Adaptive evolution: Eukaryotic enzyme's specificity shift to a bacterial substrate.
Protein Sci
; 33(6): e5028, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Prolyl-tRNA synthetase (ProRS), belonging to the family of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases responsible for pairing specific amino acids with their respective tRNAs, is categorized into two distinct types the eukaryote/archaeon-like type (E-type) and the prokaryote-like type (P-type). Notably, these types are specific to their corresponding cognate tRNAs. In an intriguing paradox, Thermus thermophilus ProRS (TtProRS) aligns with the E-type ProRS but selectively charges the P-type tRNAPro, featuring the bacterium-specific acceptor-stem elements G72 and A73. This investigation reveals TtProRS's notable resilience to the inhibitor halofuginone, a synthetic derivative of febrifugine emulating Pro-A76, resembling the characteristics of the P-type ProRS. Furthermore, akin to the P-type ProRS, TtProRS identifies its cognate tRNA through recognition of the acceptor-stem elements G72/A73, along with the anticodon elements G35/G36. However, in contrast to the P-type ProRS, which relies on a strictly conserved R residue within the bacterium-like motif 2 loop for recognizing G72/A73, TtProRS achieves this through a non-conserved sequence, RTR, within the otherwise non-interacting eukaryote-like motif 2 loop. This investigation sheds light on the adaptive capacity of a typically conserved housekeeping enzyme to accommodate a novel substrate.
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RNA de Transferência de Prolina
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Thermus thermophilus
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Aminoacil-tRNA Sintetases
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Protein Sci
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2024
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