Structure of the N-terminal extension of human aspartyl-tRNA synthetase: Implications for its biological function

Hae Kap Cheong; Jin Young Park; Eun Hee Kim; Chulhyun Lee; Sunghoon Kim; Youngsoo Kim; Byong Seok Choi; Chaejoon Cheong

doi:10.1016/S1357-2725(03)00070-0

Structure of the N-terminal extension of human aspartyl-tRNA synthetase: Implications for its biological function

Hae Kap Cheong, Jin Young Park, Eun Hee Kim, Chulhyun Lee, Sunghoon Kim, Youngsoo Kim, Byong Seok Choi, Chaejoon Cheong

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Abstract

Human aspartyl-tRNA synthetase (hDRS) contains an extension at the N-terminus, which is involved in the transfer of Asp-tRNA to elongation factor α1 (EF1α). The structure of the N-terminal extension is critical to its function. Conformational studies on the synthetic, 21-residue N-terminal extension peptide (Thr⁵-Lys²⁵) of human aspartyl-tRNA synthetase using ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, showed that the C-terminus adopts a regular α-helix with amphiphilicity, while the N-terminus shows a less-ordered structure with a flexible β-turn. The observed characteristics suggest a structural switch model, such that when the tRNA is in the stretched conformation, the peptide reduces the rate of dissociation of Asp-tRNA from human aspartyl-tRNA synthetase, and provides enough time for elongation factor 1α to interact with the Asp-tRNA. Following Asp-tRNA transfer to EF1α, the peptide assumes the folded conformation. The structural switch model supports the direct transfer mechanism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1548-1557
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Volume	35
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1357-2725(03)00070-0
Publication status	Published - 2003 Nov 1

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This work was supported by the National Research Laboratory Program and Strategic National R&D Program (to C.C.), and supported in part by the National Creative Research Initiatives Program (to B.-S.C.) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Republic of Korea.

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