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3vu8
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Metionyl-tRNA synthetase from Thermus thermophilus complexed with methionyl-adenylate analogue
Template:ABSTRACT PUBMED 10673435
Function
[SYM_THET8] Is required not only for elongation of protein synthesis but also for the initiation of all mRNA translation through initiator tRNA(fMet) aminoacylation.
About this Structure
3vu8 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Thermus thermophilus hb8. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
- Sugiura I, Nureki O, Ugaji-Yoshikawa Y, Kuwabara S, Shimada A, Tateno M, Lorber B, Giege R, Moras D, Yokoyama S, Konno M. The 2.0 A crystal structure of Thermus thermophilus methionyl-tRNA synthetase reveals two RNA-binding modules. Structure. 2000 Feb 15;8(2):197-208. PMID:10673435
