Figure 5.
Northern blot of subcellular localization of mitosRNA-tRNA-cys 3′ variants in the WS40NE cell line. 5 µg RNA was loaded in each well and blots were hybridized with 0.5 nM mitosRNA-tRNA-cys probe. Cells were treated with anoxia for 24 or 49 h. (a) mitosRNAs derived from tRNA-cys, around 20–30 nucleotides long, are enriched in the mitochondrial fraction and in response to anoxia compared to whole cells. Note, mitosRNA band is not very strong in the northern blot of the whole cells here (4a) while they are clearly present in 3b. This discrepancy is due to the difference in loading 5 µg RNA for Fig. 5a vs 20 µg RNA for Fig. 4b. (b) Subcellular fractionation suggests the mitosRNAs are distributed in the mitochondrial and cytoplasmic compartments. N = normoxia; A = anoxia; Cytoplasm = non-mitochondrial cytoplasmic fraction.