Essential nontranslational functions of tRNA synthetases

M Guo, P Schimmel - Nature chemical biology, 2013 - nature.com
Nontranslational functions of vertebrate aminoacyl tRNA synthetases (aaRSs), which
catalyze the production of aminoacyl-tRNAs for protein synthesis, have recently been …

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 …

Enzymic recognition of amino acids drove the evolution of primordial genetic codes

J Douglas, R Bouckaert, CW Carter Jr… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
How genetic information gained its exquisite control over chemical processes needed to
build living cells remains an enigma. Today, the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (AARS) …

Structural diversity and protein engineering of the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases

JJ Perona, A Hadd - Biochemistry, 2012 - ACS Publications
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRS) are the enzymes that ensure faithful transmission of
genetic information in all living cells, and are central to the developing technologies for …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial threonyl-tRNA synthetase TARS2 is required for threonine-sensitive mTORC1 activation

SH Kim, JH Choi, P Wang, CD Go, GG Hesketh… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) controls cell growth and proliferation
by sensing fluctuations in environmental cues such as nutrients, growth factors, and energy …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis for full-spectrum inhibition of translational functions on a tRNA synthetase

P Fang, X Yu, SJ Jeong, A Mirando, K Chen… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The polyketide natural product borrelidin displays antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial,
anticancer, insecticidal and herbicidal activities through the selective inhibition of threonyl …

[HTML][HTML] Achieving error-free translation: the mechanism of proofreading of threonyl-tRNA synthetase at atomic resolution

AC Dock-Bregeon, B Rees, A Torres-Larios, G Bey… - Molecular cell, 2004 - cell.com
The fidelity of aminoacylation of tRNA Thr by the threonyl-tRNA synthetase (ThrRS) requires
the discrimination of the cognate substrate threonine from the noncognate serine …

Multiple flexible structure alignment using partial order graphs

Y Ye, A Godzik - Bioinformatics, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Motivation: Existing comparisons of protein structures are not able to describe structural
divergence and flexibility in the structures being compared because they focus on identifying …

[HTML][HTML] A computational knowledge-base elucidates the response of Staphylococcus aureus to different media types

Y Seif, JM Monk, N Mih, H Tsunemoto… - PLoS computational …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
S. aureus is classified as a serious threat pathogen and is a priority that guides the discovery
and development of new antibiotics. Despite growing knowledge of S. aureus metabolic …

Crystallographic studies on multiple conformational states of active-site loops in pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase

T Yanagisawa, R Ishii, R Fukunaga… - Journal of molecular …, 2008 - Elsevier
Pyrrolysine, a lysine derivative with a bulky pyrroline ring, is the “22nd” genetically encoded
amino acid. In the present study, the carboxy-terminal catalytic fragment of Methanosarcina …