CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily HUPs
Functional Family Tryptophan--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic

Enzyme Information

6.1.1.2
Tryptophan--tRNA ligase.
based on mapping to UniProt P23381
ATP + L-tryptophan + tRNA(Trp) = AMP + diphosphate + L-tryptophyl- tRNA(Trp).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P23381
SYWC_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Tryptophan--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic

PDB Structure

PDB 5UJJ
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
An alternative conformation of human TrpRS suggests a role of zinc in activating non-enzymatic function.
Xu, X., Zhou, H., Zhou, Q., Hong, F., Vo, M.N., Niu, W., Wang, Z., Xiong, X., Nakamura, K., Wakasugi, K., Schimmel, P., Yang, X.L.
RNA Biol