Rules that govern tRNA identity in protein synthesis

WH McClain - Journal of molecular biology, 1993 - Elsevier
The specificity of tRNA in protein synthesis depends not only on its recognition of the codon
in the mRNA, but also on its recognition of the correct aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase enzyme …

The specificity landscape of bacterial ribonuclease P

AR Chamberlain, L Huynh, W Huang, DJ Taylor… - Journal of Biological …, 2024 - ASBMB
Developing quantitative models of substrate specificity for RNA processing enzymes is a key
step toward understanding their biology and guiding applications in biotechnology and …

Eukaryotic RNase P RNA mediates cleavage in the absence of protein

E Kikovska, SG Svärd… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
The universally conserved ribonucleoprotein RNase P is involved in the processing of tRNA
precursor transcripts. RNase P consists of one RNA and, depending on its origin, a variable …

Base pairing between Escherichia coli RNase P RNA and its substrate.

LA Kirsebom, SG Svärd - The EMBO journal, 1994 - embopress.org
Base pairing between the substrate and the ribozyme has previously been shown to be
essential for catalytic activity of most ribozymes, but not for RNase P RNA. By using …

Protein component of the ribozyme ribonuclease P alters substrate recognition by directly contacting precursor tRNA

S Niranjanakumari, T Stams… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
The protein component of ribonuclease P (RNase P) binds to the RNA subunit, forming a
functional ribonucleoprotein complex in vivo and enhancing the affinity of the precursor …

Structural and mechanistic basis for recognition of alternative tRNA precursor substrates by bacterial ribonuclease P

J Zhu, W Huang, J Zhao, L Huynh, DJ Taylor… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Binding of precursor tRNAs (ptRNAs) by bacterial ribonuclease P (RNase P) involves an
encounter complex (ES) that isomerizes to a catalytic conformation (ES*). However, the …

Inhibition of RNase P RNA cleavage by aminoglycosides

NE Mikkelsen, M Brännvall… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
A number of aminoglycosides have been reported to interact and interfere with the function
of various RNA molecules. Among these are 16S rRNA, the group I intron, and the …

The Protein Component of Bacillus subtilis Ribonuclease P Increases Catalytic Efficiency by Enhancing Interactions with the 5' Leader Sequence of Pre-tRNAAsp

SM Crary, S Niranjanakumari, CA Fierke - Biochemistry, 1998 - ACS Publications
Ribonuclease P (RNase P) is a ribonucleoprotein complex that catalyzes the formation of
the mature 5 'end of tRNA. To investigate the role of the protein component in enhancing the …

RNase P RNA mediated cleavage: substrate recognition and catalysis

LA Kirsebom - Biochimie, 2007 - Elsevier
The universally conserved endoribonuclease P consists of one RNA subunit and,
depending on its origin, a variable number of protein subunits. RNase P is involved in the …

Coevolution of RNA and protein subunits in RNase P and RNase MRP, two RNA processing enzymes

B Zhou, F Wan, KX Lei, P Lan, J Wu, M Lei - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2024 - ASBMB
RNase P and RNase mitochondrial RNA processing (MRP) are ribonucleoproteins (RNPs)
that consist of a catalytic RNA and a varying number of protein cofactors. RNase P is …