3P0J

Leishmania major Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with tyrosinol, triclinic crystal form 1

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.89 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.293 
  • R-Value Work: 0.244 

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Literature

The Double-Length Tyrosyl-tRNA Synthetase from the Eukaryote Leishmania major Forms an Intrinsically Asymmetric Pseudo-Dimer.

Larson, E.T., Kim, J.E., Castaneda, L.J., Napuli, A.J., Zhang, Z., Fan, E., Zucker, F.H., Verlinde, C.L., Buckner, F.S., Van Voorhis, W.C., Hol, W.G., Merritt, E.A.

(2011) J.Mol.Biol. 409: 159-176

  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.03.026
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The single tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (TyrRS) gene in trypanosomatid genomes codes for a protein that is twice the length of TyrRS from virtually all other organisms. Each half of the double-length TyrRS contains a catalytic domain and an anticodon-bind ...

    The single tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (TyrRS) gene in trypanosomatid genomes codes for a protein that is twice the length of TyrRS from virtually all other organisms. Each half of the double-length TyrRS contains a catalytic domain and an anticodon-binding domain; however, the two halves retain only 17% sequence identity to each other. The structural and functional consequences of this duplication and divergence are unclear. TyrRS normally forms a homodimer in which the active site of one monomer pairs with the anticodon-binding domain from the other. However, crystal structures of Leishmania major TyrRS show that, instead, the two halves of a single molecule form a pseudo-dimer resembling the canonical TyrRS dimer. Curiously, the C-terminal copy of the catalytic domain has lost the catalytically important HIGH and KMSKS motifs characteristic of class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. Thus, the pseudo-dimer contains only one functional active site (contributed by the N-terminal half) and only one functional anticodon recognition site (contributed by the C-terminal half). Despite biochemical evidence for negative cooperativity between the two active sites of the usual TyrRS homodimer, previous structures have captured a crystallographically-imposed symmetric state. As the L. major TyrRS pseudo-dimer is inherently asymmetric, conformational variations observed near the active site may be relevant to understanding how the state of a single active site is communicated across the dimer interface. Furthermore, substantial differences between trypanosomal TyrRS and human homologs are promising for the design of inhibitors that selectively target the parasite enzyme.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Medical Structural Genomics of Pathogenic Protozoa, Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase
A, B, C, D
690Leishmania majorMutation(s): 0 
EC: 6.1.1.1
Find proteins for Q4QFJ7 (Leishmania major)
Go to UniProtKB:  Q4QFJ7
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
TYE
Query on TYE
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A, B, C, D
4-[(2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropyl]phenol
tyrosinol, bound form of TYROSINAL
C9 H13 N O2
DBLDQZASZZMNSL-QMMMGPOBSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
NA
Query on NA
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A, C
SODIUM ION
Na
FKNQFGJONOIPTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.89 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.293 
  • R-Value Work: 0.244 
  • Space Group: P 1
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 57.519α = 74.47
b = 111.934β = 80.83
c = 141.043γ = 77.13
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data reduction
REFMACrefinement
Blu-Icedata collection
HKL-2000data scaling
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2011-03-23
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2017-11-08
    Type: Refinement description