posted on 2013-11-22, 00:00authored byJiqiang Ling, Kaitlyn M. Peterson, Ivana Simonović, Dieter Söll, Miljan Simonović
Background: The mechanism of pre-transfer
editing by which aaRSs regulate translational
fidelity is not well understood.
Results: Yeast mitochondrial ThrRS, MST1,
hydrolyzes seryl adenylate at the aminoacylation
active site more rapidly than the cognate
threonyl adenylate.
Conclusion: MST1 discriminates against serine
and reduces mischarging of threonine tRNA by
employing pre-transfer editing.
Significance: The mechanism of misactivation
and pre-transfer editing of serine by ThrRS is
provided.
Funding
This work was supported by a grant
GM22854 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (to D.S.), and by grants from the
National Institute of General Medical Sciences and the American Cancer Society, Illinois Division, Inc.
(to M.S.).