The de novo engineering of pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase for genetic incorporation of L-phenylalanine and its derivatives

Mol Biosyst. 2011 Mar;7(3):714-7. doi: 10.1039/c0mb00217h. Epub 2011 Jan 14.

Abstract

Using evolved pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase-tRNA(CUA)(Pyl) pairs, L-phenylalanine, p-iodo-L-phenylalanine and p-bromo-L-phenylalanine have been genetically incorporated into proteins at amber mutation sites in E. coli.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases / chemistry
  • Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases / genetics
  • Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases / metabolism*
  • Binding Sites / genetics
  • Codon, Nonsense / genetics
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / chemistry
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism*
  • Lysine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Lysine / chemistry
  • Lysine / genetics
  • Lysine / metabolism
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Mutation / genetics
  • Phenylalanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Phenylalanine / chemistry
  • Phenylalanine / genetics*
  • Protein Engineering*
  • RNA, Transfer / genetics
  • RNA, Transfer / metabolism
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Codon, Nonsense
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Phenylalanine
  • RNA, Transfer
  • Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases
  • pyrrolysine
  • Lysine