TABLE 1.
Kinetic parameters for chimera tRNA transcripts
The relative Vmax/Km for the T. thermophilus wild-type tRNAPhe transcript was expressed as 100%. ND means that the kinetic parameters could not be calculated correctly.
Transcript name | Km | Vmax | Relative Vmax/Km or relative initial velocity |
---|---|---|---|
nm | μmol mg−1 h−1 | % | |
T. thermophilus | |||
Wild-type tRNAPhe | 130 ± 20 | 360 ± 60 | 100 |
S. cerevisiae | |||
Wild-type tRNAPhe | ND | ND | <5a |
Transcript 1 | ND | ND | <5a |
Transcript 2 | 200 ± 40 | 450 ± 60 | 80 |
Transcript 3 | 150 ± 40 | 360 ± 60 | 70 |
Transcript 4 | 100 ± 20 | 260 ± 50 | 95 |
Transcript 5 | >500 | <130 | 10 |
Transcript 6 | ND | ND | <5a |
Transcript 7 | ND | ND | <5a |
Transcript 8 | ND | ND | <5a |
Transcript 9 | 80 ± 20 | 200 ± 50 | 90 |
Transcript 10 | ND | ND | <5a |
Transcript 11 | ND | ND | <5a |
Transcript 12 | 240 ± 50 | 710 ± 120 | 130 |
Transcript 13 | 180 ± 50 | 660 ± 100 | 135 |
Transcript 14 | 320 ± 60 | 450 ± 80 | 50 |
a The relative initial velocities were calculated from the time course experiment for 30 min. <5 means that the relative initial velocity was below 5% of that for T. thermophilus tRNAPhe.