2j5b

Structural highlights

Function

SYY_MIMIV 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) (By similarity).^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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

See Also

• Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Raoult D, Audic S, Robert C, Abergel C, Renesto P, Ogata H, La Scola B, Suzan M, Claverie JM. The 1.2-megabase genome sequence of Mimivirus. Science. 2004 Nov 19;306(5700):1344-50. Epub 2004 Oct 14. PMID:15486256 doi:http://dx.doi.org/1101485
2. ↑ Abergel C, Chenivesse S, Byrne D, Suhre K, Arondel V, Claverie JM. Mimivirus TyrRS: preliminary structural and functional characterization of the first amino-acyl tRNA synthetase found in a virus. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2005 Feb 1;61(Pt, 2):212-5. Epub 2005 Jan 20. PMID:16510997 doi:10.1107/S174430910500062X