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  • Title: A pyrimidine-guanine sequence-specific ribonuclease from Rana catesbeiana (bullfrog) oocytes.
    Author: Liao YD.
    Journal: Nucleic Acids Res; 1992 Mar 25; 20(6):1371-7. PubMed ID: 1373237.
    Abstract:
    A pyrimidine-guanine sequence-specific ribonuclease (RC-RNase) was purified from Rana catesbeiana (bullfrog) oocytes by sequential phosphocellulose, Sephadex G75, heparin Sepharose CL 6B and CM-Sepharose CL 6B column chromatography. The purified enzyme with molecular weight of 13,000 daltons gave a single band on SDS-polyacrylamide gel. One CNBr-cleaved fragment has a sequence of NVLSTTRFQLNT/TRTSITPR, which is identical to residues 59-79 of a sialic acid binding lectin from R. catesbeiana eggs, and is 71% homologous to residues 60-80 of an RNase from R. catesbeaina liver. The RC-RNase preferentially cleaved RNA at pyrimidine residues with a 3' flanking guanine under various conditions. The sequence specificity of RC-RNase was further confirmed with dinucleotide as substrates, which were analyzed by thin layer chromatography after enzyme digestion. The values of kcat/km for pCpG, pUpG and pUpU were 2.66 x 10(7) M-1s-1, 2.50 x 10(7) M-1s-1 and 2.44 x 10(6) M-1s-1 respectively, however, those for other phosphorylated dinucleotides were less than 2% of pCpG and pUpG. As compared to single strand RNA, double strand RNA was relatively resistant to RC-RNase. Besides poly (A) and poly (G), most of synthetic homo- and heteropolynucleotides were also susceptible to RC-RNase. The RC-RNase was stable in the acidic (pH 2) and alkaline (pH 12) condition, but could be inactivated by heating to 80 degrees C for 15 min. No divalent cation was required for its activity. Furthermore, the enzyme activity could be enhanced by 2 M urea, and inhibited to 50% by 0.12 M NaCl or 0.02% SDS.
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