Bacterial and Eukaryotic Phenylalanyl-tRNA Synthetases Catalyze Misaminoacylation of tRNAPhe with 3,4-Dihydroxy-L-Phenylalanine (L-Dopa)Bacterial and Eukaryotic Phenylalanyl-tRNA Synthetases Catalyze Misaminoacylation of tRNAPhe with 3,4-Dihydroxy-L-Phenylalanine (L-Dopa)

Structural highlights

3teg is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.2044Å
Ligands:
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

SYFM_HUMAN Catalyzes direct attachment of p-Tyr (Tyr) to tRNAPhe. Permits also, with a lower efficiency, the attachment of m-Tyr to tRNAPhe, thereby opening the way for delivery of the misacylated tRNA to the ribosome and incorporation of ROS-damaged amino acid into proteins.[1]

See Also

References

  1. Klipcan L, Moor N, Kessler N, Safro MG. Eukaryotic cytosolic and mitochondrial phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetases catalyze the charging of tRNA with the meta-tyrosine. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Jul 7;106(27):11045-8. Epub 2009 Jun 22. PMID:19549855

3teg, resolution 2.20Å

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