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ArticleNucleic acids research2013

Quaternary structure of the yeast Arc1p-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complex in solution and its compaction upon binding of tRNAs.

Christine Koehler, Adam Round, Hannes Simader, Dietrich Suck, Dmitri Svergun

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Christine KoehlerStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg 69117, Germany.
Adam Round
Hannes Simader
Dietrich Suck
Dmitri Svergun

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRS) GluRS and MetRS form a complex with the auxiliary protein cofactor Arc1p. The latter binds the N-terminal domains of both synthetases increasing their affinity for the transfer-RNA (tRNA) substrates tRNA(Met) and tRNA(Glu). Until now, structural information was available only on the enzymatic domains of the individual aaRSs but not on their complexes with associated cofactors. We have analysed the yeast Arc1p-complexes in solution by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The ternary complex of MetRS and GluRS with Arc1p, displays a peculiar extended star-like shape, implying possible flexibility of the complex. We reconstituted in vitro a pentameric complex and demonstrated by electrophoretic mobility shift assay that the complex is active and contains tRNA(Met) and tRNA(Glu), in addition to the three protein partners. SAXS reveals that binding of the tRNAs leads to a dramatic compaction of the pentameric complex compared to the ternary one. A hybrid low-resolution model of the pentameric complex is constructed rationalizing the compaction effect by the interactions of negatively charged tRNA backbones with the positively charged tRNA-binding domains of the synthetases.

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Electrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayGlutamate-tRNA LigaseMethionine-tRNA LigaseModels, MolecularProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Transfer, GluRNA, Transfer, MetSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsScattering, Small AngleX-Ray DiffractionARC1 protein, S cerevisiaeGlutamate-tRNA LigaseMethionine-tRNA LigaseRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Transfer, GluRNA, Transfer, MetSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID23161686
PMCPMC3592460

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