2J5B

Structure of the Tyrosyl tRNA synthetase from Acanthamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus complexed with tyrosynol


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.248 
  • R-Value Work: 0.216 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.216 

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Literature

Virus-Encoded Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases: Structural and Functional Characterization of Mimivirus Tyrrs and Metrs.

Abergel, C.Rudinger-Thirion, J.Giege, R.Claverie, J.M.

(2007) J Virol 81: 12406

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01107-07
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2J5B

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are pivotal in determining how the genetic code is translated in amino acids and in providing the substrate for protein synthesis. As such, they fulfill a key role in a process universally conserved in all cellular organisms from their most complex to their most reduced parasitic forms. In contrast, even complex viruses were not found to encode much translation machinery, with the exception of isolated components such as tRNAs. In this context, the discovery of four aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases encoded in the genome of mimivirus together with a full set of translation initiation, elongation, and termination factors appeared to blur what was once a clear frontier between the cellular and viral world. Functional studies of two mimivirus tRNA synthetases confirmed the MetRS specificity for methionine and the TyrRS specificity for tyrosine and conformity with the identity rules for tRNA(Tyr) for archea/eukarya. The atomic structure of the mimivirus tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with tyrosinol exhibits the typical fold and active-site organization of archaeal-type TyrRS. However, the viral enzyme presents a unique dimeric conformation and significant differences in its anticodon binding site. The present work suggests that mimivirus aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases function as regular translation enzymes in infected amoebas. Their phylogenetic classification does not suggest that they have been acquired recently by horizontal gene transfer from a cellular host but rather militates in favor of an intricate evolutionary relationship between large DNA viruses and ancestral eukaryotes.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Structural and Genomic Information Laboratory, CNRS-UPR2589, IBSM-IFR88, 163 Avenue de Luminy, Case 934, 13288, Marseille Cedex 9, France. Chantal.Abergel@igs.cnrs-mrs.fr


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
TYROSYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE
A, B
348Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirusMutation(s): 0 
EC: 6.1.1.1
UniProt
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UniProt GroupQ5UPJ7
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
TYE
Query on TYE

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
C [auth A],
D [auth B]
4-[(2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropyl]phenol
C9 H13 N O2
DBLDQZASZZMNSL-QMMMGPOBSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.248 
  • R-Value Work: 0.216 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.216 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 63.502α = 90
b = 107.3β = 90
c = 148.89γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
AMoREphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2007-09-25
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-06-30
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2018-10-17
    Changes: Data collection, Structure summary
  • Version 1.4: 2024-05-01
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other, Refinement description, Structure summary