Function and Biology

RNA Recognition and Cleavage by an Splicing Endonuclease

Source organism: Archaeoglobus fulgidus
Biochemical function: lyase activity
Biological process: tRNA processing
Cellular component: not assigned

EC 4.6.1.16: tRNA-intron lyase

Reaction catalysed:
PretRNA = a 3'-half-tRNA molecule with a 5'-OH end + a 5'-half-tRNA molecule with a 2',3'-cyclic phosphate end + an intron with a 2',3'-cyclic phosphate and a 5'-hydroxyl terminus
Systematic name:
PretRNA lyase (intron-removing; cyclic-2',3'-phosphate-forming)
Alternative Name(s):
  • Splicing endonuclease
  • Transfer ribonucleate intron endoribonuclease
  • Transfer splicing endonuclease
  • tRNA splicing endonuclease
  • tRNATRPintron endonuclease

Sequence families

Pfam Protein families (Pfam)
PF01974
Domain description: tRNA intron endonuclease, catalytic C-terminal domain
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2gjw contains 4 copies of Pfam domain PF01974 (tRNA intron endonuclease, catalytic C-terminal domain) in tRNA-splicing endonuclease. Showing 1 copy in chain G [auth A].

PF02778
Domain description: tRNA intron endonuclease, N-terminal domain
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2gjw contains 4 copies of Pfam domain PF02778 (tRNA intron endonuclease, N-terminal domain) in tRNA-splicing endonuclease. Showing 1 copy in chain G [auth A].

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR006677
Domain description: tRNA intron endonuclease, catalytic domain-like
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
IPR006676
Domain description: tRNA-splicing endonuclease
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
IPR036167
Domain description: tRNA intron endonuclease, catalytic domain-like superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
IPR036740
Domain description: tRNA intron endonuclease, N-terminal domain superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
IPR011856
Domain description: tRNA endonuclease-like domain superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
IPR006678
Domain description: tRNA intron endonuclease, N-terminal
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
IPR023516
Domain description: tRNA-splicing endonuclease, archaeal long subfamily
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease

Structure domains

CATH CATH domains
3.40.1350.10
Class: Alpha Beta
Architecture: 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology: Trna Endonuclease; Chain: A, domain 1
Homology: Trna Endonuclease; Chain: A, domain 1
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2gjw contains 4 copies of CATH domain 3.40.1350.10 (Trna Endonuclease; Chain: A, domain 1) in tRNA-splicing endonuclease. Showing 1 copy in chain G [auth A].
3.40.1170.20
Class: Alpha Beta
Architecture: 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology: MutS, DNA mismatch repair protein, domain I
Homology: tRNA intron endonuclease, N-terminal domain
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2gjw contains 4 copies of CATH domain 3.40.1170.20 (MutS, DNA mismatch repair protein, domain I) in tRNA-splicing endonuclease. Showing 1 copy in chain G [auth A].
3.40.1350.150
Class: Alpha Beta
Architecture: 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology: Trna Endonuclease; Chain: A, domain 1
Homology: Trna Endonuclease; Chain: A, domain 1
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2gjw contains 4 copies of CATH domain 3.40.1350.150 (Trna Endonuclease; Chain: A, domain 1) in tRNA-splicing endonuclease. Showing 1 copy in chain G [auth A].
SCOP SCOP annotations
53033
Class: Alpha and beta proteins (a/b)
Fold: Restriction endonuclease-like
Superfamily: tRNA-intron endonuclease catalytic domain-like
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2gjw contains 8 copies of SCOP domain 53033 (tRNA-intron endonuclease catalytic domain-like) in tRNA-splicing endonuclease. Showing 2 copies in chain G [auth A].
55268
Class: Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold: MutS N-terminal domain-like
Superfamily: tRNA-intron endonuclease N-terminal domain-like
Occurring in:
  1. tRNA-splicing endonuclease
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2gjw contains 8 copies of SCOP domain 55268 (tRNA-intron endonuclease N-terminal domain-like) in tRNA-splicing endonuclease. Showing 2 copies in chain G [auth A].