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Published January 5, 2006 | Supplemental Material
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Stereoselective Incorporation of an Unsaturated Isoleucine Analogue into a Protein Expressed in E. coli

Abstract

The unsaturated amino acid 2-amino-3-methyl-4-pentenoic acid (E-Ile) was prepared in the form of its (2S,3S),(2R,3R) and (2S,3R),(2R,3S) stereoisomeric pairs. The translational activities of SS-E-He and SR-E-Ile were assessed in an E. coli strain rendered auxotrophic for isoleucine. SS-E-Ile was incorporated into the test protein mouse dihydrofolate reductase (mDHFR) in place of isoleucine at a rate of up to 72%; SR-E-Ile yielded no conclusive evidence for incorporation. ATP/PPi exchange assays indicated that SS-E-Ile was activated by the isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase at a rate comparable to that characteristic of isoleucine; SR-E-Ile was activated approximately 100-times more slowly than SS-E-Ile.

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c2006 Wiley-VCH Verlag. Issue published online: 5 JAN 2006. Article first published online: 5 JAN 2006. Manuscript Received: 13 MAY 2005. This work was supported by NSF grant DMR0110437, by the Department of Defense through a NDSEG graduate fellowship to M.L.M., and by NATO through sabbatical support for T.M. The authors thank Kristi Kiick, Scott Ross, and Takuya Sakaki for their advice and assistance.

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