The role of modifications in codon discrimination by tRNA(Lys)UUU
- PMID: 15558052
- DOI: 10.1038/nsmb861
The role of modifications in codon discrimination by tRNA(Lys)UUU
Abstract
The natural modification of specific nucleosides in many tRNAs is essential during decoding of mRNA by the ribosome. For example, tRNA(Lys)(UUU) requires the modification N6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine at position 37 (t(6)A37), adjacent and 3' to the anticodon, to bind AAA in the A site of the ribosomal 30S subunit. Moreover, it can only bind both AAA and AAG lysine codons when doubly modified with t(6)A37 and either 5-methylaminomethyluridine or 2-thiouridine at the wobble position (mnm(5)U34 or s(2)U34). Here we report crystal structures of modified tRNA anticodon stem-loops bound to the 30S ribosomal subunit with lysine codons in the A site. These structures allow the rationalization of how modifications in the anticodon loop enable decoding of both lysine codons AAA and AAG.
Comment in
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Wobble during decoding: more than third-position promiscuity.Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2004 Dec;11(12):1160-2. doi: 10.1038/nsmb1204-1160. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2004. PMID: 15578054 No abstract available.
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