8bhp
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Elongating E. coli 70S ribosome containing acylated tRNA(iMet) in the P-site and m6AAA mRNA codon in the A-site after uncompleted di-peptide formation
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Structural highlights
FunctionRS20_ECOLI Binds directly to 16S ribosomal RNA.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00500] Publication Abstract from PubMedN(6)-methyladenosine (m(6)A) is an abundant, dynamic mRNA modification that regulates key steps of cellular mRNA metabolism. m(6)A in the mRNA coding regions inhibits translation elongation. Here, we show how m(6)A modulates decoding in the bacterial translation system using a combination of rapid kinetics, smFRET and single-particle cryo-EM. We show that, while the modification does not impair the initial binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the ribosome, in the presence of m(6)A fewer ribosomes complete the decoding process due to the lower stability of the complexes and enhanced tRNA drop-off. The mRNA codon adopts a pi-stacked codon conformation that is remodeled upon aminoacyl-tRNA binding. m(6)A does not exclude canonical codon-anticodon geometry, but favors alternative more dynamic conformations that are rejected by the ribosome. These results highlight how modifications outside the Watson-Crick edge can still interfere with codon-anticodon base pairing and complex recognition by the ribosome, thereby modulating the translational efficiency of modified mRNAs. Modulation of translational decoding by m(6)A modification of mRNA.,Jain S, Koziej L, Poulis P, Kaczmarczyk I, Gaik M, Rawski M, Ranjan N, Glatt S, Rodnina MV Nat Commun. 2023 Aug 8;14(1):4784. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40422-7. PMID:37553384[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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