Kwon Inchan, Kirshenbaum Kent, Tirrell David A
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
J Am Chem Soc. 2003 Jun 25;125(25):7512-3. doi: 10.1021/ja0350076.
A mutant yeast phenylalanine transfer RNA (ytRNAPheAAA) containing a modified (AAA) anticodon was generated to explore the feasibility of breaking the degeneracy of the genetic code in Escherichia coli. By using an E. coli strain co-transformed with ytRNAPheAAA and a mutant yeast phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase, we demonstrate efficient replacement of phenylalanine (Phe) by L-3-(2-naphthyl)alanine (Nal) at UUU, but not at UUC codons.
为了探索打破大肠杆菌遗传密码简并性的可行性,构建了一种含有修饰(AAA)反密码子的突变型酵母苯丙氨酸转运RNA(ytRNAPheAAA)。通过使用与ytRNAPheAAA和突变型酵母苯丙氨酰 - tRNA合成酶共转化的大肠杆菌菌株,我们证明了在UUU密码子处L - 3 -(2 - 萘基)丙氨酸(Nal)能有效取代苯丙氨酸(Phe),但在UUC密码子处则不能。