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. 1980 Nov 25;8(22):5411–5421. doi: 10.1093/nar/8.22.5411

Structural features of Bacillus precursor 5S RNA involved in the interaction with RNAase M5.

W J Stiekema, H A Raué, M M Duin, R J Planta
PMCID: PMC324310  PMID: 6162151

Abstract

Mature 5S (m5S) RNA from Bacillus licheniformis specifically and almost completely inhibits in vitro maturation of bacillus precursor 5S (p5S) RNA, showing that the maturation enzyme RNAase M5 can recognize Bacillus m5S RNA. E. coli m5S RNA is a much less efficient inhibitor, whereas S. carlsbergensis 5S RNA inhibits maturation by about 70%. The differences in inhibition can be correlated with the position of the sequence UAGG (residues 101-104 in B. licheniformis m5S RNA) relative to the double-helical region formed by the 5'- and 3'-terminal sequences (molecular stalk) of m5S RNA. Recent experiments by Meyhack and Pace (Biochemistry 17 (1980) 5804-5810) demonstrated this UAGG sequence to be indispensable for processing of p5S RNA. Other elements of secondary and/or tertiary structure are also required, however. The effect of artificially constructed "5S RNA" molecules having defined disturbances in the base-pairing within the molecular stalk on in vitro maturation shows that base-pairing in the immediate neighbourhood of the bonds to be cleaved during maturation is crucial to recognition of p5S RNA by RNAase M5. G.U pairs are tolerated in this region, however, without loss of efficiency in maturation. Base-pairing does not have to extend throughout the complete molecular stalk. The introduction of an A/C combination at the end of the molecular stalk removed from the bonds cleaved by RNAase M5 does not significantly impair the efficiency of maturation.

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