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The C-Ala domain brings together editing and aminoacylation functions on one tRNA.


ABSTRACT: Protein synthesis involves the accurate attachment of amino acids to their matching transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules. Mistranslating the amino acids serine or glycine for alanine is prevented by the function of independent but collaborative aminoacylation and editing domains of alanyl-tRNA synthetases (AlaRSs). We show that the C-Ala domain plays a key role in AlaRS function. The C-Ala domain is universally tethered to the editing domain both in AlaRS and in many homologous free-standing editing proteins. Crystal structure and functional analyses showed that C-Ala forms an ancient single-stranded nucleic acid binding motif that promotes cooperative binding of both aminoacylation and editing domains to tRNA(Ala). In addition, C-Ala may have played an essential role in the evolution of AlaRSs by coupling aminoacylation to editing to prevent mistranslation.

SUBMITTER: Guo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4559334 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The C-Ala domain brings together editing and aminoacylation functions on one tRNA.

Guo Min M   Chong Yeeting E YE   Beebe Kirk K   Shapiro Ryan R   Yang Xiang-Lei XL   Schimmel Paul P  

Science (New York, N.Y.) 20090801 5941


Protein synthesis involves the accurate attachment of amino acids to their matching transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules. Mistranslating the amino acids serine or glycine for alanine is prevented by the function of independent but collaborative aminoacylation and editing domains of alanyl-tRNA synthetases (AlaRSs). We show that the C-Ala domain plays a key role in AlaRS function. The C-Ala domain is universally tethered to the editing domain both in AlaRS and in many homologous free-standing editing pr  ...[more]

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