Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases Optimize Both Cognate tRNA Recognition and Discrimination against Noncognate tRNAs †
Sherman J, Söll D. Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases Optimize Both Cognate tRNA Recognition and Discrimination against Noncognate tRNAs †. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 601-607. PMID: 8555233, DOI: 10.1021/bi951602b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNA recognitionNoncognate tRNAsEscherichia coli glutaminyl-tRNA synthetaseWild-type GlnRSGlutaminyl-tRNA synthetaseAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesNucleic acid interactionsGlutamine tRNAFirst base pairMutational analysisSpecific proteinsTRNAGlnRSequence preferenceMutantsBase pairsAcid interactionsDecreased affinityVivoTRNAGlnAffinitySynthetasesProteinSynthetaseCrystal structure