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Title: [The separation of subunits of phenylalanyl-tRNA-synthetase from Escherichia coli MRE-600 by means of affinity chromatography in dissociation conditions]. Author: Zykova NA, Nevinskiĭ GA, Lavrik OI. Journal: Mol Biol (Mosk); 1982; 16(6):1165-72. PubMed ID: 6759920. Abstract: The method of affinity chromatography on sepharose with immobilized tRNA in the presence of urea was developed for separating the subunits of phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase from E. coli MRE-600 (subunit structure alpha 2 beta 2). Specific binding of large beta-subunits of the enzyme on immobilized tRNA testifies the localization of the tRNA-binding center on the beta-subunit of phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase. Separately alpha- and beta-subunits of the enzyme exhibit no catalytic activity. Incubation of the mixture of alpha- and beta-subunits in conditions leading to reassociation of the oligomeric structure results in restoration of catalytic activity of the enzyme. In the presence of urea resin with immobilised analogs of ATP binds alpha- and beta-subunits of the enzyme. This testifies the presence of nucleotide-binding sites on both subunits. The possibility of using the affinity chromatography method to separate non-identical subunits of different enzymes is discussed.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]