The mechanistic and evolutionary aspects of the 2'- and 3'-OH paradigm in biosynthetic machinery.
| cam.issuedOnline | 2013-07-08 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Safro, Mark | |
| dc.contributor.author | Klipcan, Liron | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-17T23:09:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-07-17T23:09:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-07-08 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2013-07-17T23:09:28Z | |
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| dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: The translation machinery underlies a multitude of biological processes within the cell. The design and implementation of the modern translation apparatus on even the simplest course of action is extremely complex, and involves different RNA and protein factors. According to the "RNA world" idea, the critical link in the translation machinery may be assigned to an adaptor tRNA molecule. Its exceptional functional and structural characteristics are of primary importance in understanding the evolutionary relationships among all these macromolecular components. PRESENTATION OF THE HYPOTHESIS: The 2'-3' hydroxyls of the tRNA A76 constitute chemical groups of critical functional importance, as they are implicated in almost all phases of protein biosynthesis. They contribute to: a) each step of the tRNA aminoacylation reaction catalyzed by aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs); b) the isomerase activity of EF-Tu, involving a mixture of the 2'(3')- aminoacyl tRNA isomers as substrates, thereby producing the required combination of amino acid and tRNA; and c) peptide bond formation at the peptidyl transferase center (PTC) of the ribosome. We hypothesize that specific functions assigned to the 2'-3' hydroxyls during peptide bond formation co-evolved, together with two modes of attack on the aminoacyl-adenylate carbonyl typical for two classes of aaRSs, and alongside the isomerase activity of EF-Tu. Protein components of the translational apparatus are universally recognized as being of ancient origin, possibly replacing RNA-based enzymes that may have existed before the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). We believe that a remnant of these processes is still imprinted on the organization of modern-day translation. TESTING AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE HYPOTHESIS: Earlier publications indicate that it is possible to select ribozymes capable of attaching the aa-AMP moiety to RNA molecules. The scenario described herein would gain general acceptance, if a ribozyme able to activate the amino acid and transfer it onto the terminal ribose of the tRNA, would be found in any life form, or generated in vitro. Interestingly, recent studies have demonstrated the plausibility of using metals, likely abandoned under primordial conditions, as biomimetic catalysts of the aminoacylation reaction. | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1745-6150 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1745-6150 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/244719 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | |
| dc.publisher.url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6150-8-17 | |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved | |
| dc.rights.holder | Mark Safro et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved/ | |
| dc.subject | Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases | |
| dc.subject | Evolution, Molecular | |
| dc.subject | Peptide Elongation Factors | |
| dc.subject | RNA, Catalytic | |
| dc.subject | RNA, Transfer | |
| dc.title | The mechanistic and evolutionary aspects of the 2'- and 3'-OH paradigm in biosynthetic machinery. | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.type.version | Published Version | |
| dcterms.dateAccepted | 2013-07-05 | |
| prism.publicationName | Biol Direct | |
| pubs.declined | 2017-10-11T13:54:31.317+0100 | |
| rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1186/1745-6150-8-17 |
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