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Larger structures are important to the proteins function because beginning from the primary structure, the unique sequence of amino acids dictate the 3D conformation the folded protein will have, which will then determine the function of the protein. The tertiary structure of a protein is the most important level because it determines the enzyme activity of a protein. | Larger structures are important to the proteins function because beginning from the primary structure, the unique sequence of amino acids dictate the 3D conformation the folded protein will have, which will then determine the function of the protein. The tertiary structure of a protein is the most important level because it determines the enzyme activity of a protein. | ||
Another important feature of Pyrrolysine tRNA synthetase is | Another important feature of Pyrrolysine tRNA synthetase is that unlike other aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases that are commonly used for genetic code expansion, PylRS does not cross react with other tRNAs in both bacterial and eukaryotic hosts. This is important because the PylRS and tRNA pyl pair can be used to install ncAAs into proteins in a variety of model organisms. Secondly, PylRS has a remarkably high tolerance for structurally disparate ncAA substrates, which is attributed to the large size of the amino acid binding pocket within the enzyme's active site. Finally, unlike most aaRSs, PylRS does not interact with the codon of its cognate tRNA; therefore the anticodon can be mutated to recognize codons other than UAG without impacting tRNA recognition by PylRS. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
