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Translation initiation with exotic amino acids using EF-P-responsive artificial initiator tRNA.


ABSTRACT: Translation initiation using noncanonical initiator substrates with poor peptidyl donor activities, such as N-acetyl-l-proline (AcPro), induces the N-terminal drop-off-reinitiation event. Thereby, the initiator tRNA drops-off from the ribosome and the translation reinitiates from the second amino acid to yield a truncated peptide lacking the N-terminal initiator substrate. In order to suppress this event for the synthesis of full-length peptides, here we have devised a chimeric initiator tRNA, referred to as tRNAiniP, whose D-arm comprises a recognition motif for EF-P, an elongation factor that accelerates peptide bond formation. We have shown that the use of tRNAiniP and EF-P enhances the incorporation of not only AcPro but also d-amino, β-amino and γ-amino acids at the N-terminus. By optimizing the translation conditions, e.g. concentrations of translation factors, codon sequence and Shine-Dalgarno sequence, we could achieve complete suppression of the N-terminal drop-off-reinitiation for the exotic amino acids and enhance the expression level of full-length peptide up to 1000-fold compared with the use of the ordinary translation conditions.

SUBMITTER: Katoh T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10450175 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Translation initiation with exotic amino acids using EF-P-responsive artificial initiator tRNA.

Katoh Takayuki T   Suga Hiroaki H  

Nucleic acids research 20230801 15


Translation initiation using noncanonical initiator substrates with poor peptidyl donor activities, such as N-acetyl-l-proline (AcPro), induces the N-terminal drop-off-reinitiation event. Thereby, the initiator tRNA drops-off from the ribosome and the translation reinitiates from the second amino acid to yield a truncated peptide lacking the N-terminal initiator substrate. In order to suppress this event for the synthesis of full-length peptides, here we have devised a chimeric initiator tRNA, r  ...[more]

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