| Literature DB >> 11208812 |
C Spickler1, V Stronge, G A Mackie.
Abstract
RNase E, the principal RNase capable of initiating mRNA decay, preferentially attacks 5'-monophosphorylated over 5'-triphosphorylated substrates. Site-specific cleavage in vitro of the rpsT mRNA by RNase H directed by chimeric 2'-O-methyl oligonucleotides was employed to create truncated RNAs which are identical to authentic degradative intermediates. The rates of cleavage of two such intermediates by RNase E in the RNA degradosome are significantly faster (2.5- to 8-fold) than that of intact RNA. This verifies the preference of RNase E for degradative intermediates and can explain the frequent "all-or-none" behavior of mRNAs during the decay process.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11208812 PMCID: PMC94981 DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.3.1106-1109.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490