1r6t

crystal structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetasecrystal structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase

Structural highlights

1r6t is a 2 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 2.1Å
Ligands:	, ,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

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.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Evolutionary Conservation

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Early forms of the genetic code likely generated "statistical" proteins, with similar side chains occupying the same sequence positions at different ratios. In this scenario, groups of related side chains were treated by aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases as a single molecular species until a discrimination mechanism developed that could separate them. The aromatic amino acids tryptophan, tyrosine, and phenylalanine likely constituted one of these groups. A crystal structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase was solved at 2.1 A with a tryptophanyl-adenylate bound at the active site. A cocrystal structure of an active fragment of human tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase with its cognate amino acid analog was also solved at 1.6 A. The two structures enabled active site identifications and provided the information for structure-based sequence alignments of approximately 45 orthologs of each enzyme. Two critical positions shared by all tyrosyl-tRNA synthetases and tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetases for amino acid discrimination were identified. The variations at these two positions and phylogenetic analyses based on the structural information suggest that, in contrast to many other amino acids, discrimination of tyrosine from tryptophan occurred late in the development of the genetic code.

Crystal structures that suggest late development of genetic code components for differentiating aromatic side chains.,Yang XL, Otero FJ, Skene RJ, McRee DE, Schimmel P, Ribas de Pouplana L Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Dec 23;100(26):15376-80. Epub 2003 Dec 11. PMID:14671330^[5]

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References

↑ Wakasugi K, Slike BM, Hood J, Otani A, Ewalt KL, Friedlander M, Cheresh DA, Schimmel P. A human aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase as a regulator of angiogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Jan 8;99(1):173-7. Epub 2002 Jan 2. PMID:11773626 doi:10.1073/pnas.012602099
↑ Bange FC, Flohr T, Buwitt U, Bottger EC. An interferon-induced protein with release factor activity is a tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase. FEBS Lett. 1992 Mar 30;300(2):162-6. PMID:1373391
↑ Otani A, Slike BM, Dorrell MI, Hood J, Kinder K, Ewalt KL, Cheresh D, Schimmel P, Friedlander M. A fragment of human TrpRS as a potent antagonist of ocular angiogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Jan 8;99(1):178-83. Epub 2002 Jan 2. PMID:11773625 doi:10.1073/pnas.012601899
↑ Tzima E, Reader JS, Irani-Tehrani M, Ewalt KL, Schwartz MA, Schimmel P. Biologically active fragment of a human tRNA synthetase inhibits fluid shear stress-activated responses of endothelial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Dec 9;100(25):14903-7. Epub 2003 Nov 20. PMID:14630953 doi:10.1073/pnas.2436330100
↑ Yang XL, Otero FJ, Skene RJ, McRee DE, Schimmel P, Ribas de Pouplana L. Crystal structures that suggest late development of genetic code components for differentiating aromatic side chains. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Dec 23;100(26):15376-80. Epub 2003 Dec 11. PMID:14671330 doi:10.1073/pnas.2136794100

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OCA

[1] Wakasugi K, Slike BM, Hood J, Otani A, Ewalt KL, Friedlander M, Cheresh DA, Schimmel P. A human aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase as a regulator of angiogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Jan 8;99(1):173-7. Epub 2002 Jan 2. PMID:11773626 doi:10.1073/pnas.012602099

[2] Bange FC, Flohr T, Buwitt U, Bottger EC. An interferon-induced protein with release factor activity is a tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase. FEBS Lett. 1992 Mar 30;300(2):162-6. PMID:1373391

[3] Otani A, Slike BM, Dorrell MI, Hood J, Kinder K, Ewalt KL, Cheresh D, Schimmel P, Friedlander M. A fragment of human TrpRS as a potent antagonist of ocular angiogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Jan 8;99(1):178-83. Epub 2002 Jan 2. PMID:11773625 doi:10.1073/pnas.012601899

[4] Tzima E, Reader JS, Irani-Tehrani M, Ewalt KL, Schwartz MA, Schimmel P. Biologically active fragment of a human tRNA synthetase inhibits fluid shear stress-activated responses of endothelial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Dec 9;100(25):14903-7. Epub 2003 Nov 20. PMID:14630953 doi:10.1073/pnas.2436330100

[5] Yang XL, Otero FJ, Skene RJ, McRee DE, Schimmel P, Ribas de Pouplana L. Crystal structures that suggest late development of genetic code components for differentiating aromatic side chains. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Dec 23;100(26):15376-80. Epub 2003 Dec 11. PMID:14671330 doi:10.1073/pnas.2136794100

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