This work focused on the further characterisation of Idhp and of the Krebs cycle enzymes citrate synthase 1 (Cit1p) and malate dehydrogenase 1 (Mdh1p) both of which have been identified as RNA-binding proteins without known RNA recognition motifs. Besides analysing their effects on mitochondrial translation and their organisation in protein complexes the work focused on the characterisation of the RNA-binding properties of recombinant Cit1p and Mdh1p: · Cit1p and Mdh1p play no essential role in mitochondrial protein synthesis. · Idhp is in a complex of molecular weight larger than the cytochrome c oxidase (250 kDa). · Cit1p and Mdh1p are in mitochondrial complexes smaller than 250 kDa. · 1000-fold molar excess of tRNA referring to COX2 leader RNA did not inhibit the RNA-binding of Cit1p and Mdh1p. · Cit1p and Mdh1p bind mitochondrial mRNAs (sense and antisense). The influence of cofactors and substrates on RNA-binding was analysed in order to reveal a possible link between the enzymatic function and the property of RNA-binding: · Acetyl-CoA and ATP inhibited the RNA-binding of Cit1p and Mdh1p at a concentration of 5 mM.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa.de:swb:14-1035897639531-83407 |
| Date | 06 December 2002 |
| Creators | Deumer, Claudia D. |
| Contributors | Technische Universität Dresden, Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, Biologie, Institut für Genetik, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rödel, Prof. Dr. Leslie A. Grivell, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rödel, Prof. Dr. Michael Göttfert |
| Publisher | Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | doc-type:doctoralThesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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