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Native chemical ligation of hydrolysis-resistant 3′-peptidyl-tRNA mimics
Geiermann, Anna-Skrollan,Polacek, Norbert,Micura, Ronald
, p. 19068 - 19071 (2011)
Hydrolysis-resistant 3′-peptidyl-RNA conjugates that mimic tRNA termini represent a remarkable synthetic challenge, particularly if they contain amino acids with complex side-chain functionalities, such as arginines. Here we demonstrate a novel approach that combines solid-phase synthesis and bioconjugation to obtain these derivatives with high efficiency and purity. The key step is native chemical ligation of 3′-cysteinyl-RNA fragments to highly soluble peptide thioesters. The so-prepared 3′-peptidyl-RNA conjugates relate to resistance peptides that can render the ribosome resistant to macrolide antibiotics by a yet unknown ribosomal translation mechanism.