Publications
1996
Auffinger P, Louise-May S, Westhof E
Hydration of C-H groups in tRNA Article de journal
Dans: Faraday Discuss, no. 103, p. 151-173, 1996, ISBN: 9136637, (1359-6640 Journal Article).
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Base Sequence Carbon/chemistry Hydrogen/chemistry Models, Non-U.S. Gov't Water/chemistry, Structural Molecular Sequence Data Nucleic Acid Conformation RNA, Transfer/*chemistry Support, Unité ARN
@article{,
title = {Hydration of C-H groups in tRNA},
author = {P Auffinger and S Louise-May and E Westhof},
url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=9136637},
isbn = {9136637},
year = {1996},
date = {1996-01-01},
journal = {Faraday Discuss},
number = {103},
pages = {151-173},
abstract = {Molecular dynamic (MD) simulations of the anticodon hairpin of tRNA(Asp) and of the full tRNA, both in a solvent bath with neutralizing NH4+ counter-ions, have been produced with the particle mesh ewald (PME) method and the multiple molecular dynamics (MMD) strategy. The latter consists of generating uncorrelated trajectories starting from the same initial configuration but with a slightly perturbed initial velocity distribution. The 3 ns (six uncorrelated 500 ps MD trajectories) MMD set of the 17 nucleotide anticodon fragment and the single 500 ps trajectory of the 75 nucleotide tRNA were analyzed with the aim of characterizing long lived C-H.Ow interactions for the two main nucleic acid base and ribose C-H bond types. Some C-H sites present very long residence lifetimes for water molecules, especially those around the ribose H(3') and the pyrimidine H(5) atoms. The C(3')-H(3').Ow contacts occur concurrently with the strong hydration of the anionic phosphate oxygen atoms and especially with the water bridges linking successive phosphate groups along the polynucleotide chain. Therefore, these contacts are of opportunistic character and result from the geometries of the covalent structure and adjacent interactions. On the other hand, the pyrimidine H(5) atoms display a hydrophilic character with interaction geometries indicating that water contacts in which they are involved should be considered as bona fide hydrogen bonds.},
note = {1359-6640
Journal Article},
keywords = {Base Sequence Carbon/chemistry Hydrogen/chemistry Models, Non-U.S. Gov't Water/chemistry, Structural Molecular Sequence Data Nucleic Acid Conformation RNA, Transfer/*chemistry Support, Unité ARN},
pubstate = {published},
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}
1992
Senger B, Despons L, Walter P, Fasiolo F
The anticodon triplet is not sufficient to confer methionine acceptance to a transfer RNA Article de journal
Dans: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 89, no. 22, p. 10768-10771, 1992, ISBN: 1438273, (0027-8424 Journal Article).
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Anticodon/genetics/*metabolism Base Sequence Kinetics Methionine/*metabolism Models, Genetic, Met/genetics/*metabolism Saccharomyces cerevisiae/*genetics Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Transcription, Structural Molecular Sequence Data Nucleic Acid Conformation RNA, Transfer, Unité ARN
@article{,
title = {The anticodon triplet is not sufficient to confer methionine acceptance to a transfer RNA},
author = {B Senger and L Despons and P Walter and F Fasiolo},
url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=1438273},
isbn = {1438273},
year = {1992},
date = {1992-01-01},
journal = {Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A},
volume = {89},
number = {22},
pages = {10768-10771},
abstract = {Previous work suggested that the presence of the anticodon CAU alone was enough to confer methionine acceptance to a tRNA. Conversions of Escherichia coli nonmethionine tRNAs to a methionine-accepting species were obtained by substitutions reconstructing the whole methionine anticodon loop together with preservation (or introduction) of the acceptor stem base A73. We show here that the CAU triplet alone is unable to confer methionine acceptance when transplanted into a yeast aspartic tRNA. Both non-anticodon bases of the anticodon loop of yeast tRNA(Met) and A73 are required in addition to CAU for methionine acceptance. The importance of these non-anticodon bases in other CAU-containing tRNA frameworks was also established. These specific non-anticodon base interactions make a substantial thermodynamic contribution to the methionine acceptance of a transfer RNA.},
note = {0027-8424
Journal Article},
keywords = {Anticodon/genetics/*metabolism Base Sequence Kinetics Methionine/*metabolism Models, Genetic, Met/genetics/*metabolism Saccharomyces cerevisiae/*genetics Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Transcription, Structural Molecular Sequence Data Nucleic Acid Conformation RNA, Transfer, Unité ARN},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}