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Structural highlights

Function

MOD5_YEAST Catalyzes the transfer of a dimethylallyl group onto the adenine at position 37 in the anticodon loop on a specific subset of tRNAs both in the cytosol and the mitochondrion, leading to the formation of N6-(dimethylallyl)adenosine (i(6)A). This modification optimizes the codon:anticodon fit in the ribosome and promotes translational fidelity. Competes with the farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase ERG20 for the common substrate dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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See Also

• Transfer RNA (tRNA)

References

1. ↑ Dihanich ME, Najarian D, Clark R, Gillman EC, Martin NC, Hopper AK. Isolation and characterization of MOD5, a gene required for isopentenylation of cytoplasmic and mitochondrial tRNAs of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol. 1987 Jan;7(1):177-84. PMID:3031456
2. ↑ Benko AL, Vaduva G, Martin NC, Hopper AK. Competition between a sterol biosynthetic enzyme and tRNA modification in addition to changes in the protein synthesis machinery causes altered nonsense suppression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Jan 4;97(1):61-6. PMID:10618371
3. ↑ Lamichhane TN, Blewett NH, Maraia RJ. Plasticity and diversity of tRNA anticodon determinants of substrate recognition by eukaryotic A37 isopentenyltransferases. RNA. 2011 Oct;17(10):1846-57. doi: 10.1261/rna.2628611. Epub 2011 Aug 26. PMID:21873461 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1261/rna.2628611