人工合成的酵母丙氨酸转移核糖核酸的生物活力测定

本文报道了用一种高灵敏度的方法测定人工合成的酵母丙氨酸转移核糖核酸(tRNA_y~(Ala))的生物活力。tRNA_y~(Ala)在大鼠肝氨酰基tRNA合成酶的催化下接受丙氨酸后,用操作简便而回收率较高的酒精沉淀法回收氨酰化产物,最后,在兔网织红细胞裂解液无细胞蛋白合成体系中,测定氨酰化产物中的丙氨酸转移到蛋白质中去的能力——参入活力。这方法不仅可以测定分离纯化的tRNA_y~(Ala)的活力,而且也可以测定经T_4RNA连接酶连接两个半分子后的反应混合物中产物tRNA_y~(Ala)的活力。利用这方法,已成功地测定了微至5—7 pmoles的人工全合成tRNA_y~(Ala)的接受活力和参入活力两组数据。测定结果表明,全合成tRNA_y~(Ala)的接受活力是天然分子的51.6—65.6％,是经拆合的天然分子的91.3—106.0％。其氨酰化产物中的[~3H]-Ala在兔网织红细胞裂解液中的利用率为61.6—63.1％,是天然分子的90.6—91.7％,是经拆合的天然分子的97.2—115.8％。     

酵母丙氨酸转移核糖核酸3′-半分子(36—76)的合成

本文报告用T_4RNA连接酶将相应于酵母丙氨酸转移核糖核酸(tRNA_y~(Ala))3′-半分子(36—76)的三个寡核昔酸大片段——10(36—45)(Ⅰ),12(46—57)(Ⅱ)和19p(58—76)(Ⅲ)——从3′-端向5′-端延伸逐个连接合成了这个tRNA的3′-半分子(36—76)。首先在供受体配比为1:1.5的情况下,采取三步连续反应,即19p(Ⅲ)的5′-磷酸化,然后与12(Ⅱ)的连接和连接反应产物的5′-磷酸化等反应,一次制备分离的方法,以70％的总得率合成了5′-磷酸化的三十一核苷酸(46—76)(Ⅳ)。然后,以(Ⅳ)作为下一步反应的供体和三倍量的10(Ⅰ)连接,以67％的产率合成了具有四十一核苷酸的tRNA_y~(Ala)的3′-半分子(36—76)(Ⅴ)。将这个合成的3′-半分子,5′-磷酸化以后,与天然的5′-半分子连接,人工半合成了tRNA_y~(Ala)整分子,经生物活力测定,这个人工半合成的tRNA_y~(Ala)具有接受[~3H]-丙氨酸、并能将接受的丙氨酸转移到蛋白质分子中去的生物活力。     

ASSAY OF BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF SYNTHETIC YEAST ALANINE TRANSFER RNA (tRNA_y~(Ala))

The biological activity of the synthetic tRNA_y~(Ala) was studied with an extremely sensitive method, tRNA_y~(Ala). accepted alanine in the presence of rat liver aminoacyl-tRNA_y~(Ala)-synthetase (this was called the accepting actvity). The aminoacylated tRNA_y~(Ala) was conveniently precipitated by ethanol with good recovery. The efficiency of transferring alanine from the aminoacylated tRNA_y~(Ala) into the protein was determined in in vitro rabbit reticulocyte lysate cell-free protein-synthesizing system (this was called the incorporation activity). Both accepting and incorporation activities could be determined in one assay with only 5-7 pmoles of tRNA_y~(Ala) either in ligation mixture or in purified form.Our results show that the accepting activities of the synthetic products were 51.6-65.6% and 91.3-106.0% of that of natural and reconstituted natural tRNA_y~(Ala) respectively. The efficiency of the incorporation of alanine in the aminoacylated tRNA_y~(Ala) into the protein was 61.6-63.1%, corresp     

SYNTHESIS OF THE 3'-HALF MOLECULE OF YEAST ALANINE tRNA

This paper deals with the synthesis of the 3'-half molecule of yeast alanine transfer RNA (tRNA_y~(Ala)) by ligation with T_4 RNA ligase of three component oligonucleotide fragments corresponding to nucleotides 36-45(Ⅰ), 46-57(Ⅱ) and 58-76(Ⅲ) in succession extending from the 3'-end to the 5'-end. First, in a ratio of acceptor to donor at 1.5 to 1, we adopted a method of three successive reactions, namely, the 5'-phosphorylation of the nonadecamer (Ⅲ), ligation with the dodecamer(Ⅱ) and the 5'-phosphorylation of the ligation product formed; with one isolation step and obtained the 5'-phosphorylated 31mer(46-76) (Ⅳ) in an overall yield of 70%. Then the 31met(Ⅵ) as a donor was ligated with 3 times of decamer(Ⅰ) to form the 41met(36-76) (Ⅴ), the 3'-half molecule of tRNA_y~(Ala)). The yield was 67%. After 5'-phosphorylation, (Ⅴ) was ligated with the natural 5'-half molecule to form the semi-synthetic tRNA_y~(Ala)), which was biologically active, i. e. accepting and transferring (~3H)-alanine into p