2pxh

Crystal structure of a bipyridylalanyl-tRNA synthetaseCrystal structure of a bipyridylalanyl-tRNA synthetase

Structural highlights

2pxh is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.97Å
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]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

↑ 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

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OCA

[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

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