4YE6

The crystal structure of the intact human GlnRS


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.40 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.239 
  • R-Value Work: 0.210 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.212 

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Literature

The crystal structure of human GlnRS provides basis for the development of neurological disorders.

Ognjenovic, J.Wu, J.Matthies, D.Baxa, U.Subramaniam, S.Ling, J.Simonovic, M.

(2016) Nucleic Acids Res 44: 3420-3431

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkw082
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4YE6, 4YE8, 4YE9

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Cytosolic glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase (GlnRS) is the singular enzyme responsible for translation of glutamine codons. Compound heterozygous mutations in GlnRS cause severe brain disorders by a poorly understood mechanism. Herein, we present crystal structures of the wild type and two pathological mutants of human GlnRS, which reveal, for the first time, the domain organization of the intact enzyme and the structure of the functionally important N-terminal domain (NTD). Pathological mutations mapping in the NTD alter the domain structure, and decrease catalytic activity and stability of GlnRS, whereas missense mutations in the catalytic domain induce misfolding of the enzyme. Our results suggest that the reduced catalytic efficiency and a propensity of GlnRS mutants to misfold trigger the disease development. This report broadens the spectrum of brain pathologies elicited by protein misfolding and provides a paradigm for understanding the role of mutations in aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in neurological diseases.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Glutamine--tRNA ligase776Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: QARS
EC: 6.1.1.18
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P47897 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P47897 
Go to UniProtKB:  P47897
PHAROS:  P47897
GTEx:  ENSG00000172053 
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UniProt GroupP47897
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.40 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.239 
  • R-Value Work: 0.210 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.212 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 333.679α = 90
b = 57.983β = 90
c = 86.123γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data scaling
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-2000data reduction
SHELXDEphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United States--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-02-17
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2016-02-24
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2016-05-04
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2017-09-27
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2019-12-25
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.5: 2024-02-28
    Changes: Data collection, Database references