Figure 6.
Q-modified tRNATyr is preferentially imported into the mitochondria. (A) Autoradiographs showing the in vitro import of native 32P labeled tRNATyr purified from T. brucei cells grown with or without queuine. ‘No ATP’ refers to the control where ATP was not added to the reaction. ‘No mito’ refers to the negative control where nitochondria were not added. (B) Densitometric analysis of in vitro tRNA import assays from four independent experiments (P value: 0.007, Student's t test for 60 min timepoint). (C) Total RNA used to purify the native tRNAs used in the in vitro import assays, probed for tRNATyr and tRNAGlu (numbers under the blot indicate %Q levels).