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- Title
The role of modifications in codon discrimination by tRNA<sup>Lys</sup><sub>UUU</sub>.
- Authors
Murphy IV, Frank V.; Ramakrishnan, Venki; Malkiewicz, Andrzej; Agris, Paul F.
- Abstract
The natural modification of specific nucleosides in many tRNAs is essential during decoding of mRNA by the ribosome. For example, tRNALysUUU requires the modification N6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine at position 37 (t6A37), adjacent and 3'to the anticodon, to bind AAA in the A site of the ribosomal 30S subunit. Moreover, it can only bind both AAA and AAG lysine codons when doubly modified with t6A37 and either 5-methylaminomethyluridine or 2-thiouridine at the wobble position (mnm5U34 or s2U34). Here we report crystal structures of modified tRNA anticodon stem-loops bound to the 30S ribosomal subunit with lysine codons in the A site. These structures allow the rationalization of how modifications in the anticodon loop enable decoding of both lysine codons AAA and AAG.
- Subjects
TRANSFER RNA; MODIFICATIONS; NUCLEOSIDES; AMINO acids; MOLECULAR biology; PROTEOMICS
- Publication
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2004, Vol 11, Issue 12, p1186
- ISSN
1545-9993
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nsmb861