Crystal structures reveal an elusive functional domain of pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase.
Crystal structures reveal an elusive functional domain of pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase.
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DOI:
10.1038/nchembio.2497
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发表时间:
2017-12
影响因子:
14.8
通讯作者:
Söll D
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作者:
Suzuki T;Miller C;Guo LT;Ho JML;Bryson DI;Wang YS;Liu DR;Söll D
Pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase (PylRS) is a major tool in genetic code expansion with non-canonical amino acids, yet understanding of its structure and activity is incomplete. Here we describe the crystal structure of the previously uncharacterized essential N-terminal domain of this unique enzyme in complex with tRNAPyl. This structure explains why PylRS remains orthogonal in a broad range of organisms, from bacteria to humans. The structure also illustrates why tRNAPyl recognition by PylRS is anticodon-independent; the anticodon does not contact the enzyme. Using standard microbiological culture equipment, we then established a new method for laboratory evolution – a non-continuous counterpart of the previously developed phage-assisted continuous evolution. With this method, we evolved novel PylRS variants with enhanced activity and amino acid specificity. We finally employed an evolved PylRS variant to determine its N-terminal domain structure and show how its mutations improve PylRS activity in the genetic encoding of a non-canonical amino acid.
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