降解體(Degradosome)是存在於大多數細菌中的一種多亞基蛋白質複合物,其功能為參與核糖體RNA的加工以及信使RNA的降解,[1][2]故又可稱為RNA降解體

發現

1994年,瑞士日內瓦大學的Henry Krisch所領導的實驗室和英國劍橋大學的Christopher Higgins所領導的實驗室分別發表文章提出了細菌中存在著一種可以降解RNA的蛋白質複合物,也就是降解體;[3][4][5]他們是在對大腸桿菌的RNase E和PNPase的研究和鑑定過程中得到這一發現。[1]

組成

降解體的主要成分為核糖核酸酶E(RNase E)、多核苷酸磷酸化酶(PNPase)、RNase螺旋酶B(RhlB)和烯醇酶(enolase)。[6][7]

參考文獻

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 (英文)Carpousis AJ. The RNA degradosome of Escherichia coli: an mRNA-degrading machine assembled on RNase E. Annu Rev Microbiol. 2007, 61: 71–87. PMID 17447862. 
  2. ^ (英文)Carpousis AJ. The Escherichia coli RNA degradosome: structure, function and relationship in other ribonucleolytic multienzyme complexes. Biochem Soc Trans. 2002, 30: 150–155. PMID 12035760. 
  3. ^ (英文)Carpousis AJ, Van Houwe G, Ehretsmann C, Krisch HM. Copurification of E. coli RNase E and PNPase: evidence for a specific association between two enzymes important in RNA processing and degradation. Cell. 1994, 76: 889–900. 
  4. ^ (英文)Causton H, Py B, McLaren RS, Higgins CF. mRNA degradation in Escherichia coli: a novel factor which impedes the exoribonucleolytic activity of PNPase at stem-loop structures. Mol Microbiol. 1994, 14: 731–741. 
  5. ^ (英文)Py B, Causton H, Mudd EA, Higgins CF. A protein complex mediating mRNA degradation in Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol. 1994, 14: 717–729. 
  6. ^ (英文)Miczak A, Kaberdin VR, Wei CL, Lin-Chao S. Proteins associated with RNase E in a multicomponent ribonucleolytic complex. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 1996, 93: 3865–3869. 
  7. ^ (英文)Py B, Higgins CF, Krisch HM, Carpousis AJ. A DEAD-box RNA helicase in the Escherichia coli RNA degradosome. Nature. 1996, 381: 169–172. 

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