The mitochondrial and cytoplasmic valyl tRNA synthetases in Tetrahymena are indistinguishable. |
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Authors: | Y Suyama J Hamada |
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Institution: | Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The mitochondrial and cytoplasmic valyl tRNA synthetases from Tetrahymena pyriformis are indistinguishable. These synthetases cannot be differentiated through hydroxylapatite, DEAE-cellulose, or phosphocellulose column chromatography. Both enzymes show the same mean sedimentation coefficient of 5.9 S in sucrose gradient centrifugation analysis; when bound with tRNA, they are relatively stable and sediment at 7.8 S. The temperature optimum for aminoacylation reaction is 27.5 °C, the optimum Mg2+ concentration is 4.4 mm, and substrate affinities (Km values) for valine and ATP in aminoacylation are the same for both enzymes at 1.0 μm and 2.5 mm, respectively. These enzymes show identical specificities for acylation of different tRNA species, i.e., Tetrahymena and rat liver tRNAs can be equally well recognized, but no significant acylation can be observed with Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces tRNAs. These observations suggest the probable molecular identity of mitochondrial and cytoplasmic valyl tRNA synthetases in Tetrahymena. |
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