Abstract
Faithful translation of mRNA into the corresponding polypeptide is a complex multistep process, requiring accurate amino acid selection, transfer RNA (tRNA) charging and mRNA decoding on the ribosome. Key players in this process are aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs), which not only catalyse the attachment of cognate amino acids to their respective tRNAs, but also selectively hydrolyse incorrectly activated non-cognate amino acids and/or misaminoacylated tRNAs. This aaRS proofreading provides quality control checkpoints that exclude non-cognate amino acids during translation, and in so doing helps to prevent the formation of an aberrant proteome. However, despite the intrinsic need for high accuracy during translation, and the widespread evolutionary conservation of aaRS proofreading pathways, requirements for translation quality control vary depending on cellular physiology and changes in growth conditions, and translation errors are not always detrimental. Recent work has demonstrated that mistranslation can also be beneficial to cells, and some organisms have selected for a higher degree of mistranslation than others. The aims of this Review Article are to summarize the known mechanisms of protein translational fidelity and explore the diversity and impact of mistranslation events as a potentially beneficial response to environmental and cellular stress.
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We would like to thank P. Kelly and R. Mann for helpful comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by funding from the Army Research Office (W911NF1510105), the National Science Foundation (MCB1412611), the Ohio State University Center for RNA Biology Fellowship (to K.M.) and NIH Training Grant T32 GM086252 (to K.M.).
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Mohler, K., Ibba, M. Translational fidelity and mistranslation in the cellular response to stress. Nat Microbiol 2, 17117 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.117
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