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ArticleNucleic acids research2008

Evolution of acceptor stem tRNA recognition by class II prolyl-tRNA synthetase.

Songon An, George Barany, Karin Musier-Forsyth

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Songon AnDepartment of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
George Barany
Karin Musier-Forsyth
University of Minnesota · USThe Ohio State University · US

Funding

CLASS II AMINOACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE SUBSTRATE RECOGNITIONR01GM049928 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI MUSIER-FORSYTH, KARIN M · 1996 to 2012
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CLASS II AMINOACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE SUBSTRATE RECOGNITIONR29GM049928 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI MUSIER-FORSYTH, KARIN M · 1994 to 1996
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CLASS II AMINOACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE SUBSTRATE RECOGNITIONR55GM049928 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI MUSIER-FORSYTH, KARIN M · 1993 to 1993
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NIGMS NIH HHS GM049928NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM049928
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (AARS) are an essential family of enzymes that catalyze the attachment of amino acids to specific tRNAs during translation. Previously, we showed that base-specific recognition of the tRNA(Pro) acceptor stem is critical for recognition by Escherichia coli prolyl-tRNA synthetase (ProRS), but not for human ProRS. To further delineate species-specific differences in acceptor stem recognition, atomic group mutagenesis was used to probe the role of sugar-phosphate backbone interactions in recognition of human tRNA(Pro). Incorporation of site-specific 2'-deoxynucleotides, as well as phosphorothioate and methylphosphonate modifications within the tRNA acceptor stem revealed an extensive network of interactions with specific functional groups proximal to the first base pair and the discriminator base. Backbone functional groups located at the base of the acceptor stem, especially the 2'-hydroxyl of A66, are also critical for aminoacylation catalytic efficiency by human ProRS. Therefore, in contrast to the bacterial system, backbone-specific interactions contribute significantly more to tRNA recognition by the human enzyme than base-specific interactions. Taken together with previous studies, these data show that ProRS-tRNA acceptor stem interactions have co-adapted through evolution from a mechanism involving 'direct readout' of nucleotide bases to one relying primarily on backbone-specific 'indirect readout'.

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Evolution, MolecularTransfer RNA AminoacylationAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesBase SequenceDeoxyribonucleotidesHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisOrganophosphorus CompoundsPhosphorothioate OligonucleotidesRNA, Transfer, ProSpecies SpecificityAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesDeoxyribonucleotidesmethylphosphonic acidOrganophosphorus CompoundsPhosphorothioate Oligonucleotidesprolyl T RNA synthetaseRNA, Transfer, Pro

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PMID18310681
PMCPMC2377447
OpenAlexW1991287385

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