NAIL-MS reveals the repair of 2-methylthiocytidine by AlkB in E. coli

Bacterial tRNA is modified by thiolation of nucleosides. Here the authors identify 2-methylthiocytidine in bacterial tRNA using nucleic acid isotope labeling coupled mass spectrometry. Exposure to methylating agents converts 2-thiocytidine to 2-methylthiocytidine, which is repaired by demethylase Al...

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Main Authors: Valentin F. Reichle, Dimitar P. Petrov, Verena Weber, Kirsten Jung, Stefanie Kellner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13565-9