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Abstract
We have sequenced a methionine tRNA from mosquito mitochondria, and examined its structure using nucleases S1 and T1 under non-denaturing conditions. The sequence is highly homologous to a putative initiator methionine tRNA gene from Drosophila mitochondria. Its anticodon stem contains a run of three G-C base pairs that is characteristic of conventional initiator tRNAs; however, nuclease S1 analysis suggested an anticodon loop configuration characteristic of conventional elongator tRNAs. We propose that this tRNA can assume both initiator and elongator roles.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6328414 PMCID: PMC318825 DOI: 10.1093/nar/12.10.4185
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucleic Acids Res ISSN: 0305-1048 Impact factor: 16.971