Misaminoacylation and tRNA-dependent transamidation in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)

  1. Astrid Schön1,*,
  2. J. Stefan Rokem2

Article first published online: 27 MAR 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05228.x

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FEMS Microbiology Letters

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volume 92, Issue 1, pages 19–22, April 1992

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Schön, A. and Stefan Rokem, J. (1992), Misaminoacylation and tRNA-dependent transamidation in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). FEMS Microbiology Letters, 92: 19–22. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05228.x

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  1. 1

    Laboratorium für Biochemie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, FRG

  2. 2

    Department of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Jerusalem, Israel

* A. Schön, Laboratorium für Biochemie, Universität Bayreuth, P.O. Box 10 12 51, 8580 Bayreuth, FRG.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 MAR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 27 MAR 2006
  3. (Received 28 October 1991, Revised 10 January 1992, Accepted 13 January 1992)

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Keywords:

  • Amidotransferase;
  • Mischarging;
  • Glutamyl-tRNA synthetase;
  • Protein synthesis;
  • Streptomyces;
  • tRNA

Abstract Streptomyces coelicolor was found to be devoid of glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase. In this bacterium, tRNAGln is aminoacylated by glutamyl-tRNA synthetase to yield glutamyl-tRNAGln, followed by correction to glutaminyl-tRNAGln by a tRNA-dependent amidotransferase.

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