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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

Structure-function analysis of an ancient TsaD-TsaC-SUA5-TcdA modular enzyme reveals a prototype of tRNA t6A and ct6A synthetases.

Mengqi Jin, Zelin Zhang, Zhijiang Yu, Wei Chen, Xiaolei Wang, Dongsheng Lei, Wenhua Zhang

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. 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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Mengqi JinSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptation of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Zelin ZhangKey Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Electron Microscopy Centre of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Zhijiang YuSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptation of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Wei ChenSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptation of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Xiaolei WangState Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Dongsheng LeiKey Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Electron Microscopy Centre of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Wenhua ZhangSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptation of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2142-8423

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N 6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine (t6A) is a post-transcriptional modification found uniquely at position 37 of tRNAs that decipher ANN-codons in the three domains of life. tRNA t6A plays a pivotal role in promoting translational fidelity and maintaining protein homeostasis. The biosynthesis of tRNA t6A requires members from two evolutionarily conserved protein families TsaC/Sua5 and TsaD/Kae1/Qri7, and a varying number of auxiliary proteins. Furthermore, tRNA t6A is modified into a cyclic hydantoin form of t6A (ct6A) by TcdA in bacteria. In this work, we have identified a TsaD-TsaC-SUA5-TcdA modular protein (TsaN) from Pandoraviruses and determined a 3.2 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of P. salinus TsaN. The four domains of TsaN share strong structural similarities with TsaD/Kae1/Qri7 proteins, TsaC/Sua5 proteins, and Escherichia coli TcdA. TsaN catalyzes the formation of threonylcarbamoyladenylate (TC-AMP) using L-threonine, HCO3- and ATP, but does not participate further in tRNA t6A biosynthesis. We report for the first time that TsaN catalyzes a tRNA-independent threonylcarbamoyl modification of adenosine phosphates, leading to t6ADP and t6ATP. Moreover, TsaN is also active in catalyzing tRNA-independent conversion of t6A nucleoside to ct6A. Our results imply that TsaN from Pandoraviruses might be a prototype of the tRNA t6A- and ct6A-modifying enzymes in some cellular organisms.

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AdenosineLigasesRNA, TransferEscherichia coliModels, MolecularNucleosidesAdenosineLigasesN(6)-(N-threonylcarbonyl)adenosineNucleosidesRNA, Transfer

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