› 5j58

X-ray diffraction
2.8Å resolution

Trypanosoma brucei methionyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with inhibitor (Chem 1856)

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb5j58/pdb
PDB entry 5j58 coloured by chain, front view.
PDB entry 5j58 coloured by chain, side view.
PDB entry 5j58 coloured by chain, top view.
Source organism: Trypanosoma brucei brucei TREU927
Primary publication:
Structure-guided design of novel Trypanosoma brucei Methionyl-tRNA synthetase inhibitors.
Huang W, Zhang Z, Barros-Álvarez X, Koh CY, Ranade RM, Gillespie JR, Creason SA, Shibata S, Verlinde CLMJ, Hol WGJ, Buckner FS, Fan E
Eur J Med Chem 124 1081-1092 (2016)
PMID: 27788467

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed: 
ATP + L-methionine + tRNA(Met) = AMP + diphosphate + L-methionyl-tRNA(Met)
Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
  • not assigned
Sequence domains:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
monomeric (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-174405 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
methionine--tRNA ligase Chains: A, B
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B
Length: 542 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 61.33 KDa
Source organism: Trypanosoma brucei brucei TREU927
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q38C91 (Residues: 237-773; Coverage: 70%)
Gene name: Tb10.70.6470
Sequence domains:
Structure domains:

Ligands and Environments

4 bound ligands:
Ligand MET 1 x MET
Ligand GOL 3 x GOL
Ligand DMS 3 x DMS
Ligand N56 1 x N56
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: RIGAKU
Spacegroup: P212121
Unit cell:
a: 86.97Å b: 106.03Å c: 207.31Å
α: 90° β: 90° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.203 0.202 0.23
Expression system: Escherichia coli

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Citations

4 review citations

Roles of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in immune regulation and immune diseases.
Nie et al. (2019)
3 more