| Literature DB >> 1698276 |
F Weber1, A Dietrich, J H Weil, L Maréchal-Drouard.
Abstract
The nucleotide sequence of a potato mitochondrial tRNA(Ile) has been determined. This tRNA has a lysidine-like minor nucleotide in the first position of the anticodon (position 34). The corresponding mitochondrial gene has been cloned and sequenced. This gene has a CAT anticodon which corresponds to methionine. The C residue in the anticodon must therefore be post-transcriptionally modified. The mature tRNA has isoleucine-accepting activity but no methionine-accepting activity. This is the first report showing that in plant mitochondria a post-transcriptional modification could change the amino-acid specificity of a tRNA, as compared to that of the corresponding gene.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 1698276 PMCID: PMC332112 DOI: 10.1093/nar/18.17.5027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucleic Acids Res ISSN: 0305-1048 Impact factor: 16.971