Unusual usage of wobble modifications in mitochondrial tRNAs of the nematode Ascaris suum

Masayuki Sakurai; Takashi Ohtsuki; Tsutomu Suzuki; Kimitsuna Watanabe

doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.04.009

Unusual usage of wobble modifications in mitochondrial tRNAs of the nematode Ascaris suum

Masayuki Sakurai, Takashi Ohtsuki, Tsutomu Suzuki, Kimitsuna Watanabe

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Abstract

To understand the decoding property of nematode mitochondrial tRNAs with unusual secondary structures, post-transcriptional modifications at wobble positions of Ascaris suum mitochondrial tRNAs corresponding to two-codon families ending with a purine were analyzed. 5-Carboxymethylaminomethyluridine (cmnm⁵U) was identified at the wobble positions of tRNA ^Lys, tRNA^Glu and tRNA^Gln, while 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine (cmnm⁵s²U) was present in tRNAUAALeuandtRNATrp. In most bacterial and mitochondrial tRNAs, the 2-thiouridine derivative is present in tRNAs for Lys, Glu and Gln. These is no report that cmnm⁵s²U is used in tRNAUAALeuandtRNATrp. The unusual usage of wobble modifications might assist decoding of nematode mitochondrial mRNAs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2767-2772
Number of pages	6
Journal	FEBS Letters
Volume	579
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2005.04.009
Publication status	Published - May 23 2005

Keywords

2-Thiouridine
Mitochondrial tRNA
Modified nucleoside
Nematode
T-armless tRNA
Wobble position

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Biophysics
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cell Biology

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