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Anticodon-binding domain swapping in a nondiscriminating aspartyl-tRNA synthetase reveals contributions to tRNA specificity and catalytic activity.
Proteins - 1 Sept 2020
Chuawong Pitak, Likittrakulwong Wirot, Suebka Suwimon, Wiriyatanakorn Nuttapon, Saparpakorn Patchreenart, Taweesablamlert Amata, Sudprasert Wanwisa, Hendrickson Tamara, Svasti Jisnuson
Abstract excerpt
The nondiscriminating aspartyl-tRNA synthetase (ND-AspRS), found in many archaea and bacteria, covalently attaches aspartic acid to tRNAAsp and tRNAAsn generating a correctly charged Asp-tRNAAsp and an erroneous Asp-tRNAAsn . This relaxed tRNA specificity is governed by interactions between the tRNA and the enzyme. In an effort to assess the contributions of the anticodon-binding domain to tRNA specificity, we...
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