Escherichia coli Tryptophanyl-tRNA Synthetase Mutants Selected for Tryptophan Auxotrophy Implicate the Dimer Interface in Optimizing Amino Acid Binding †
Sever S, Rogers K, Rogers M, Carter C, Söll D. Escherichia coli Tryptophanyl-tRNA Synthetase Mutants Selected for Tryptophan Auxotrophy Implicate the Dimer Interface in Optimizing Amino Acid Binding †. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 32-40. PMID: 8555191, DOI: 10.1021/bi952103d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBacillus subtilisBase SequenceBinding SitesCloning, MolecularDNA PrimersEscherichia coliGenes, BacterialGeobacillus stearothermophilusHaemophilus influenzaeKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant ProteinsRestriction MappingSequence Homology, Amino AcidTryptophanTryptophan-tRNA LigaseConceptsTryptophanyl-tRNA synthetaseDimer interfaceClass I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesAmino acid bindingAmino acid activationActive siteSteady-state kinetic analysisSynthetase mutantsRossmann foldApparent KmKMSKS loopTrp lociProtein structureTrpR proteinTryptophan auxotrophDimeric enzymeAuxotrophic strainsBacillus stearothermophilusAcid bindingEscherichia coliOptimal catalysisAminoacyl adenylatesMutantsMutations