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Structural highlights

Function

SYA_ARCFU Catalyzes the attachment of alanine to tRNA(Ala) in a two-step reaction: alanine is first activated by ATP to form Ala-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of tRNA(Ala). Incorrectly charged aminoacyl-tRNA(Ala) is also edited in situ by the editing domain.^[1]

See Also

• Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase 3D structures
• Transfer RNA (tRNA)

References

1. ↑ Naganuma M, Sekine S, Fukunaga R, Yokoyama S. Unique protein architecture of alanyl-tRNA synthetase for aminoacylation, editing, and dimerization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 May 26;106(21):8489-94. Epub 2009 May 7. PMID:19423669