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NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
Volume 28, Issue 19, Pages 3779-3784Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/nar/28.19.3779
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Point mutations in mitochondrial tRNA genes are responsible for individual subgroups of mitochondrial encephalomyopathies, We have recently reported that point mutations in the tRNA(Leu)(UUR) and tRNA(Lys) genes cause a defect in the normal modification at the first nucleotide of the anticodon, As part of a systematic analysis of pathogenic mutant mitochondrial tRNAs, we purified tRNA(lle) with a point mutation at nucleotide 4269 to determine its nucleotide sequence, including modified nucleotides, We found that, instead of causing a defect in the post-transcriptional modification, a pathogenic point mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA(lle) reduced the stability of the mutant tRNA molecule, resulting in a low steady-state level of aminoacyl-tRNA. The reduced stability was confirmed by examining the life-span of the mutant tRNA(lle) both in vitro and in vivo, as well as by monitoring its melting profile. Our finding indicates that the mutant tRNA(lle) itself is intrinsically unstable.
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