| Literature DB >> 17150579 |
Tracy M Wagner1, Vinod Nair, Rebecca Guymon, Steven C Pomerantz, Pamela F Crain, Darrell R Davis, James A McCloskey.
Abstract
Sequence placement of post-transcriptionally modified nucleosides in tRNA can be experimentally difficult, particularly in cases involving new or unexpected modifications or sequence sites. We describe a mass spectrometry-based approach to this problem, involving the following steps: crude isolations of one or several tRNAs by HPLC from an unfractionated tRNA mixture; digestion to oligonucleotide mixtures by RNase T1; analysis by combined HPLC/electrospray ionization-MS for recognition of modifications; and direct gas-phase sequencing of selected targets in the mixture by LC/MS/MS. Isoacceptor identity can be established in favorable cases when tRNA gene sequences are available.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 17150579 DOI: 10.1093/nass/48.1.263
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucleic Acids Symp Ser (Oxf) ISSN: 0261-3166