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. 1996 Jan;3(1):38-44.
doi: 10.1038/nsb0196-38.

Design, biological activity and NMR-solution structure of a DNA analogue of yeast tRNA(Phe) anticodon domain

M M Basti  1 , J W Stuart, A T Lam, R Guenther, P F Agris
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Design, biological activity and NMR-solution structure of a DNA analogue of yeast tRNA(Phe) anticodon domain

M M Basti et al. Nat Struct Biol. 1996 Jan.

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  • Nat Struct Biol 1997 Dec;4(12):1048

Abstract

Design of biologically active DNA analogues of the yeast tRNA(Phe) anticodon domain, tDNAPheAC, required the introduction of a d(m5C)-dependent, Mg(2+)-induced structural transition and the d(m1G) disruption of an intra-loop dC.dG base pair. The modifications were introduced at residues corresponding to m5C-40 and wybutosine-37 in tRNA(Phe). Modified tDNAPheAC inhibited translation by 50% at a tDNAPheAC:ribosome ratio of 8:1. The molecule's structure has been determined by NMR spectroscopy and restrained molecular dynamics with an overall r.m.s.d. of 2.8 A and 1.7 A in the stem, and is similar to the tRNA(Phe) anticodon domain in conformation and dimensions. The tDNAPheAC structure may provide a guide for the design of translation inhibitors as potential therapeutic agents.

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