The How and What of tRNA Mimicry by a Y RNA

Jason C Grigg

doi:10.1016/j.str.2018.11.009

The How and What of tRNA Mimicry by a Y RNA

Structure. 2018 Dec 4;26(12):1570-1572. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2018.11.009.

Author

Jason C Grigg¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T1Z3, Canada. Electronic address: griggj@mail.ubc.ca.

PMID: 30517885
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2018.11.009

Abstract

In this issue of Structure, Wang et al. (2018) present the crystal structure of a bacterial Y RNA effector-binding domain. The domain is conserved across many bacteria and despite a reordering of key tRNA features, the structure closely mimics the overall fold and base pairing of the tRNA elbow.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Base Pairing
Models, Molecular
Molecular Mimicry*
RNA, Bacterial*
RNA, Transfer

Substances

RNA, Bacterial
RNA, Transfer