T4-induced RNA ligase joins single-stranded oligoribonucleotides. Journal Article uri icon

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abstract

  • RNA ligase isolated from Escherichia coli infected with bacteriophage T4 will catalyze the formation of an intermolecular 3' leads to 5' phosphodiester linkage between an oligoribonucleotide with a free 3'-hydroxyl and another oligoribonucleotide with a 5'-phosphate. Upon reaction with (Ap)5C, nearly quantitative conversion of the hexamer [5'-32P]p(Up)5U to the dodecamer (Ap)5C[3' leads to 5'-32P]p(Up)5U was observed. The product was identified by its mobility on RPC-5 column chromatography, its resistance to alkaline phosphatase, and the appearance of the expected radiolabeled products on hydrolysis with alkali, ribonuclease A, snake venom phosphodiesterase, and spleen phosphodiesterase. The coupling of other pairs of single-stranded oligoribonucleotides has also been demonstrated. The intermolecular joining reaction is probably mechanistically similar to the intramolecular cyclization activity previously reported for Tr RNA ligase. It is expected that this enzyme will be useful for the synthesis of RNA fragments of defined sequence.

publication date

  • January 1, 1975

Date in CU Experts

  • March 13, 2015 12:57 PM

Full Author List

  • Walker GC; Uhlenbeck OC; Bedows E; Gumport RI

author count

  • 4

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0027-8424

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 122

end page

  • 126

volume

  • 72

issue

  • 1