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==Structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with tRNA(Trp)==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2ake]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Human]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2AKE OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2AKE FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=TRP:TRYPTOPHAN'>TRP</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[1o5t|1o5t]]</td></tr>
<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">WARS, WRS ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=9606 HUMAN])</td></tr>
<tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptophan--tRNA_ligase Tryptophan--tRNA ligase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=6.1.1.2 6.1.1.2] </span></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2ake FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2ake OCA], [http://pdbe.org/2ake PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2ake RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2ake PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/SYWC_HUMAN SYWC_HUMAN]] Isoform 1, isoform 2 and T1-TrpRS have aminoacylation activity while T2-TrpRS lacks it. Isoform 2, T1-TrpRS and T2-TrpRS possess angiostatic activity whereas isoform 1 lacks it. T2-TrpRS inhibits fluid shear stress-activated responses of endothelial cells. Regulates ERK, Akt, and eNOS activation pathways that are associated with angiogenesis, cytoskeletal reorganization and shear stress-responsive gene expression.<ref>PMID:11773626</ref> <ref>PMID:1373391</ref> <ref>PMID:11773625</ref> <ref>PMID:14630953</ref>  
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) are a family of enzymes responsible for the covalent link of amino acids to their cognate tRNAs. The selectivity and species-specificity in the recognitions of both amino acid and tRNA by aaRSs play a vital role in maintaining the fidelity of protein synthesis. We report here the first crystal structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase (hTrpRS) in complex with tRNA(Trp) and Trp which, together with biochemical data, reveals the molecular basis of a novel tRNA binding and recognition mechanism. hTrpRS recognizes the tRNA acceptor arm from the major groove; however, the 3' end CCA of the tRNA makes a sharp turn to bind at the active site with a deformed conformation. The discriminator base A73 is specifically recognized by an alpha-helix of the unique N-terminal domain and the anticodon loop by an alpha-helix insertion of the C-terminal domain. The N-terminal domain appears to be involved in Trp activation, but not essential for tRNA binding and acylation. Structural and sequence comparisons suggest that this novel tRNA binding and recognition mechanism is very likely shared by other archaeal and eukaryotic TrpRSs, but not by bacterial TrpRSs. Our findings provide insights into the molecular basis of tRNA specificity and species-specificity.

Structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with tRNATrp reveals the molecular basis of tRNA recognition and specificity.,Shen N, Guo L, Yang B, Jin Y, Ding J Nucleic Acids Res. 2006 Jun 23;34(11):3246-58. Print 2006. PMID:16798914<ref>PMID:16798914</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetase|Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetase]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Human]]
[[Category: Tryptophan--tRNA ligase]]
[[Category: Ding, J]]
[[Category: Guo, L]]
[[Category: Jin, Y]]
[[Category: Shen, N]]
[[Category: Yang, B]]
[[Category: Ligase-rna complex]]
[[Category: Rossmann fold]]