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. 1995 Sep;177(17):5179–5185. doi: 10.1128/jb.177.17.5179-5185.1995

The glycyl-tRNA synthetase of Chlamydia trachomatis.

E A Wagar 1, M J Giese 1, B Yasin 1, M Pang 1
PMCID: PMC177304  PMID: 7665503

Abstract

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases specifically charge tRNAs with their cognate amino acids. A prototype for the most complex aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases is the four-subunit glycyl-tRNA synthetase from Escherichia coli, encoded by two open reading frames. We examined the glycyl-tRNA synthetase gene from Chlamydia trachomatis, a genetically isolated bacterium, and identified only a single open reading frame for the chlamydial homolog (glyQS). This is the first report of a prokaryotic glycyl-tRNA synthetase encoded by a single gene.

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