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X-ray diffraction
2.3Å resolution

Crystal Structure of Cysteinyl-tRNA Synthetase

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb1li5/pdb
PDB entry 1li5 coloured by chain, front view.
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Source organism: Escherichia coli
Primary publication:
Structural origins of amino acid selection without editing by cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase.
Newberry KJ, Hou YM, Perona JJ
EMBO J 21 2778-87 (2002)
PMID: 12032090

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed: 
ATP + L-cysteine + tRNA(Cys) = AMP + diphosphate + L-cysteinyl-tRNA(Cys)
Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
Sequence domains:
Structure domains:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
monomeric (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-149465 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Cysteine--tRNA ligase Chains: A, B
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B
Length: 461 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 52.27 KDa
Source organism: Escherichia coli
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P21888 (Residues: 1-461; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: JW0515, b0526, cysS
Sequence domains:
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Ligands and Environments

1 bound ligand:
Ligand ZN 2 x ZN
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: SSRL BEAMLINE BL9-2
Spacegroup: P41212
Unit cell:
a: 119.16Å b: 119.16Å c: 144.3Å
α: 90° β: 90° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.245 0.245 0.283
Expression system: Escherichia coli

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Citations

8 review citations

Biosynthesis and functions of mycothiol, the unique protective thiol of Actinobacteria.
Newton et al. (2008)
7 more

9 mentions without citation

MD Simulations of tRNA and Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases: Dynamics, Folding, Binding, and Allostery.
Li et al. (2015)
8 more