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Editing activity for eliminating mischarged tRNAs is essential in mammalian mitochondria.
Nucleic acids research - 25 Jan 2018
Hilander Taru, Zhou Xiao-Long, Konovalova Svetlana, Zhang Fu-Ping, Euro Liliya, Chilov Dmitri, Poutanen Matti, Chihade Joseph, Wang En-Duo, Tyynismaa Henna
Abstract excerpt
Accuracy of protein synthesis is enabled by the selection of amino acids for tRNA charging by aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs), and further enhanced by the proofreading functions of some of these enzymes for eliminating tRNAs mischarged with noncognate amino acids. Mouse models of editing-defective cytoplasmic alanyl-tRNA synthetase (AlaRS) have previously demonstrated the importance of proofreading for...
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