Use of the nutrient queuine to modify tRNA anticodons can change the accuracy of certain codons during protein synthesis, resulting in evolutionary recoding of fruit fly genomes.
A Nutrient-Driven tRNA Modification Alters Translational Fidelity and Genome-wide Protein Coding across an Animal Genus
J. Zaborske,V. B. Bauer DuMont,Edward W. J. Wallace,T. Pan,C. Aquadro,D. A. Drummond
Published 2014 in PLoS Biology
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PUBLICATION RECORD
- Publication year
2014
- Venue
PLoS Biology
- Publication date
2014-12-01
- Fields of study
Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science
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- Source metadata
Semantic Scholar, PubMed
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CLAIMS
CONCEPTS
- codon decoding accuracy
The precision with which a codon is matched to the correct tRNA and amino acid during translation.
Aliases: codon accuracy
- evolutionary recoding
A genome-level change in how codons are interpreted or used over evolutionary time.
Aliases: genome recoding
- fruit fly genomes
The genomes of fruit fly species examined in the genus-level comparison.
Aliases: Drosophila genomes
- protein synthesis
The cellular process of assembling proteins from mRNA templates.
Aliases: translation
- queuine
A nutrient-derived base used here to modify tRNA anticodons.
- translational fidelity
The overall accuracy of translation in producing the intended protein sequence.
- trna anticodon modification
A chemical alteration of the tRNA anticodon region that affects how codons are read.
Aliases: anticodon modification
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