Studies of interaction sites between tRNA2Ser from Thermus thermophilus and seryl-tRNA synthetase by chemical modification

Authors

  • O. P. Kovalenko Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine 150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680 Author
  • Z. M. Petrushenko Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine 150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680 Author
  • N. N. Mal'chenko Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine 150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680 Author
  • I. A. Krikliviy Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine 150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680 Author
  • A. D. Yaremchuk Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine 150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680 Author
  • M. A. Tukalo Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine 150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680 Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7124/bc.00048E

Abstract

The reaction activity of phosphates of tRNA2Ser from T. thermophilus complexed with it a cognate aminoacyi-tRNA syntlmtase has been defined. Seryl-tRNA synthelase protects phosphates of acceptor, variable, T-stems and T-loop from alkylation by ethyl-nitrosourea.

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Published

1997-07-20

Issue

Section

Structure and Function of Biopolymers