Abstract
Several misacylated P-site tRNAs have been prepared by the T4 RNA ligase-mediated coupling of Escherichia coli tRNAPhe missing the 3'-terminal cytidine and adenosine moieties and N-acetylaminoacyl-pCpA derivatives. The reaction proceeded in reasonable yield in each case and the tRNA products were purified conveniently by successive chromatographies on DEAE-cellulose and benzoylated DEAE-cellulose. The misacylated tRNAPhes were assayed for participation in the peptidyltransferase reaction, using E. coli ribosomes and poly(U) as message. When phenylalanyl-tRNAPhe was employed as the A-site tRNA, "chemically aminoacylated" N-acetyl-L-phenylalanyl-tRNAPhe produced dipeptide to virtually the same extent as authentic N-acetyl-L-phenylalanyl-tRNAPhe, which was prepared by enzymatic activation of tRNAPhe followed by chemical acetylation. Significant dipeptide formation was also obtained with N-acetyl-L-tyrosyl-tRNAPhe, but much less dipeptide was obtained when the D-isomers of these two N-acetylaminoacyl-tRNAs were employed in the same assay system. Interestingly, N-acetyl-beta-phenylalanyl-tRNAPhe formed dipeptide at least to the same extent as authentic N-acetyl-L-phenylalanyl-tRNAPhe.
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