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<scene name='95/954103/Protein_2q7h/1'>Pyrrolysine tRNA Synthetase</scene>, its function is to facilitate the cotranslational installation of the 22nd amino acid pyrrolysine. PylRS has emerged as a major route to install nonanonical amino acids into proteins in living cells. The organism that Pyrrolysine is from was identified in a subset of methanogenic archaea. Enzymes that are within this class lack the N-terminal tRNA binding domain that is widely conserved amongst PylRS enzymes, yet they remain active and orthogonal in bacteria and eukaryotes.
<scene name='95/954103/Protein_2q7h/1'>Pyrrolysine tRNA Synthetase</scene>, its function is to facilitate the cotranslational installation of the 22nd amino acid pyrrolysine. PylRS has emerged as a major route to install nonanonical amino acids into proteins in living cells. The organism that Pyrrolysine is from was identified in a subset of methanogenic archaea. Enzymes that are within this class lack the N-terminal tRNA binding domain that is widely conserved amongst PylRS enzymes, yet they remain active and orthogonal in bacteria and eukaryotes.
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== Biological relevance and broader implications ==
== Biological relevance and broader implications ==

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Pyrrolysine (2Q7H) Structure

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References

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  2. Herraez A. Biomolecules in the computer: Jmol to the rescue. Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2006 Jul;34(4):255-61. doi: 10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644. PMID:21638687 doi:10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644
  3. Kavran JM, Gundllapalli S, O'Donoghue P, Englert M, Soll D, Steitz TA. Structure of pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase, an archaeal enzyme for genetic code innovation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jul 3;104(27):11268-73. Epub 2007 Jun 25. PMID:17592110
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