Novel tRNA aminoacylation mechanisms

作者:Cathopoulis Terry; Chuawong Pitak; Hendrickson Tamara L*
来源:Molecular Biosystems, 2007, 3(6): 408-418.
DOI:10.1039/b618899k

摘要

In nature, ribosomally synthesized proteins can contain at least 22 different amino acids: the 20 common amino acids as well as selenocysteine and pyrrolysine. Each of these amino acids is inserted into proteins codon- specifically via an aminoacyl-transfer RNA (aa-tRNA). In most cases, these aa-tRNAs are biosynthesized directly by a set of highly specific and accurate aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs). However, in some cases aaRSs with relaxed or novel substrate specificities cooperate with other enzymes to generate specific canonical and non-canonical aminoacyl-tRNAs.

  • 出版日期2007