Neurospora Mutant Deficient in Tryptophanyl-Transfer Ribonucleic Acid Synthetase Activity
AUTOR(ES)
Nazario, M.
RESUMO
A tryptophan auxotroph of Neurospora crassa, trp-5, has been characterized as a mutant with a deficient tryptophanyl-transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) synthetase (EC 6.1.1.2) activity. When assayed by tryptophanyl-tRNA formation, extracts of the mutant have less than 5% of the wild-type specific activity. The adenosine triphosphate-pyrophosphate exchange activity is at about half the normal level. In the mutant derepressed levels of anthranilate synthetase and tryptophan synthetase were associated with free tryptophan pools equal to or higher than those found in the wild type. We conclude that a product of the normal tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase, probably tryptophanyl-tRNA, rather than free tryptophan, participates in the repression of the tryptophan biosynthetic enzymes.
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