Methanococcus jannaschii Prolyl-Cysteinyl-tRNA Synthetase Possesses Overlapping Amino Acid Binding Sites †
Stathopoulos C, Jacquin-Becker C, Becker H, Li T, Ambrogelly A, Longman R, Söll D. Methanococcus jannaschii Prolyl-Cysteinyl-tRNA Synthetase Possesses Overlapping Amino Acid Binding Sites †. Biochemistry 2000, 40: 46-52. PMID: 11141055, DOI: 10.1021/bi002108x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acidsTRNA synthetaseProtein translation apparatusCysteinyl-tRNA synthetase activityCognate tRNA speciesSite-directed mutagenesisAmino acid activationAbsence of tRNAAmino acid residuesSynthetase activityTranslation apparatusMethanococcus jannaschiiTRNA speciesCysteine activationUnusual enzymeDifferent amino acidsMutant enzymesCysteine bindingProline bindingProlyl-tRNA synthetase activityAcid residuesAminoacyl-tRNAPosition 103Single enzyme