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'''Crystal structure of the editing domain of threonyl-tRNA synthetase from Pyrococcus abyssi in complex with an analog of seryladenylate''' | '''Crystal structure of the editing domain of threonyl-tRNA synthetase from Pyrococcus abyssi in complex with an analog of seryladenylate''' | ||
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| - | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Translation]] |
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Crystal structure of the editing domain of threonyl-tRNA synthetase from Pyrococcus abyssi in complex with an analog of seryladenylate
Overview
To ensure a high fidelity during translation, threonyl-tRNA synthetases (ThrRSs) harbor an editing domain that removes noncognate L-serine attached to tRNAThr. Most archaeal ThrRSs possess a unique editing domain structurally similar to D-aminoacyl-tRNA deacylases (DTDs) found in eubacteria and eukaryotes that specifically removes D-amino acids attached to tRNA. Here, we provide mechanistic insights into the removal of noncognate L-serine from tRNAThr by a DTD-like editing module from Pyrococcus abyssi ThrRS (Pab-NTD). High-resolution crystal structures of Pab-NTD with pre- and post-transfer substrate analogs and with L-serine show mutually nonoverlapping binding sites for the seryl moiety. Although the pre-transfer editing is excluded, the analysis reveals the importance of main chain atoms in proper positioning of the post-transfer substrate for its hydrolysis. A single residue has been shown to play a pivotal role in the inversion of enantioselectivity both in Pab-NTD and DTD. The study identifies an enantioselectivity checkpoint that filters opposite chiral molecules and thus provides a fascinating example of how nature has subtly engineered this domain for the selection of chiral molecules during translation.
About this Structure
2HL2 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Pyrococcus abyssi. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Post-transfer editing mechanism of a D-aminoacyl-tRNA deacylase-like domain in threonyl-tRNA synthetase from archaea., Hussain T, Kruparani SP, Pal B, Dock-Bregeon AC, Dwivedi S, Shekar MR, Sureshbabu K, Sankaranarayanan R, EMBO J. 2006 Sep 6;25(17):4152-62. Epub 2006 Aug 10. PMID:16902403 Page seeded by OCA on Sun May 4 06:24:57 2008
