Structural highlights
Function
[TRUB_MYCTU] Responsible for synthesis of pseudouridine from uracil-55 in the psi GC loop of transfer RNAs (By similarity).
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The three-dimensional structure of the RNA-modifying enzyme, psi55 tRNA pseudouridine synthase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is reported. The 1.9-A resolution crystal structure reveals the enzyme, free of substrate, in two distinct conformations. The structure depicts an interesting mode of protein flexibility involving a hinged bending in the central beta-sheet of the catalytic module. Key parts of the active site cleft are also found to be disordered in the substrate-free form of the enzyme. The hinge bending appears to act as a clamp to position the substrate. Our structural data furthers the previously proposed mechanism of tRNA recognition. The present crystal structure emphasizes the significant role that protein dynamics must play in tRNA recognition, base flipping, and modification.
Crystal structure of the apo forms of psi 55 tRNA pseudouridine synthase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a hinge at the base of the catalytic cleft.,Chaudhuri BN, Chan S, Perry LJ, Yeates TO J Biol Chem. 2004 Jun 4;279(23):24585-91. Epub 2004 Mar 17. PMID:15028724[1]
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References
- ↑ Chaudhuri BN, Chan S, Perry LJ, Yeates TO. Crystal structure of the apo forms of psi 55 tRNA pseudouridine synthase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a hinge at the base of the catalytic cleft. J Biol Chem. 2004 Jun 4;279(23):24585-91. Epub 2004 Mar 17. PMID:15028724 doi:10.1074/jbc.M401045200
