Crystal structure of apo 3-nitro-tyrosine tRNA synthetase (5B) in the open formCrystal structure of apo 3-nitro-tyrosine tRNA synthetase (5B) in the open form

Structural highlights

4nd6 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii DSM 2661. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2Å
Ligands:
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

SYY_METJA Catalyzes the attachment of tyrosine to tRNA(Tyr) in a two-step reaction: tyrosine is first activated by ATP to form Tyr-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of tRNA(Tyr).[1]

See Also

References

  1. Steer BA, Schimmel P. Major anticodon-binding region missing from an archaebacterial tRNA synthetase. J Biol Chem. 1999 Dec 10;274(50):35601-6. PMID:10585437

4nd6, resolution 2.00Å

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