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2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A comprehensive study on cytotoxic tRNases

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12306005
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 応用微生物学・応用生物化学
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

MASAKI Haruhiko  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Sciences, Professor (50134515)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HIDAKA Makoto  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Associate Professor (50183918)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2003
Keywordscolicin / tRNA / ribonuclease / tRNase / restriction enzyme / Escherichia coli O157 / molecular mimicry / anticodon
Research Abstract

We characterized colicins E5 and D as "cytotoxic tRNases", a new type of toxins that specifically cleave tRNA anticodon loops. On the infection in sensitive Escherichia coli, the C-terminal ribonuclease domain of colicin E5, E5-CRD, enters the cell and cleaves anticodons of tRNA^<Tyr>, tRNA^<His>, tRNA^<Asn> and tRNA^<Asp> to kill the cell. Likewise, the C-terminal domain of colicin D, D-CRD, cleaves the 3' terminal of anticodon loops of four is accepting tRNA^<Arg> molecules.
The X-ray crystallographic study and mutation experiments revealed that E5-CRD specifically recognizes the common GU dinucleotide in susceptible tRNA anticodons, by mimicking the structure and function of corresponding codons of mRNA. Thus, E5-CRD can be said as an "RNA restriction enzyme" that cleaves single stranded GU sequences. On the other hand, the inhibitor protein of colicin E5, ImmE5, which originally protects the colicinogenic cells from lethality by the cognate colicin, was shown to bind E5-CRD at the substrate site by mimicking tRNA anticodons. This double molecular mimicry represents a novel process that a pair of proteins has acquired a specific protein-protein interaction by taking over an RNA-RNA interaction through an RNA-protein interaction. We also determined the structures of D-CRD and the D-CRD/ImmD complex, though we failed to visualize interacting structures of D-CRD and the substrate. Since tRNA anticodon loop structures are conserved among a wide range of organisms, E5-CRD and D-CRD function even in eukaryotic cells and are expected to be novel tools to analyze eukaryotic cell mechanisms.
We also screened a collection of E. coli 0157 strains for new type tRNase colicins other than E5 and D. We could not discover such a colicin but found that about 1/4 of the whole O157 collection proved to produce some colicins and that unusually more than 3/4 of those colicins were colicin D.

  • Research Products

    (26 results)

All 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Other

All Journal Article (10 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (14 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] In vitro selection of RNA aptamers that bind to colicin E3 and structurally resemble the decoding site of 16S ribosomal RNA2004

    • Author(s)
      HIRAO, Ichiro
    • Journal Title

      Biochemistry 43

      Pages: 3214-3221

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Relation between tRNase activity and the structure of colicin D according to X-ray crystallography2004

    • Author(s)
      YAJIMA, Shunsuke
    • Journal Title

      Biochem.Biophys.Res.Com. 322

      Pages: 966-973

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Relation between tRNase activity and the structure of colicin D according to X-ray crystallography.2004

    • Author(s)
      Yajima, S., Nakanishi, K., Takahashi, K., Ogawa, T., Hidaka, M., Kezuka, Y., Nonaka, T., Ohsawa, K., Masaki, H.
    • Journal Title

      Biochem. Biophys. Res. Com. 966-973

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] In vitro selection of RNA aptamers that bind to colicin E3 and structurally resemble the decoding site of 16S ribosomal RNA.2004

    • Author(s)
      Hirao, I., Harada, Y., Nojima, T., Ogawa, Y., Masaki, M., Yokoyama, S.
    • Journal Title

      Biochemistry 43

      Pages: 3214-3221

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The mode of action of colicins E5 and D,and related cytotoxic tRNases2002

    • Author(s)
      MASAKI, Haruhiko
    • Journal Title

      Biochimie 84

      Pages: 433-438

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The mode of action of colicins E5 and D, and related cytotoxic tRNases2002

    • Author(s)
      Masaki, H., Ogawa, T.
    • Journal Title

      Biochimie 84

      Pages: 433-438

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] in Offensive and defensive proteins in biological interactions(eds, Uchiyama, T., et. al.)(Kyoritsu, Tokyo)2001

    • Author(s)
      Masaki, H.
    • Pages
      305-314
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A cytotoxic ribonuclease targeting specific tRNAs.2001

    • Author(s)
      Ogawa, T, Masaki, H.
    • Journal Title

      in Offensive and defensive proteins in biological interactions(eds, Uchiyama, T., et. al.)(Kyoritsu, Tokyo)

      Pages: 333-340

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A cytotoxic ribonuclease which specifically cleaves four isoaccepting arginine tRNAs at their anticodon loops2000

    • Author(s)
      TOMITA, Kozo
    • Journal Title

      Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci., USA 97

      Pages: 8278-8283

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A cytotoxic ribonuclease which specifically cleaves four isoaccepting arginine tRNAs at their anticodon loops.2000

    • Author(s)
      Tomita, K., Ogawa, T., Uozumi, T., Watanabe, K. Masaki, H.
    • Journal Title

      Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA 97

      Pages: 8278-8283

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Presentation] Specific recognition of the substrate tRNAs and inhibitor proteins by colicins E5 and D2003

    • Author(s)
      Masaki, Haruhiko
    • Organizer
      RNA 2003 Kyoto"The new frontier of RNA science"
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto
    • Year and Date
      2003-11-25
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Presentation] Specific recognition of the substrate tRNAs and inhibitor proteins by colicins E5 and D.2003

    • Author(s)
      Masaki, H., Ogawa, T., Nakanishi, K., Inoue, S., Hidaka, M., Yajima, S.
    • Organizer
      RNA 2003 Kyoto The new frontier of RNA science
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto
    • Year and Date
      2003-11-25
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Presentation] Catalytic mechanism of an RNA restriction enzyme, colicin E52003

    • Author(s)
      MASAKI, Haruhiko
    • Organizer
      RNA 2003 Kyoto"The new frontier of RNA science"
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto
    • Year and Date
      2003-11-24
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Presentation] Catalytic mechanism of an RNA restriction enzyme, colicin E5.2003

    • Author(s)
      Inoue, S., Ogawa, T., Yajima, S., Hidaka, M. and Masaki, H.
    • Organizer
      RNA 2003 Kyoto The new frontier of RNA science
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto
    • Year and Date
      2003-11-24
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Presentation] Structures and functions of ribonucleases that cleave specific tRNAs2003

    • Author(s)
      MASAKI, Haruhiko
    • Organizer
      76th Annual meeting of JBS
    • Place of Presentation
      Yokohama
    • Year and Date
      2003-10-17
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Presentation] Structures and functions of ribonucleases that cleave specific tRNAs.2003

    • Author(s)
      Masaki, H., Ogawa, T., Inoue, S., Ito, K., Nakanishi, K., Hidaka, M., Yajima, S.
    • Organizer
      76th Annual Meeting of JBS
    • Place of Presentation
      Yokohama
    • Year and Date
      2003-10-17
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Presentation] Studies on tRNA-specific ribonucleases.2002

    • Author(s)
      Haruhiko Masaki
    • Organizer
      Novozymes Japan Enzyme Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto
    • Year and Date
      20020000
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Presentation] Cytotoxic endoribonucleases specific to transfer RNAs2002

    • Author(s)
      MASAKI, Haruhiko
    • Organizer
      Chongwon International Symposium on Advanced Science and Technology, Korea
    • Place of Presentation
      Korea
    • Year and Date
      2002-08-30
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Presentation] A unique group of new ribonucleases targeting specific tRNAs2002

    • Author(s)
      MASAKI, Haiuhiko
    • Organizer
      6th Intenational Conference on Ribonucleases
    • Place of Presentation
      Bath,UK
    • Year and Date
      2002-06-22
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Presentation] Catalytic mechanism of an RNA restriction enzyme,colicin E52002

    • Author(s)
      INOUE
    • Organizer
      6th Intemational Conference on Ribonucleases
    • Place of Presentation
      Bath,UK
    • Year and Date
      2002-06-22
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Presentation] A unique group of new ribonucleases targeting specific tRNAs.2002

    • Author(s)
      Masaki, H.
    • Organizer
      6th International Conference on Ribonucleases
    • Place of Presentation
      Bath, UK
    • Year and Date
      2002-06-22
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Presentation] An RNA restriction enzyme which specifically recognizes a dinucleotide GU2001

    • Author(s)
      MASAKI, Haruhiko
    • Organizer
      2nd International Conference on Proteins that bind RNA
    • Place of Presentation
      Austin,USA
    • Year and Date
      20010700
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Presentation] An RNA restriction enzyme which specifically recognizes a dinucleotide GU.2001

    • Author(s)
      Masaki, H
    • Organizer
      2nd international conterence on proteins that bind RNA
    • Place of Presentation
      Austin, USA
    • Year and Date
      20010700
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Presentation] Cytotoxic endoribonucleases specific to transfer RNAs.

    • Author(s)
      Haruhiko Masaki
    • Organizer
      Chongwon Intenational Symposium on Advanced Science and Technology
    • Place of Presentation
      Korea
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] 「生物間の攻撃と防御の蛋白質」の中の「バクテリオシンの多様性およびコリシンの構造と進化」2001

    • Author(s)
      正木 春彦
    • Total Pages
      305-314
    • Publisher
      共立出版
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] 生物間の攻撃と防御の蛋白質」の中の「tRNAを標的とする細胞毒性リボネクレアーゼ」2001

    • Author(s)
      小川 哲弘
    • Total Pages
      333-341
    • Publisher
      共立出版
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より

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Published: 2010-02-04  

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