Abstract
DNA from Mycoplasma sp. Kid which was enriched for tRNA genes (containing about 10% tDNA) was transcribed by E. coli RNA polymerase. The RNA transcription product labeled with [14C]uridine was formed in good yield (70-fold net synthesis). After incubation of this [14C]uridine-labeled RNA with E. coli extracts, nucleotide analyses revealed that [14C]pseudouridine was formed. The experiments support the idea that the conversion of uridine to pseudouridine takes place at the macromolecular level. Furthermore, the conversion was shown to be specific for a uridine residue in tRNA-like material since neither [14C]polyuridylic acid nor the [14C]uridine-labeled RNA transcribed from λ DNA served as substrate for the pseudouridine-forming enzyme(s).
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