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Determinants of the CmoB carboxymethyl transferase utilized for selective tRNA wobble modification.
Nucleic acids research - 19 May 2015
Kim Jungwook, Xiao Hui, Koh Junseock, Wang Yikai, Bonanno Jeffrey B, Thomas Keisha, Babbitt Patricia C, Brown Shoshana, Lee Young-Sam, Almo Steven C
Abstract excerpt
Enzyme-mediated modifications at the wobble position of tRNAs are essential for the translation of the genetic code. We report the genetic, biochemical and structural characterization of CmoB, the enzyme that recognizes the unique metabolite carboxy-S-adenosine-L-methionine (Cx-SAM) and catalyzes a carboxymethyl transfer reaction resulting in formation of 5-oxyacetyluridine at the wobble position of tRNAs. CmoB...
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