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Nucleic Acids Research 2005 33(9):2792-2805; doi:10.1093/nar/gki557
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Published online 16 May 2005

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Localization of spermine binding sites in 23S rRNA by photoaffinity labeling: parsing the spermine contribution to ribosomal 50S subunit functions

Maria A. Xaplanteri, Alexandros D. Petropoulos, George P. Dinos and Dimitrios L. Kalpaxis*

Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Patras GR-26500 Patras, Greece

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Received February 7, 2005. Revised April 19, 2005. Accepted April 19, 2005.

Polyamine binding to 23S rRNA was investigated, using a photoaffinity labeling approach. This was based on the covalent binding of a photoreactive analog of spermine, N1-azidobenzamidino (ABA)-spermine, to Escherichia coli ribosomes or naked 23S rRNA under mild irradiation conditions. The cross-linking sites of ABA-spermine in 23S rRNA were determined by RNase H digestion and primer-extension analysis. Domains I, II, IV and V in naked 23S rRNA were identified as discrete regions of preferred cross-linking. When 50S ribosomal subunits were targeted, the interaction of the photoprobe with the above 23S rRNA domains was elevated, except for helix H38 in domain II whose susceptibility to cross-linking was greatly reduced. In addition, cross-linking sites were identified in domains III and VI. Association of 30S with 50S subunits, poly(U), tRNAPhe and AcPhe-tRNA to form a post-translocation complex further altered the cross-linking, in particular to helices H11–H13, H21, H63, H80, H84, H90 and H97. Poly(U)-programmed 70S ribosomes, reconstituted from photolabeled 50S subunits and untreated 30S subunits, bound AcPhe-tRNA in a similar fashion to native ribosomes. However, they exhibited higher reactivity toward puromycin and enhanced tRNA-translocation efficiency. These results suggest an essential role for polyamines in the structural and functional integrity of the large ribosomal subunit.


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