1n77

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Crystal structure of Thermus thermophilus glutamyl-tRNA synthetase complexed with tRNA(Glu) and ATP.

Structural highlights

1n77 is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Thermus thermophilus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.4Å
Ligands:ATP, MG
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT, TOPSAN

Function

SYE_THET8 Catalyzes the attachment of glutamate to tRNA(Glu) in a two-step reaction: glutamate is first activated by ATP to form Glu-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of tRNA(Glu).[1] [2]

Evolutionary Conservation

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases catalyze the formation of an aminoacyl-AMP from an amino acid and ATP, prior to the aminoacyl transfer to tRNA. A subset of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, including glutamyl-tRNA synthetase (GluRS), have a regulation mechanism to avoid aminoacyl-AMP formation in the absence of tRNA. In this study, we determined the crystal structure of the 'non-productive' complex of Thermus thermophilus GluRS, ATP and L-glutamate, together with those of the GluRS.ATP, GluRS.tRNA.ATP and GluRS.tRNA.GoA (a glutamyl-AMP analog) complexes. In the absence of tRNA(Glu), ATP is accommodated in a 'non-productive' subsite within the ATP-binding site, so that the ATP alpha-phosphate and the glutamate alpha-carboxyl groups in GluRS. ATP.Glu are too far from each other (6.2 A) to react. In contrast, the ATP-binding mode in GluRS.tRNA. ATP is dramatically different from those in GluRS.ATP.Glu and GluRS.ATP, but corresponds to the AMP moiety binding mode in GluRS.tRNA.GoA (the 'productive' subsite). Therefore, tRNA binding to GluRS switches the ATP-binding mode. The interactions of the three tRNA(Glu) regions with GluRS cause conformational changes around the ATP-binding site, and allow ATP to bind to the 'productive' subsite.

ATP binding by glutamyl-tRNA synthetase is switched to the productive mode by tRNA binding.,Sekine S, Nureki O, Dubois DY, Bernier S, Chenevert R, Lapointe J, Vassylyev DG, Yokoyama S EMBO J. 2003 Feb 3;22(3):676-88. PMID:12554668[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Sekine S, Nureki O, Shimada A, Vassylyev DG, Yokoyama S. Structural basis for anticodon recognition by discriminating glutamyl-tRNA synthetase. Nat Struct Biol. 2001 Mar;8(3):203-6. PMID:11224561 doi:10.1038/84927
  2. ↑ Sekine S, Shichiri M, Bernier S, Chenevert R, Lapointe J, Yokoyama S. Structural bases of transfer RNA-dependent amino acid recognition and activation by glutamyl-tRNA synthetase. Structure. 2006 Dec;14(12):1791-9. PMID:17161369 doi:10.1016/j.str.2006.10.005
  3. ↑ Sekine S, Nureki O, Dubois DY, Bernier S, Chenevert R, Lapointe J, Vassylyev DG, Yokoyama S. ATP binding by glutamyl-tRNA synthetase is switched to the productive mode by tRNA binding. EMBO J. 2003 Feb 3;22(3):676-88. PMID:12554668 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/emboj/cdg053

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PDB ID 1n77

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