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The zinc-binding site of Escherichia coli glutamyl-tRNA synthetase is located in the acceptor-binding domain. Studies by extended x-ray absorption fine structure, molecular modeling, and site-directed mutagenesis. 1995

J Liu, and Y Gagnon, and J Gauthier, and L Furenlid, and P J L'Heureux, and M Auger, and O Nureki, and S Yokoyama, and J Lapointe
Département de Biochimie, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie, Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada.

The zinc contents of fragments of Escherichia coli glutamyl-tRNA synthetase, as well as the conservation of the CYC sequence only in zinc-containing glutamyl-tRNA synthetases, suggested that the 98CYCX24-CRHSHEHHADDEPC138 includes some or all residues involved in binding its zinc atom (Liu, J., Lin, S.-X., Blochet, J.-E., Pézolet, M., and Lapointe, J. (1993) Biochemistry 32, 11390-11396). Extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) shows that this zinc atom has a four-coordinate non-planar coordination environment with 3 sulfur and 1 nitrogen atoms with bond lengths, respectively, 2.37 +/- 0.02 A and 2.01 +/- 0.02 A, presumably belonging to 3 cysteine residues and 1 histidine residue. Conservative replacement of each histidine and cysteine residue of the 98C-138C segment, respectively, with glutamine (Q) and serine (S), yields variants H129Q, H131Q, H132Q, and C138S (which sustain the growth at 42 degrees C of E. coli JP1449, whose glutamyl-tRNA synthetase is thermosensitive) and C98S, C100S, C125S, and H127Q (which do not). The amount of this enzyme in these mutants is at least 1 order of magnitude larger than that in a wild type strain; however, no glutamyl-tRNA synthetase activity is detectable in extracts of the variants C100S and C125S, whereas its specific activity in those of C98S and H127Q is about 10-fold lower than in cells overproducing the wild type enzyme or the variants H129Q, H131Q, H132Q, and C138S. These results indicate that the zinc atom present in E. coli glutamyl-tRNA synthetase is bound by the 2 evolutionarily conserved cysteines at positions 98 and 100, and by Cys125 and His127. Molecular modeling of the N-terminal half of this enzyme, using the known structure of E. coli glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase, supports this conclusion and suggests that the 98C-127H segment does not have the characteristics of the classical zinc fingers.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008958 Models, Molecular Models used experimentally or theoretically to study molecular shape, electronic properties, or interactions; includes analogous molecules, computer-generated graphics, and mechanical structures. Molecular Models,Model, Molecular,Molecular Model
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D004331 Drosophila melanogaster A species of fruit fly frequently used in genetics because of the large size of its chromosomes. D. melanogaster,Drosophila melanogasters,melanogaster, Drosophila
D004926 Escherichia coli A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc. Alkalescens-Dispar Group,Bacillus coli,Bacterium coli,Bacterium coli commune,Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli,E coli,EAggEC,Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,Enterococcus coli,Diffusely Adherent E. coli,Enteroaggregative E. coli,Enteroinvasive E. coli,Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
D005975 Glutamate-tRNA Ligase An enzyme that activates glutamic acid with its specific transfer RNA. EC 6.1.1.17. Glutamyl T RNA Synthetase,Glu-tRNA Ligase,Glutamyl-tRNA Synthetase,Glu tRNA Ligase,Glutamate tRNA Ligase,Glutamyl tRNA Synthetase,Ligase, Glu-tRNA,Ligase, Glutamate-tRNA,Synthetase, Glutamyl-tRNA
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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