2QUH

Crystal structures of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with Trp


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.40 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.233 
  • R-Value Work: 0.207 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.207 

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Literature

Catalytic mechanism of the tryptophan activation reaction revealed by crystal structures of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase in different enzymatic states

Shen, N.Zhou, M.Yang, B.Yu, Y.Dong, X.Ding, J.

(2008) Nucleic Acids Res 36: 1288-1299

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkm1153
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2QUH, 2QUI, 2QUJ, 2QUK

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase (hTrpRS) differs from its bacterial counterpart at several key positions of the catalytic active site and has an extra N-terminal domain, implying possibly a different catalytic mechanism. We report here the crystal structures of hTrpRS in complexes with Trp, tryptophanamide and ATP and tryptophanyl-AMP, respectively, which represent three different enzymatic states of the Trp activation reaction. Analyses of these structures reveal the molecular basis of the mechanisms of the substrate recognition and the activation reaction. The dimeric hTrpRS is structurally and functionally asymmetric with half-of-the-sites reactivity. Recognition of Trp is by an induced-fit mechanism involving conformational change of the AIDQ motif that creates a perfect pocket for the binding and activation of Trp and causes coupled movements of the N-terminal and C-terminal domains. The KMSAS loop appears to have an inherent flexibility and the binding of ATP stabilizes it in a closed conformation that secures the position of ATP for catalysis. Our structural data indicate that the catalytic mechanism of the Trp activation reaction by hTrpRS involves more moderate conformational changes of the structural elements at the active site to recognize and bind the substrates, which is more complex and fine-tuned than that of bacterial TrpRS.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yue-Yang Road, Shanghai 200031, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase
A, B
477Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: WARSIFI53WRS
EC: 6.1.1.2
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Find proteins for P23381 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P23381 
Go to UniProtKB:  P23381
PHAROS:  P23381
GTEx:  ENSG00000140105 
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupP23381
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.40 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.233 
  • R-Value Work: 0.207 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.207 
  • Space Group: P 43 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 79.9α = 90
b = 79.9β = 90
c = 382.3γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
ADSCdata collection
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
CNSphasing

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2008-04-29
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2023-10-25
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description