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Genetic encoding of noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) into proteins is a powerful approach to study protein functions. Pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase (PylRS), a polyspecific aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase in wide use, has facilitated incorporation of a large number of different ncAAs into proteins to date. To make this process more efficient, we rationally evolved tRNA Pyl  to create tRNA Pyl-opt  with six nucleotide changes. This improved tRNA was tested as substrate for wild-type PylRS as well as three characterized PylRS variants (N ϵ -acetyllysyl-tRNA synthetase [AcKRS], 3-iodo-phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase [IFRS], a broad specific PylRS variant [PylRS-AA]) to incorporate ncAAs at UAG codons in super-folder green fluorescence protein (sfGFP). tRNA Pyl-opt  facilitated a 5-fold increase in AcK incorporation into two positions of sfGFP simultaneously. In addition, AcK incorporation into two target proteins ( Escherichia coli  malate dehydrogenase and human histone H3) caused homogenous acetylation at multiple lysine residues in high yield. Using tRNA Pyl-opt  with PylRS and various PylRS variants facilitated efficient incorporation of six other ncAAs into sfGFP. Kinetic analyses revealed that the mutations in tRNA Pyl-opt  had no significant effect on the catalytic efficiency and substrate binding of PylRS enzymes. Thus tRNA Pyl-opt  should be an excellent replacement of wild-type tRNA Pyl  for future ncAA incorporation by PylRS enzymes.

Rationally evolving tRNAPylfor efficient incorporation of noncanonical amino acids

Rationally evolving tRNA^Pylfor efficient incorporation of noncanonical amino acids