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Defects in the Assembly of Ribosomes Selected for β-Amino Acid Incorporation.

ABSTRACT: Ribosome engineering has emerged as a promising field in synthetic biology, particularly concerning the production of new sequence-defined polymers. Mutant ribosomes have been developed that improve the incorporation of several nonstandard monomers including d-amino acids, dipeptides, and β-amino acids into polypeptide chains. However, there remains little mechanistic understanding of how these ribosomes catalyze incorporation of these new substrates. Here, we probed the properties of a mutant ribosome-P7A7-evolved for better in vivo β-amino acid incorporation through in vitro biochemistry and cryo-electron microscopy. Although P7A7 is a functional ribosome in vivo, it is inactive in vitro, and assembles poorly into 70S ribosome complexes. Structural characterization revealed large regions of disorder in the peptidyltransferase center and nearby features, suggesting a defect in assembly. Comparison of RNA helix and ribosomal protein occupancy with other assembly intermediates revealed that P7A7 is stalled at a late stage in ribosome assembly, explaining its weak activity. These results highlight the importance of ensuring efficient ribosome assembly during ribosome engineering toward new catalytic abilities.

SUBMITTER: Ward FR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8435211 | biostudies-literature |

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