Structural highlights
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
Glutamyl-tRNA synthetase (GluRS) is one of the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases that require the cognate tRNA for specific amino acid recognition and activation. We analyzed the role of tRNA in amino acid recognition by crystallography. In the GluRS*tRNA(Glu)*Glu structure, GluRS and tRNA(Glu) collaborate to form a highly complementary L-glutamate-binding site. This collaborative site is functional, as it is formed in the same manner in pretransition-state mimic, GluRS*tRNA(Glu)*ATP*Eol (a glutamate analog), and posttransition-state mimic, GluRS*tRNA(Glu)*ESA (a glutamyl-adenylate analog) structures. In contrast, in the GluRS*Glu structure, only GluRS forms the amino acid-binding site, which is defective and accounts for the binding of incorrect amino acids, such as D-glutamate and L-glutamine. Therefore, tRNA(Glu) is essential for formation of the completely functional binding site for L-glutamate. These structures, together with our previously described structures, reveal that tRNA plays a crucial role in accurate positioning of both L-glutamate and ATP, thus driving the amino acid activation.
Structural bases of transfer RNA-dependent amino acid recognition and activation by glutamyl-tRNA synthetase.,Sekine S, Shichiri M, Bernier S, Chenevert R, Lapointe J, Yokoyama S Structure. 2006 Dec;14(12):1791-9. PMID:17161369[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
