When contemporary aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases invent their cognate amino acid metabolism
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When contemporary aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases invent their cognate amino acid metabolism.
Faithful protein synthesis relies on a family of essential enzymes called aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, assembled in a piecewise fashion. Analysis of the completed archaeal genomes reveals that all archaea that possess asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase (AsnRS) also display a second ORF encoding an AsnRS truncated from its anticodon binding-domain (AsnRS2). We show herein that Pyrococcus abyssi AsnRS2, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1632156100