PMID:3056931

Citation	Zhang, JR and Deutscher, MP (1988) Transfer RNA is a substrate for RNase D in vivo. J. Biol. Chem. 263:17909-12
Abstract	RNase D is a 3'-exonuclease whose in vitro specificity has suggested a role in tRNA processing. However, since mutant Escherichia coli strains devoid of RNase D display a normal phenotype, it has not been possible to ascertain the enzyme's function or even to determine which RNA is its substrate in vivo. Here we show that transformation of strains devoid of tRNA nucleotidyltransferase with a multicopy plasmid carrying the rnd+ gene leads to extremely slow growth due to elevated levels of RNase D activity. Analysis of such a slow-growing strain revealed that less tRNA is present in the cell and that the tRNA that could be recovered is substantially damaged. These studies demonstrate that RNase D can act at the 3' terminus of tRNA in vivo, and they support the conclusion that RNase D participates in tRNA metabolism.
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Keywords	Endoribonucleases/isolation & purification; Endoribonucleases/metabolism; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Escherichia coli/genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins; Plasmids; RNA, Transfer/metabolism; Ribonuclease III; Species Specificity; Substrate Specificity
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