Acetate-dependent tRNA acetylation required for decoding fidelity in protein synthesis
August 27th, 2018 by Takaaki Taniguchi
Acetate-dependent tRNA acetylation required for decoding fidelity in protein synthesis
Acetate-dependent tRNA acetylation required for decoding fidelity in protein synthesis, Published online: 27 August 2018; doi:10.1038/s41589-018-0119-z
A comparative genomic approach identified a novel acetate-dependent tRNA-modifying enzyme that catalyzes RNA acetylation with a mechanism similar to tRNA aminoacylation. This modification maintains decoding fidelity in protein synthesis.