The 5' leader of precursor tRNAAsp bound to the Bacillus subtilis RNase P holoenzyme has an extended conformation
Rueda, D.; Hsieh, J.; Day-Storms, J.J.; Fierke, C.A.; Walter, N.G.
Biochemistry 44(49): 16130-16139
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0006-2960 PMID: 16331973 DOI: 10.1021/bi0519093
Accession: 012626725
RNase P catalyzes the 5' maturation of transfer RNA (tRNA). RNase P from Bacillus subtilis comprises a large RNA component (130 kDa, P RNA) and a small protein subunit (14 kDa, P protein). Although P RNA alone can efficiently catalyze the maturation reaction in vitro, P protein is strictly required under physiological conditions. We have used time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer on a series of donor-labeled substrates and two acceptor-labeled P proteins to determine the conformation of the pre-tRNA 5' leader relative to the protein in the holoenzyme-pre-tRNA complex. The resulting distance distribution measurements indicate that the leader binds to the holoenzyme in an extended conformation between nucleotides 3 and 7.