A naturally occurring mini-alanyl-tRNA synthetase

The mini alanyl-tRNA synthetase of the Tupanvirus, lacking the editing and C-Ala domains, can functionally substitute for its yeast counterpart in vivo and has developed a new tRNA-binding mode in absence of C-Ala.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Titi Rindi Antika, Dea Jolie Chrestella, Yi-Kuan Tseng, Yi-Hung Yeh, Chwan-Deng Hsiao, Chien-Chia Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04699-0