Abstract
A gel retardation assay has been used to examine the kinetic and equilibrium properties of the interaction between C5 protein and M1 RNA in the formation of the ribonuclease P holoenzyme from Escherichia coli. The interaction is relatively insensitive to the identity of the monovalent anions present and to pH in the range 7.0–9.0, but it has a more critical requirement for specific monovalent and divalent cations: NH4+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, and Mn2+ all promote efficient formation of the complex. A positive ΔS (+6.4 cal mol−1 deg−1) and a negative ΔH (-11.3 kcal mol−1) combine to give a ΔG equal to -13.3 kcal mol−1 at 37 °C in 0.42 M salt. The binding reaction is sensitive to the concentration of monovalent and divalent cations, with the affinity increasing with increasing ionic strength (δ log Ka/δ log [NH4+] = +2.7 ± 0.1). The dependence of Kd on the ionic strength and the positive ΔS suggests that hydrophobic and stacking interactions contribute significantly to the formation of the RNase P holoenzyme.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1406-1411 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemistry |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry