Abstract
We have measured the binding of manganse ions to tRNA in the concentration range of 1 to 28 bound Mn2+ per tRNA at 23°. The free Mn2+ concentration was monitored by electron spin resonance. The Scatchard plot shows that the first four Mn2+ bind cooperatively, at a free Mn2+ concentration of 3 μM. The cooperativity presumably reflects a conformational change of tRNA. A resulting structure with 6–10 strong binding sites (ks= 1.8 × 105M−1), and 21–25 weak binding sites (kw= 5 × 103 M−1) is suggested.From the bound Mn2+ electron spin resonance we estimate a minimal distance between the strong sites of about 1.5 nm; this shows that the binding sites are spread on the molecule and not clustered together.
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Created | 20 years, 5 months ago (March 3, 2005, 7:49 a.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 2023, 3:45 p.m.) |
Indexed | 1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 19, 2024, 10:40 a.m.) |
Issued | 54 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 1970) |
Published | 54 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 1970) |
Published Online | 20 years, 5 months ago (March 3, 2005) |
Published Print | 54 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 1970) |
@article{Danchin_1970, title={Cooperative Binding of Manganese (II) to Transfer RNA}, volume={16}, ISSN={1432-1033}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1970.tb01113.x}, DOI={10.1111/j.1432-1033.1970.tb01113.x}, number={3}, journal={European Journal of Biochemistry}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Danchin, Antoine and Guèron, Maurice}, year={1970}, month=nov, pages={532–536} }