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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 278, Issue 12, 10491-10499, March 21, 2003

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tRNA Modification by S-Adenosylmethionine:tRNA Ribosyltransferase-Isomerase
ASSAY DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RECOMBINANT ENZYME^*

Steven G. Van Lanen, Sylvia Daoud Kinzie, Sharlene Matthieu, Todd Link, Jeff Culp, and Dirk Iwata-Reuyl

From the Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97207

The enzyme S-adenosylmethionine:tRNA ribosyltransferase-isomerase catalyzes the penultimate step in the biosynthesis of the hypermodified tRNA nucleoside queuosine (Q), an unprecedented ribosyl transfer from the cofactor S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) to a modified-tRNA precursor to generate epoxyqueuosine (oQ). The complexity of the reaction makes it an especially interesting mechanistic problem, and as a foundation for detailed kinetic and mechanistic studies we have carried out the basic characterization of the enzyme. Importantly, to allow for the direct measurement of oQ formation, we have developed protocols for the preparation of homogeneous substrates; specifically, an overexpression system was constructed for tRNA^Tyr in an E. coli queA deletion mutant to allow for the isolation of large quantities of substrate tRNA, and [U-ribosyl-¹⁴C]AdoMet was synthesized. The enzyme shows optimal activity at pH 8.7 in buffers containing various oxyanions, including acetate, carbonate, EDTA, and phosphate. Unexpectedly, the enzyme was inhibited by Mg²⁺ and Mn²⁺ in millimolar concentrations. The steady-state kinetic parameters were determined to be K_m^AdoMet = 101.4 µM, K_m^tRNA = 1.5 µM, and k_cat = 2.5 min¹. A short minihelix RNA was synthesized and modified with the precursor 7-aminomethyl-7-deazaguanine, and this served as an efficient substrate for the enzyme (K_m^RNA = 37.7 µM and k_cat = 14.7 min¹), demonstrating that the anticodon stem-loop is sufficient for recognition and catalysis by QueA.

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