Mistranslation of the genetic code by a new family of bacterial transfer RNAs
Schuntermann D, Fischer J, Bile J, Gaier S, Shelley B, Awawdeh A, Jahn M, Hoffman K, Westhof E, Söll D, Clarke C, Vargas-Rodriguez O. Mistranslation of the genetic code by a new family of bacterial transfer RNAs. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 104852. PMID: 37224963, PMCID: PMC10404621, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfer RNAsAmino acidsBacterial transfer RNAsUnfavorable environmental conditionsProlyl-tRNA synthetaseWrong amino acidPoor substrate specificitySubstrate discriminationGrowth defectTransfer RNAGenetic codePosttranslational modificationsProtein reporterTranslation factorsEnvironmental stressFunctional proteinsSubstrate specificityThreonine codonGenetic informationDistinct isoformsPro mutationAntibiotic carbenicillinEscherichia coliNovel familyEnvironmental conditions