1OBH

LEUCYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE FROM THERMUS THERMOPHILUS COMPLEXED WITH A PRE-TRANSFER EDITING SUBSTRATE ANALOGUE IN BOTH SYNTHETIC ACTIVE SITE AND EDITING SITE

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.2 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.234 
  • R-Value Work: 0.213 

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Literature

Structural and Mechanistic Basis of Pre- and Posttransfer Editing by Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase

Lincecum, T., Tukalo, M., Yaremchuk, A., Mursinna, R., Williams, A., Sproat, B., Van Den Eynde, W., Link, A., Van Calenbergh, S., Grotli, M., Martinis, S., Cusack, S.

(2003) Mol.Cell 11: 951

  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases link tRNAs with their cognate amino acid. In some cases, their fidelity relies on hydrolytic editing that destroys incorrectly activated amino acids or mischarged tRNAs. We present structures of leucyl-tRNA synthetase c ...

    The aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases link tRNAs with their cognate amino acid. In some cases, their fidelity relies on hydrolytic editing that destroys incorrectly activated amino acids or mischarged tRNAs. We present structures of leucyl-tRNA synthetase complexed with analogs of the distinct pre- and posttransfer editing substrates. The editing active site binds the two different substrates using a single amino acid discriminatory pocket while preserving the same mode of adenine recognition. This suggests a similar mechanism of hydrolysis for both editing substrates that depends on a key, completely conserved aspartic acid, which interacts with the alpha-amino group of the noncognate amino acid and positions both substrates for hydrolysis. Our results demonstrate the economy by which a single active site accommodates two distinct substrates in a proofreading process critical to the fidelity of protein synthesis.

    Related Citations: 
    • The 2A Structure of Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase and its Complex with a Leucyl-Adenylate Analogue
      Cusack, S.,Yaremchuk, A.,Tukalo, M.
      (2000) Embo J. 19: 2351
    • Crystallization and Preliminary Crystallographic Analysis of Thermus Thermophilus Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase and its Complexes with Leucine and a Non-Hydrolysable Leucyl-Adenylate Analogue
      Yaremchuk, A.,Cusack, S.,Gudzera, O.,Grotli, M.,Tukalo, M.
      (2000) Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.D 56: 667

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Texas 77204, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
LEUCYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE
A
878Thermus thermophilus (strain HB27 / ATCC BAA-163 / DSM 7039)Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: leuS
EC: 6.1.1.4
Find proteins for Q72GM3 (Thermus thermophilus (strain HB27 / ATCC BAA-163 / DSM 7039))
Go to UniProtKB:  Q72GM3
Small Molecules
Ligands 4 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
NVA
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A
NORVALINE
C5 H11 N O2
SNDPXSYFESPGGJ-BYPYZUCNSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
LMS
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A
[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-AMINO-9H-PURIN-9-YL)-3,4-DIHYDROXYTETRAHYDRO-2-FURANYL]METHYL SULFAMATE
C10 H14 N6 O6 S
GNZLUJQJDPRUTD-KQYNXXCUSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
SO4
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A
SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
 Ligand Interaction
HG
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A
MERCURY (II) ION
Hg
BQPIGGFYSBELGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.2 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.234 
  • R-Value Work: 0.213 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 103.515α = 90.00
b = 152.884β = 90.00
c = 172.605γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
MOSFLMdata reduction
MOLREPphasing
CNSrefinement
SCALAdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2003-05-09
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-05-08
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance