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Experimental evidence for kinetic proofreading in the aminoacylation of tRNA by synthetase. 1977

T Yamane, and J J Hopfield

The enzymatic aminoacylation of tRNA can be viewed as a means of proofreading either the amino acid or the tRNA or both. We have conducted further experimental tests of kinetic proofreading in discriminating between cognate and noncognate amino acids and tRNAs as follows: (formula: see text). In cases (i) and (ii) the amino acids are proofread, in cases (iii) and (iv) the tRNA is proofread, and in case (v), both the amino acid and the tRNA are proofread. ATP consumed per acylation was 400, 1.5, 40, 25, and 1000, respectively. High ATP/aminoacylation ratios are diagnostic for kinetic proofreading.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007533	Isoleucine-tRNA Ligase	An enzyme that activates isoleucine with its specific transfer RNA. EC 6.1.1.5.	Isoleucyl T RNA Synthetase,Isoleucyl- tRNA Synthetase ILS1,Isoleucyl-tRNA Synthetase 1,Isoleucyl-tRNA Synthetase ILES1,Ile-tRNA Ligase,Isoleucyl-tRNA Synthetase,1, Isoleucyl-tRNA Synthetase,ILES1, Isoleucyl-tRNA Synthetase,Ile tRNA Ligase,Isoleucine tRNA Ligase,Isoleucyl tRNA Synthetase,Isoleucyl tRNA Synthetase 1,Isoleucyl tRNA Synthetase ILES1,Isoleucyl tRNA Synthetase ILS1,Ligase, Ile-tRNA,Ligase, Isoleucine-tRNA,Synthetase 1, Isoleucyl-tRNA,Synthetase ILES1, Isoleucyl-tRNA,Synthetase, Isoleucyl-tRNA
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D009239	N-Formylmethionine	Effective in the initiation of protein synthesis. The initiating methionine residue enters the ribosome as N-formylmethionyl tRNA. This process occurs in Escherichia coli and other bacteria as well as in the mitochondria of eucaryotic cells.	N Formylmethionine,Formylmethionine, N
D010649	Phenylalanine	An essential aromatic amino acid that is a precursor of MELANIN; DOPAMINE; noradrenalin (NOREPINEPHRINE), and THYROXINE.	Endorphenyl,L-Phenylalanine,Phenylalanine, L-Isomer,L-Isomer Phenylalanine,Phenylalanine, L Isomer
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
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
D012343	RNA, Transfer	The small RNA molecules, 73-80 nucleotides long, that function during translation (TRANSLATION, GENETIC) to align AMINO ACIDS at the RIBOSOMES in a sequence determined by the mRNA (RNA, MESSENGER). There are about 30 different transfer RNAs. Each recognizes a specific CODON set on the mRNA through its own ANTICODON and as aminoacyl tRNAs (RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACYL), each carries a specific amino acid to the ribosome to add to the elongating peptide chains.	Suppressor Transfer RNA,Transfer RNA,tRNA,RNA, Transfer, Suppressor,Transfer RNA, Suppressor,RNA, Suppressor Transfer
D014448	Tyrosine-tRNA Ligase	An enzyme that activates tyrosine with its specific transfer RNA. EC 6.1.1.1.	Tyrosyl T RNA Synthetase,Tyr-tRNA Ligase,Tyrosyl-tRNA Synthetase,Ligase, Tyr-tRNA,Ligase, Tyrosine-tRNA,Synthetase, Tyrosyl-tRNA,Tyr tRNA Ligase,Tyrosine tRNA Ligase,Tyrosyl tRNA Synthetase
D014637	Valine-tRNA Ligase	An enzyme that activates valine with its specific transfer RNA. EC 6.1.1.9	Valyl T RNA Synthetase,Val-tRNA Ligase,Valyl-tRNA Synthetase,Ligase, Val-tRNA,Ligase, Valine-tRNA,Synthetase, Valyl-tRNA,Val tRNA Ligase,Valine tRNA Ligase,Valyl tRNA Synthetase
D046249	Transfer RNA Aminoacylation	The conversion of uncharged TRANSFER RNA to AMINO ACYL TRNA.	Aminoacylation, Transfer RNA,Transfer RNA Charging,tRNA Aminoacylation,tRNA Charging,Amino Acid Activation, Translational,Transfer RNA Acylation,Transfer RNA Amino Acylation,tRNA Acylation,tRNA Amino Acylation,Acylation, Transfer RNA,Acylation, tRNA,Acylations, Transfer RNA,Acylations, tRNA,Amino Acylation, tRNA,Aminoacylation, tRNA,Aminoacylations, Transfer RNA,Aminoacylations, tRNA,RNA Aminoacylations, Transfer,RNA Charging, Transfer,Transfer RNA Acylations,Transfer RNA Aminoacylations,Transfer RNA Chargings,tRNA Acylations,tRNA Aminoacylations,tRNA Chargings