Structure of PDB 1g59 Chain A Binding Site BS01

Receptor Information
>1g59 Chain A (length=468) Species: 274 (Thermus thermophilus) [Search protein sequence] [Download receptor structure] [Download structure with residue number starting from 1] [View receptor structure]
MVVTRIAPSPTGDPHVGTAYIALFNYAWARRNGGRFIVRIEDTDRARYVP
GAEERILAALKWLGLSYDEGPDVAAPTGPYRQSERLPLYQKYAEELLKRG
WAYRAFETPEELEQIRKEKGGYDGRARNIPPEEAEERARRGEPHVIRLKV
PRPGTTEVKDELRGVVVYDNQEIPDVVLLKSDGYPTYHLANVVDDHLMGV
TDVIRAEEWLVSTPIHVLLYRAFGWEAPRFYHMPLLRNPDKTKISKRKSH
TSLDWYKAEGFLPEALRNYLCLMGFSMPDGREIFTLEEFIQAFTWERVSL
GGPVFDLEKLRWMNGKYIREVLSLEEVAERVKPFLREAGLSWESEAYLRR
AVELMRPRFDTLKEFPEKARYLFTEDYPVSEKAQRKLEEGLPLLKELYPR
LRAQEEWTEAALEALLRGFAAEKGVKLGQVAQPLRAALTGSLETPGLFEI
LALLGKERALRRLERALA
Ligand information
>1g59 Chain B (length=75) [Search RNA sequence] [Download ligand structure] [Download structure with residue number starting from 1] [View ligand structure]
ggccccaucgucuagcgguuaggacgcggcccucucaaggccgaaacggg
gguucgauucccccuggggucacca
<<<<<<<..<<<<........>>>>.<<<<<.......>>>>>....<<<
<<.......>>>>>>>>>>>>....
Receptor-Ligand Complex Structure
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PDB1g59 Structural basis for anticodon recognition by discriminating glutamyl-tRNA synthetase.
Resolution2.4 Å
Binding residue
(original residue number in PDB)		D44 R45 A46 R47 P109 V145 R163 V166 E172 V177 K180 S181 D182 E207 E208 R237 K241 T242 K243 M273 G274 E282 S299 L300 P303 V304 K309 W312 R319 P357 R358 R417 K426 L427 Q432 R435 L442 E443 T444 P445 G446 L447 F448
Binding residue
(residue number reindexed from 1)		D44 R45 A46 R47 P109 V145 R163 V166 E172 V177 K180 S181 D182 E207 E208 R237 K241 T242 K243 M273 G274 E282 S299 L300 P303 V304 K309 W312 R319 P357 R358 R417 K426 L427 Q432 R435 L442 E443 T444 P445 G446 L447 F448
Binding affinityPDBbind-CN: Kd=4.7uM
Enzymatic activity
Enzyme Commision number 6.1.1.17: glutamate--tRNA ligase.
Gene Ontology
Molecular Function
GO:0000049 tRNA binding
GO:0000166 nucleotide binding
GO:0004812 aminoacyl-tRNA ligase activity
GO:0004818 glutamate-tRNA ligase activity
GO:0005524 ATP binding
GO:0008270 zinc ion binding
Biological Process
GO:0006412 translation
GO:0006418 tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
GO:0006424 glutamyl-tRNA aminoacylation
GO:0043039 tRNA aminoacylation
Cellular Component
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
GO:0005829 cytosol

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External links
PDB RCSB:1g59, PDBe:1g59, PDBj:1g59
PDBsum1g59
PubMed11224561
UniProtP27000|SYE_THET8 Glutamate--tRNA ligase (Gene Name=gltX)

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