作者: Mayuko Takakura , Kensuke Ishiguro , Shinichiro Akichika , Kenjyo Miyauchi , Tsutomu Suzuki
DOI: 10.1038/S41467-019-13525-3
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摘要: Transfer (t)RNAs contain a wide variety of post-transcriptional modifications, which play critical roles in tRNA stability and functions. 3-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)uridine (acp3U) is highly conserved modification found variable- D-loops tRNAs. Biogenesis functions acp3U have not been extensively investigated. Using reverse-genetic approach supported by comparative genomics, we find here that the Escherichia coli yfiP gene, rename tapT (tRNA aminocarboxypropyltransferase), responsible for formation tRNA. Recombinant TapT synthesizes at position 47 tRNAs presence S-adenosylmethionine. Biochemical experiments reveal acp3U47 confers thermal on Curiously, ΔtapT strain exhibits genome instability under continuous heat stress. We also human homologs tapT, DTWD1 DTWD2, are positions 20 20a tRNAs, respectively. Double knockout cells DTWD2 exhibit growth retardation, indicating physiologically important mammals.