CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Bira Bifunctional Protein; Domain 2
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

6.1.1.26
Pyrrolysine--tRNA(Pyl) ligase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q8PWY1
ATP + L-pyrrolysine + tRNA(Pyl) = AMP + diphosphate + L-pyrrolysyl- tRNA(Pyl).
-!- In organisms such as Methanosarcina barkeri that incorporate the modified amino acid pyrrolysine (Pyl) into certain methylamine methyltransferases, an unusual tRNA(Pyl), with a CUA anticodon, can be charged directly with pyrrolysine by this class II aminoacyl- -tRNA ligase. -!- Specific for pyrrolysine as substrate as it cannot be replaced by lysine or any of the other natural amino acids.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q8PWY1
PYLS_METMA
Methanosarcina mazei Go1
Pyrrolysine--tRNA ligase

PDB Structure

PDB 2Q7E
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structure of pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase, an archaeal enzyme for genetic code innovation.
Kavran, J.M., Gundllapalli, S., O'donoghue, P., Englert, M., Soll, D., Steitz, T.A.
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.Usa