CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Nucleic acid-binding proteins
Functional Family Aspartate--tRNA(Asp/Asn) ligase

Enzyme Information

6.1.1.12
Aspartate--tRNA ligase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q52428
ATP + L-aspartate + tRNA(Asp) = AMP + diphosphate + L-aspartyl-tRNA(Asp).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q52428
SYD_THEKO
Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1
Aspartate--tRNA(Asp) ligase

PDB Structure

PDB 1B8A
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of aspartyl-tRNA synthetase from Pyrococcus kodakaraensis KOD: archaeon specificity and catalytic mechanism of adenylate formation.
Schmitt, E., Moulinier, L., Fujiwara, S., Imanaka, T., Thierry, J.C., Moras, D.
EMBO J.