Conserved amino acids near the carboxy terminus of bacterial tyrosyl‐tRNA synthetase are involved in tRNA and Tyr‐AMP binding
Salazar J, Zuñiga R, Lefimil C, Söll D, Orellana O. Conserved amino acids near the carboxy terminus of bacterial tyrosyl‐tRNA synthetase are involved in tRNA and Tyr‐AMP binding. FEBS Letters 2001, 491: 257-260. PMID: 11240138, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02214-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine MonophosphateBacterial ProteinsCloning, MolecularConserved SequenceDimerizationEscherichia coliGammaproteobacteriaGene ExpressionGenetic Complementation TestGeobacillus stearothermophilusMutagenesis, Site-DirectedRNA, TransferSequence Homology, Amino AcidStructure-Activity RelationshipTyrosineTyrosine-tRNA LigaseConceptsBacterial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetasesBacterial tyrosyl tRNA synthetaseConserved amino acidsAmino acidsAmino acid identityAmino-terminal regionActive site domainCarboxy-terminal segmentTyrosyl-tRNA synthetasesTyrosyl-tRNA synthetaseAcid identityLargest subfamilyCarboxy terminusSite domainTRNA bindingEnzyme functionTyr-AMPTRNATyrRSResiduesEquivalent roleBindingH306S356K395