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  • Title: Inhibition of ribonuclease P activity by retinoids.
    Author: Papadimou E, Georgiou S, Tsambaos D, Drainas D.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1998 Sep 18; 273(38):24375-8. PubMed ID: 9733726.
    Abstract:
    The effect of two naturally occurring (retinol and all-trans retinoic acid) and two synthetic (isotretinoin and acitretin) analogs of vitamin A (retinoids) on tRNA biogenesis was investigated employing the RNase P of Dictyostelium discoideum as an in vitro experimental system. RNase P is an ubiquitous and essential enzyme that endonucleolytically cleaves all tRNA precursors to produce the mature 5' end. All retinoids tested revealed a dose-dependent inhibition of RNase P activity, indicating that these compounds may have a direct effect on tRNA biogenesis. Detailed kinetic analysis showed that all retinoids behave as classical competitive inhibitors. The Ki values determined were 1475 microM for retinol, 15 microM for all-trans retinoic acid, 20 microM for isotretinoin, and 8.0 microM for acitretin. On the basis of these values acitretin is a 184, 2.5, and 1.9 times more potent inhibitor, as compared with retinol, isotretinoin, and all-trans retinoic acid, respectively. Taking into account that retinoids share no structural similarities to precursor tRNA, it is suggested that their kinetic behavior reflects allosteric interactions of these compounds with hydrophobic site(s) of D. discoideum RNase P.
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