3PRH

tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase Val144Pro mutant from B. subtilis


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.275 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.237 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Importance of single molecular determinants in the fidelity of expanded genetic codes.

Antonczak, A.K.Simova, Z.Yonemoto, I.T.Bochtler, M.Piasecka, A.Czapinska, H.Brancale, A.Tippmann, E.M.

(2011) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108: 1320-1325

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1012276108
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3PRH

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The site-selective encoding of noncanonical amino acids (NAAs) is a powerful technique for the installation of novel chemical functional groups in proteins. This is often achieved by recoding a stop codon and requires two additional components: an evolved aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (AARS) and a cognate tRNA. Analysis of the most successful AARSs reveals common characteristics. The highest fidelity NAA systems derived from the Methanocaldococcus jannaschii tyrosyl AARS feature specific mutations to two residues reported to interact with the hydroxyl group of the substrate tyrosine. We demonstrate that the restoration of just one of these determinants for amino acid specificity results in the loss of fidelity as the evolved AARSs become noticeably promiscuous. These results offer a partial explanation of a recently retracted strategy for the synthesis of glycoproteins. Similarly, we reinvestigated a tryptophanyl AARS reported to allow the site-selective incorporation of 5-hydroxy tryptophan within mammalian cells. In multiple experiments, the enzyme displayed elements of promiscuity despite its previous characterization as a high fidelity enzyme. Given the many similarities of the TyrRSs and TrpRSs reevaluated here, our findings can be largely combined, and in doing so they reinforce the long-established central dogma regarding the molecular basis by which these enzymes contribute to the fidelity of translation. Thus, our view is that the central claims of fidelity reported in several NAA systems remain unproven and unprecedented.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT United Kingdom.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase
A, B
388Bacillus subtilisMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: 939361BSU11420synthetic gene codon optimized for Escherichia colitrpS
EC: 6.1.1.2
UniProt
Find proteins for P21656 (Bacillus subtilis (strain 168))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P21656
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UniProt GroupP21656
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.275 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.237 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 49.258α = 90
b = 119.816β = 90
c = 127.353γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
ADSCdata collection
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2011-01-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2014-11-12
    Changes: Structure summary
  • Version 1.3: 2023-09-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description