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. 1989 Oct;9(10):4229–4238. doi: 10.1128/mcb.9.10.4229

Multiple forms of poly(A) polymerases purified from HeLa cells function in specific mRNA 3'-end formation.

L C Ryner 1, Y Takagaki 1, J L Manley 1
PMCID: PMC362502  PMID: 2555686

Abstract

Poly(A) polymerases (PAPs) from HeLa cell cytoplasmic and nuclear fractions were extensively purified by using a combination of fast protein liquid chromatography and standard chromatographic methods. Several forms of the enzyme were identified, two from the nuclear fraction (NE PAPs I and II) and one from the cytoplasmic fraction (S100 PAP). NE PAP I had chromatographic properties similar to those of S100 PAP, and both enzymes displayed higher activities in the presence of Mn2+ than in the presence of Mg2+, whereas NE PAP II was chromatographically distinct and had approximately equal levels of activity in the presence of Mn2+ and Mg2+. Each of the enzymes, when mixed with other nuclear fractions containing cleavage or specificity factors, was able to reconstitute efficient cleavage and polyadenylation of pre-mRNAs containing an AAUAAA sequence element. The PAPs alone, however, showed no preference for precursors containing an intact AAUAAA sequence over a mutated one, providing further evidence that the PAPs have no intrinsic ability to recognize poly(A) addition sites. Two additional properties of the three enzymes suggest that they are related: sedimentation in glycerol density gradients indicated that the native size of each enzyme is approximately 50 to 60 kilodaltons, and antibodies against a rat hepatoma PAP inhibited the ability of each enzyme to function in AAUAAA-dependent polyadenylation.

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