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Structural basis for the substrate recognition and catalysis of peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase.

ABSTRACT: Peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase (Pth) cleaves the ester bond between the peptide and the tRNA of peptidyl-tRNA molecules, which are produced by aborted translation, to recycle tRNA for further rounds of protein synthesis. Pth is ubiquitous in nature, and its enzymatic activity is essential for bacterial viability. We have determined the crystal structure of Escherichia coli Pth in complex with the tRNA CCA-acceptor-T?C domain, the enzyme-binding region of the tRNA moiety of the substrate, at 2.4 Å resolution. In combination with site-directed mutagenesis studies, the structure identified the amino acid residues involved in tRNA recognition. The structure also revealed that Pth interacts with the tRNA moiety through the backbone phosphates and riboses, and no base-specific interactions were observed, except for the interaction with the highly conserved base G53. This feature enables Pth to accept the diverse sequences of the elongator-tRNAs as substrate components. Furthermore, we propose an authentic Pth:peptidyl-tRNA complex model and a detailed mechanism for the hydrolysis reaction, based on the present crystal structure and the previous studies' results.

SUBMITTER: Ito K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3488237 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural basis for the substrate recognition and catalysis of peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase.

Ito Kosuke K Murakami Ryo R Mochizuki Masahiro M Qi Hao H Shimizu Yoshihiro Y Miura Kin-ichiro K Ueda Takuya T Uchiumi Toshio T

Nucleic acids research 20120825 20

Peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase (Pth) cleaves the ester bond between the peptide and the tRNA of peptidyl-tRNA molecules, which are produced by aborted translation, to recycle tRNA for further rounds of protein synthesis. Pth is ubiquitous in nature, and its enzymatic activity is essential for bacterial viability. We have determined the crystal structure of Escherichia coli Pth in complex with the tRNA CCA-acceptor-TΨC domain, the enzyme-binding region of the tRNA moiety of the substrate, at 2.4 Å resol ...[more]

PMID: 22923517

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Structural basis for the substrate recognition and catalysis of peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase.

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