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Title | Structure-function analysis of an ancient TsaD-TsaC-SUA5-TcdA modular enzyme reveals a prototype of tRNA t6A and ct6A synthetases. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nucleic Acids Res, Vol. 51, Issue 16, Page 8711-8729, Year 2023 |
Publish date | Sep 8, 2023 |
Authors | Mengqi Jin / Zelin Zhang / Zhijiang Yu / Wei Chen / Xiaolei Wang / Dongsheng Lei / Wenhua Zhang / |
PubMed Abstract | N 6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine (t6A) is a post-transcriptional modification found uniquely at position 37 of tRNAs that decipher ANN-codons in the three domains of life. tRNA t6A plays a pivotal role ...N 6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine (t6A) is a post-transcriptional modification found uniquely at position 37 of tRNAs that decipher ANN-codons in the three domains of life. tRNA t6A plays a pivotal role in promoting translational fidelity and maintaining protein homeostasis. The biosynthesis of tRNA t6A requires members from two evolutionarily conserved protein families TsaC/Sua5 and TsaD/Kae1/Qri7, and a varying number of auxiliary proteins. Furthermore, tRNA t6A is modified into a cyclic hydantoin form of t6A (ct6A) by TcdA in bacteria. In this work, we have identified a TsaD-TsaC-SUA5-TcdA modular protein (TsaN) from Pandoraviruses and determined a 3.2 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of P. salinus TsaN. The four domains of TsaN share strong structural similarities with TsaD/Kae1/Qri7 proteins, TsaC/Sua5 proteins, and Escherichia coli TcdA. TsaN catalyzes the formation of threonylcarbamoyladenylate (TC-AMP) using L-threonine, HCO3- and ATP, but does not participate further in tRNA t6A biosynthesis. We report for the first time that TsaN catalyzes a tRNA-independent threonylcarbamoyl modification of adenosine phosphates, leading to t6ADP and t6ATP. Moreover, TsaN is also active in catalyzing tRNA-independent conversion of t6A nucleoside to ct6A. Our results imply that TsaN from Pandoraviruses might be a prototype of the tRNA t6A- and ct6A-modifying enzymes in some cellular organisms. |
External links | Nucleic Acids Res / PubMed:37427786 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.21 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-35365, PDB-8ide: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-MN: |
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Keywords | VIRAL PROTEIN / Pandovirus salinus / TsaN / modular enzyme / TC-AMP / t6A / ct6A |