CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Tyrosyl-Transfer RNA Synthetase
Functional Family Tyrosine--tRNA ligase

Enzyme Information

6.1.1.1
Tyrosine--tRNA ligase.
based on mapping to UniProt P54577
ATP + L-tyrosine + tRNA(Tyr) = AMP + diphosphate + L-tyrosyl-tRNA(Tyr).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P54577
SYYC_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Tyrosine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic

PDB Structure

PDB 1Q11
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal structures that suggest late development of genetic code components for differentiating aromatic side chains
Yang, X.-L., Otero, F.J., Skene, R.J., McRee, D.E., Schimmel, P., Ribas De Pouplana, L.
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA