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==Crystal structure of Archaeoglobus fulgidus alanyl-tRNA synthetase C-terminal dimerization domain==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2zvf]] is a 8 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeoglobus_fulgidus Archaeoglobus fulgidus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2ZVF OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2ZVF FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3.2&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=MSE:SELENOMETHIONINE'>MSE</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2zvf FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2zvf OCA], [https://pdbe.org/2zvf PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2zvf RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2zvf PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=2zvf ProSAT], [https://www.topsan.org/Proteins/RSGI/2zvf TOPSAN]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/SYA_ARCFU 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.<ref>PMID:19423669</ref> 
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Alanyl-tRNA synthetase (AlaRS) specifically recognizes the major identity determinant, the G3:U70 base pair, in the acceptor stem of tRNA(Ala) by both the tRNA-recognition and editing domains. In this study, we solved the crystal structures of 2 halves of Archaeoglobus fulgidus AlaRS: AlaRS-DeltaC, comprising the aminoacylation, tRNA-recognition, and editing domains, and AlaRS-C, comprising the dimerization domain. The aminoacylation/tRNA-recognition domains contain an insertion incompatible with the class-specific tRNA-binding mode. The editing domain is fixed tightly via hydrophobic interactions to the aminoacylation/tRNA-recognition domains, on the side opposite from that in threonyl-tRNA synthetase. A groove formed between the aminoacylation/tRNA-recognition domains and the editing domain appears to be an alternative tRNA-binding site, which might be used for the aminoacylation and/or editing reactions. Actually, the amino acid residues required for the G3:U70 recognition are mapped in this groove. The dimerization domain consists of helical and globular subdomains. The helical subdomain mediates dimerization by forming a helix-loop-helix zipper. The globular subdomain, which is important for the aminoacylation and editing activities, has a positively-charged face suitable for tRNA binding.

Unique protein architecture of alanyl-tRNA synthetase for aminoacylation, editing, and dimerization.,Naganuma M, Sekine S, Fukunaga R, Yokoyama S Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 May 26;106(21):8489-94. Epub 2009 May 7. PMID:19423669<ref>PMID:19423669</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 3D structures|Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Archaeoglobus fulgidus]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Fukunaga R]]
[[Category: Naganuma M]]
[[Category: Sekine S]]
[[Category: Yokoyama S]]