Ribosomal RNA methylation by GidB modulates discrimination of mischarged tRNA
Zhuo Bi, Yuxiang Chen, I.D. Young, Mohamad T Dandan, Hemant Joshi, Hong-Wei Su, Yuemeng Chen, Jia-Yao Hong, James S. Fraser, Babak Javid
The paper shows that GidB-mediated 16S rRNA methylation in mycobacteria enhances discrimination of mischarged tRNAs, improving translational fidelity in high mistranslation environments.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2021Molecular Biology