Site-specific uv crosslinking of minihelix DNA and TrpRS fromBacillus subtilis

In order to investigate the recognition mechanism and the relationship between structure and function of minihelix DNA with Tryptophanyl-tRNA Synthetase (TrpRS), TrpRS from Bacillus Subtilis was purified. Four minihelix DNAs were chemically synthesized and the photoreactive reagent s⁴T was incorporated into three of them at the positions of G73, T72 and T55 corresponding to tRNA^Trp. The apparatus for uv crosslinking was devised and the parameters for uv crosslinking were optimized. The results indicated that the G73 and T72 base of minihelix DNA interacted with TrpRS directly. The uv crosslinking reaction was improved by the dose of uv irradiation and the concentration of both TrpRS and minihelix DNA.     

Species-specific aminoacylation of Oryza sativa mitochondrial tRNA^Trp

Accuracy in protein synthesis is essential to the survival of all organisms. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases catalyzed aminoacylation is the basis of the fidelity of protein synthesis[1]. In recent years, the identification of nucleotide determinants, specific…