1WY5

Crystal structure of isoluecyl-tRNA lysidine synthetase


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.42 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.253 
  • R-Value Work: 0.218 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.218 

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Literature

Structural basis for lysidine formation by ATP pyrophosphatase accompanied by a lysine-specific loop and a tRNA-recognition domain.

Nakanishi, K.Fukai, S.Ikeuchi, Y.Soma, A.Sekine, Y.Suzuki, T.Nureki, O.

(2005) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102: 7487-7492

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0501003102
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1WY5

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Lysidine, a lysine-combined modified cytidine, is exclusively located at the anticodon wobble position (position 34) of eubacterial tRNA(Ile)(2) and not only converts the codon specificity from AUG to AUA, but also converts the aminoacylation specificity from recognition by methionyl-tRNA synthetase to that by isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase (IleRS). Here, we report the crystal structure of lysidine synthetase (TilS) from Aquifex aeolicus at 2.42-A resolution. TilS forms a homodimer, and each subunit consists of the N-terminal dinucleotide-binding fold domain (NTD), with a characteristic central hole, and the C-terminal globular domain (CTD) connected by a long alpha-helical linker. The NTD shares striking structural similarity with the ATP-pyrophosphatase domain of GMP synthetase, which reminds us of the two-step reaction by TilS: adenylation of C34 and lysine attack on the C2 carbon. Conserved amino acid residues are clustered around the NTD central hole. Kinetic analyses of the conserved residues' mutants indicated that C34 of tRNA(Ile)(2) is adenylated by an ATP lying across the NTD central hole and that a lysine, which is activated at a loop appended to the NTD, nucleophilically attacks the C2 carbon from the rear. Escherichia coli TilS (called MesJ) has an additional CTD, which may recognize the tRNA(Ile)(2) acceptor stem. In contrast, a mutational study revealed that A. aeolicus TilS does not recognize the tRNA acceptor stem but recognizes the C29.G41 base pair in the anticodon stem. Thus, the two TilS enzymes discriminate tRNA(Ile)(2) from tRNA(Met) by strategies similar to that used by IleRS, but in distinct manners.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biological Information, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 226-8501, Japan.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Hypothetical UPF0072 protein AQ_1887
A, B
317Aquifex aeolicusMutation(s): 0 
EC: 6.3.4.19
UniProt
Find proteins for O67728 (Aquifex aeolicus (strain VF5))
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Go to UniProtKB:  O67728
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UniProt GroupO67728
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.42 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.253 
  • R-Value Work: 0.218 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.218 
  • Space Group: P 41 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 81.963α = 90
b = 81.963β = 90
c = 302.578γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
CCP4data scaling
SHARPphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2005-05-03
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2007-10-04
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Derived calculations, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2024-03-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references