Lead ion binding and RNA chain hydrolysis in phenylalanine tRNA

Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics
J R Rubin, M Sundaralingam

Abstract

Crystalline complexes of yeast phenylalanine tRNA and Lead (II) ion were prepared by soaking pregrown orthorhombic crystals of tRNA in saturated lead chloride solutions. The locations of tightly bound lead ions on the tRNA were determined by difference Fourier methods. There are three major lead binding sites; two of these replace tightly bound magnesium ions in the native tRNA structure. Site I is located in the dihydrouridine loop of the molecule adjacent to phosphate P18 which is specifically cleaved by lead. This is evident from changes observed in the Pb-native difference electron density maps. A possible mechanism for lead ion hydrolysis of the polynucleotide chain is proposed.

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