Aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis and translational quality control

J Ling, N Reynolds, M Ibba - Annual review of microbiology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Translating the 4-letter code of RNA into the 22-letter alphabet of proteins is a central feature
of cellular life. The fidelity with which mRNA is translated during protein synthesis is …

Synthetic and editing mechanisms of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases

JJ Perona, I Gruic-Sovulj - Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in biology and …, 2014 - Springer
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRS) ensure the faithful transmission of genetic information
in all living cells. The 24 known aaRS families are divided into 2 structurally distinct classes …

Polyamine control of translation elongation regulates start site selection on antizyme inhibitor mRNA via ribosome queuing

IP Ivanov, BS Shin, G Loughran, I Tzani… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Translation initiation is typically restricted to AUG codons, and scanning eukaryotic
ribosomes inefficiently recognize near-cognate codons. We show that queuing of scanning …

Quality control despite mistranslation caused by an ambiguous genetic code

B Ruan, S Palioura, J Sabina… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
A high level of accuracy during protein synthesis is considered essential for life. Aminoacyl-
tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) translate the genetic code by ensuring the correct pairing of …

The physiological target for Leu RS translational quality control is norvaline

N Cvetesic, A Palencia, I Halasz, S Cusack… - The EMBO …, 2014 - embopress.org
The fidelity of protein synthesis depends on the capacity of aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetases
(AARSs) to couple only cognate amino acid‐tRNA pairs. If amino acid selectivity is …

Amino acid substrates impose polyamine, eIF5A, or hypusine requirement for peptide synthesis

BS Shin, T Katoh, E Gutierrez, JR Kim… - Nucleic Acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Whereas ribosomes efficiently catalyze peptide bond synthesis by most amino acids, the
imino acid proline is a poor substrate for protein synthesis. Previous studies have shown that …

Cell-specific differences in the requirements for translation quality control

NM Reynolds, J Ling, H Roy… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Protein synthesis has an overall error rate of approximately 10-4 for each mRNA codon
translated. The fidelity of translation is mainly determined by two events: synthesis of …

Homocysteine editing, thioester chemistry, coenzyme A, and the origin of coded peptide synthesis

H Jakubowski - Life, 2017 - mdpi.com
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (AARSs) have evolved “quality control” mechanisms which
prevent tRNA aminoacylation with non-protein amino acids, such as homocysteine …

Emergence and evolution

TJ Bullwinkle, M Ibba - Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in biology and …, 2014 - Springer
The aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) are essential components of the protein synthesis
machinery responsible for defining the genetic code by pairing the correct amino acids to …

Fidelity mechanisms of the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases

AP Mascarenhas, S An, AE Rosen, SA Martinis… - Protein …, 2009 - Springer
The central dogma and its accurate interpretation by a large array of biomolecules remains a
fascinating process. Understanding its mechanisms of decoding holds tremendous potential …