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tRNA hopping: enhancement by an expanded anticodon.

M O'Connor1, R F Gesteland, J F Atkins

  • 1Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84132.

The EMBO Journal
|December 20, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Mutant transfer RNAs (tRNAs) with altered anticodons can decode overlapping codons using a novel hopping mechanism. This allows for precise amino acid insertion, even past stop signals, by temporarily disengaging and re-pairing with mRNA.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Wild-type tRNA(1Val) decodes overlapping valine codons within the GUGUA sequence.
  • Transfer RNA (tRNA) anticodon structure is critical for accurate messenger RNA (mRNA) codon reading during translation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the decoding capabilities of mutant tRNA(1Val) with insertions in their anticodons.
  • To elucidate the mechanism by which mutant tRNAs read quintuplet sequences and potentially bypass stop codons.

Main Methods:

  • Site-directed mutagenesis of tRNA(1Val) to introduce insertions between anticodon positions 34 and 35.
  • Analysis of amino acid insertion patterns in response to specific mRNA sequences (GUG UAA GUU) using mutant tRNAs.

Main Results:

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  • Mutant tRNA(1Val) with anticodon insertions exhibit enhanced reading of quintuplet sequences.
  • A mutant with anticodon 3'CAAU5' successfully hopped over a stop codon, inserting one valine.
  • A mutant with anticodon 3'CAUU5' incorporated two valine residues by interacting with the stop codon.

Conclusions:

  • A novel 'hopping' mechanism, involving transient disengagement and re-pairing with mRNA, explains the decoding of overlapping codons by mutant tRNAs.
  • Anticodon modifications can alter tRNA decoding specificity and influence frameshifting or stop codon readthrough.
  • The study suggests that alternate anticodon bases may be utilized for initial pairing and subsequent re-pairing during the hopping process.