BCNRS

RS/tRNA Foundational Publication Support

Lang, Kathrin, Lloyd Davis, Stephen Wallace, Mohan Mahesh, Daniel J Cox, Melissa L Blackman, Joseph M Fox, and Jason W Chin. (2012) 2012. “Genetic Encoding Of Bicyclononynes And Trans-Cyclooctenes For Site-Specific Protein Labeling In Vitro And In Live Mammalian Cells Via Rapid Fluorogenic Diels-Alder Reactions.”. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 134 (25): 10317-20. doi:10.1021/ja302832g.

RS/tRNA Pair Development Year
2012

ncAA(s) Incorporated

Boc-LysOH

ncAA Structure (png, jpg, jpeg)
Boc-LysOH
ncAA Utility
Hydroxy acid to introduce ester linkages into protein backbone


RS Organism of Origin
Parent RS
RS Mutations
Y271M
L274G
C313A

tRNA Organism of Origin
Parent tRNA
tRNA Anticodon
CUA

RS/tRNA Availability
n/a
Used in what cell line?

RS/tRNA Additional Notes
In E.coli, produced 6-12 mg protein per liter into an sfGFP150 construct with incorporation verified both by mass spectrometry and reactivity with tetrazine labels. The RS also incorporated a closely related ncAA with a trans-cyclooctene ring.
In HEK-293 cells, ncAAs were incorporated into an mCherry-eGFP construct, and position 128 of the extracellular EGF receptor, and the nuclear protein jun in a jun-mCherry construct. Both extracellular and nuclear proteins could react with a tetrazine label.