Crystal structure of class I lysyl-tRNA synthetaseCrystal structure of class I lysyl-tRNA synthetase

Structural highlights

1irx is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Pyrococcus horikoshii. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.6Å
Ligands:
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Function

SYK_PYRHO

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Lysyl-tRNA can be synthesized by both a class I (LysRS-I) and a class II (LysRS-II) lysyl-tRNA synthetase. The crystal structure of LysRS-I from Pyrococcus horikoshii at 2.6 A resolution reveals extensive similarity with glutamyl-tRNA synthetase (GluRS). A comparison of the structures of LysRS-I and LysRS-II in complex with lysine shows that both enzymes use similar strategies for substrate recognition within unrelated active site topologies. A docking model based upon the GluRS-tRNA complex suggests how LysRS-I and LysRS-II can recognize the same molecular determinants in tRNALys, as shown by biochemical results, while approaching the acceptor helix of the tRNA from opposite sides.

Functional convergence of two lysyl-tRNA synthetases with unrelated topologies.,Terada T, Nureki O, Ishitani R, Ambrogelly A, Ibba M, Soll D, Yokoyama S Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Apr;9(4):257-62. PMID:11887185[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

See Also

References

  1. Terada T, Nureki O, Ishitani R, Ambrogelly A, Ibba M, Soll D, Yokoyama S. Functional convergence of two lysyl-tRNA synthetases with unrelated topologies. Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Apr;9(4):257-62. PMID:11887185 doi:10.1038/nsb777

1irx, resolution 2.60Å

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