Misacylation of yeast amber suppressor tRNA(Tyr) by E. coli lysyl-tRNA synthetase and its effective repression by genetic engineering of the tRNA sequence. 2006

Jun-ichi Fukunaga, and Takashi Yokogawa, and Satoshi Ohno, and Kazuya Nishikawa
Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1193.

Through an exhaustive search for Escherichia coli aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase(s) responsible for the misacylation of yeast suppressor tRNA(Tyr), E. coli lysyl-tRNA synthetase was found to have a weak activity to aminoacylate yeast amber suppressor tRNA(Tyr) (CUA) with L-lysine. Since our protein-synthesizing system for site-specific incorporation of unnatural amino acids into proteins is based on the use of yeast suppressor tRNA(Tyr)/tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (TyrRS) pair as the "carrier" of unusual amino acid in E. coli translation system, this misacylation must be repressed as low as possible. We have succeeded in effectively repressing the misacylation by changing several nucleotides in this tRNA by genetic engineering. This "optimized" tRNA together with our mutant TyrRS should serve as an efficient and faithful tool for site-specific incorporation of unnatural amino acids into proteins in a protein-synthesizing system in vitro or in vivo.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008250 Lysine-tRNA Ligase An enzyme that activates lysine with its specific transfer RNA. EC 6.1.1.6. Lysyl T RNA Synthetase,Lys-tRNA Ligase,Lysyl-tRNA Synthetase,Ligase, Lys-tRNA,Ligase, Lysine-tRNA,Lys tRNA Ligase,Lysine tRNA Ligase,Lysyl tRNA Synthetase,Synthetase, Lysyl-tRNA
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009690 Nucleic Acid Conformation The spatial arrangement of the atoms of a nucleic acid or polynucleotide that results in its characteristic 3-dimensional shape. DNA Conformation,RNA Conformation,Conformation, DNA,Conformation, Nucleic Acid,Conformation, RNA,Conformations, DNA,Conformations, Nucleic Acid,Conformations, RNA,DNA Conformations,Nucleic Acid Conformations,RNA Conformations
D004926 Escherichia coli A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc. Alkalescens-Dispar Group,Bacillus coli,Bacterium coli,Bacterium coli commune,Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli,E coli,EAggEC,Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,Enterococcus coli,Diffusely Adherent E. coli,Enteroaggregative E. coli,Enteroinvasive E. coli,Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
D005800 Genes, Fungal The functional hereditary units of FUNGI. Fungal Genes,Fungal Gene,Gene, Fungal
D005818 Genetic Engineering Directed modification of the gene complement of a living organism by such techniques as altering the DNA, substituting genetic material by means of a virus, transplanting whole nuclei, transplanting cell hybrids, etc. Genetic Intervention,Engineering, Genetic,Intervention, Genetic,Genetic Interventions,Interventions, Genetic
D000604 Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases A subclass of enzymes that aminoacylate AMINO ACID-SPECIFIC TRANSFER RNA with their corresponding AMINO ACIDS. Amino Acyl T RNA Synthetases,Amino Acyl-tRNA Ligases,Aminoacyl Transfer RNA Synthetase,Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase,Transfer RNA Synthetase,tRNA Synthetase,Acyl-tRNA Ligases, Amino,Acyl-tRNA Synthetases, Amino,Amino Acyl tRNA Ligases,Amino Acyl tRNA Synthetases,Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetase,Ligases, Amino Acyl-tRNA,RNA Synthetase, Transfer,Synthetase, Aminoacyl-tRNA,Synthetase, Transfer RNA,Synthetase, tRNA,Synthetases, Amino Acyl-tRNA
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D012365 RNA, Transfer, Tyr A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying tyrosine to sites on the ribosomes in preparation for protein synthesis. Transfer RNA, Tyr,Tyrosine-Specific tRNA,tRNATyr,tRNA(Tyr),RNA, Tyr Transfer,Tyr Transfer RNA,Tyrosine Specific tRNA,tRNA, Tyrosine-Specific
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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