Molecular BiologybioRxiv
Ribosomal RNA methylation by GidB modulates discrimination of mischarged tRNA
Zhuo Bi, Yuxiang Chen, I.D. Young…·Babak Javid
The paper shows that GidB-mediated 16S rRNA methylation in mycobacteria enhances discrimination of mischarged tRNAs, improving translational fidelity in high mistranslation environments.
DOI 10.7554/elife.102752