Article
Phenotypic suppression by incorporation of an alien amino acid.
Journal of molecular biology - 20 May 1993
Lemeignan B, Sonigo P, Marlière P
Abstract excerpt
Azaleucine is a naturally occurring amino acid antibiotic that can be incorporated into proteins by mimicking leucine. In spite of its highly toxic character, the contrast between the hydrophobic side-chain of leucine and the basic side-chain of azaleucine suggested a mechanism for rescuing certa...
Topics
- Amino Acids
- Arginine
- Codon
- Escherichia coli
- Leucine
- Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase
- Phenotype
- Protein Biosynthesis
- Protein Engineering
- Suppression, Genetic
