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ArticleMethods in enzymology2014

A flexible, scalable method for preparation of homogeneous aminoacylated tRNAs.

Jinwei Zhang, Adrian R Ferré-D'Amaré

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Article in Methods in enzymology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jinwei ZhangNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Adrian R Ferré-D'AmaréNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: adrian.ferre@nih.gov.
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

RNA: Structure, Biophysics and PhysiologyZIAHL006102 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI FERRÉ-D'AMARÉ, ADRIAN · 2011 to 2025
$14.6M
RNA: New Antimicrobial StrategiesZIAHL006150 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI FERRÉ-D'AMARÉ, ADRIAN · 2012 to 2025
$11.8M
RNA: Tools for Cell BiologyZIAHL006188 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI FERRÉ-D'AMARÉ, ADRIAN · 2014 to 2025
$9.5M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 HL999999Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HL006102Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HL006150Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HL006188
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are cellular courier molecules that decipher the genetic code in messenger RNAs and enable the transfer of appropriate esterified amino acids to the growing peptide chain. The preparation of biophysical quantities of homogeneous aminoacylated tRNAs has remained a significant technical challenge. This is primarily due to the difficulty in removing contaminating nonaminoacylated tRNAs that are have very similar properties overall, as well as the hydrolytic instability of the aminoacyl linkage. We describe a flexible, scalable method to prepare homogeneous aminoacylated tRNAs that is also broadly compatible with mutant, misacylated, or otherwise aberrant tRNAs and other RNAs. This method combines ribozyme-mediated aminoacylation with reversible N-pentenoylation of the esterified amino acid, which not only protects against spontaneous deacylation but also provides a hydrophobic purification handle. This protocol makes it straightforward to produce biophysical quantities of natural and unnatural aminoacylated tRNAs and has proven essential for mechanistic investigations of the T-box riboswitches.

Indexed as

Transfer RNA AminoacylationBase SequenceChromatography, High Pressure LiquidChromatography, Reverse-PhaseRNA, CatalyticRNA, TransferRNA, CatalyticRNA, TransferaminoacylationflexizymepentenoylationRP-HPLCtRNA

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PMID25432746
PMCPMC4267853
OpenAlexW225294426

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