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Literature summary for 6.1.1.4 extracted from

  • Ma, J.J.; Zhao, M.W.; Wang, E.D.
    Split leucine-specific domain of leucyl-tRNA synthetase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus (2006), Biochemistry, 45, 14809-14816.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
individual expression of His-tagged alpha- and beta-subunits in Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3) Aquifex aeolicus

Protein Variants

Protein Variants Comment Organism
K599A site-directed mutagenesis, the mutation of the residue in the alpha-subunit involved in catalysis only slightly affects the enzyme activity Aquifex aeolicus
K599A/K600A site-directed mutagenesis, the mutation of the residue in the alpha-subunit involved in catalysis only slightly affects the enzyme activity Aquifex aeolicus
K599A/K600A/K605A/K606A site-directed mutagenesis, the mutation of the residue in the alpha-subunit involved in catalysis only slightly affects the enzyme activity Aquifex aeolicus
K600A site-directed mutagenesis, the mutation of the residue in the alpha-subunit involved in catalysis only slightly affects the enzyme activity Aquifex aeolicus
K605A site-directed mutagenesis, the mutation of the residue in the alpha-subunit involved in catalysis only slightly affects the enzyme activity Aquifex aeolicus
K605A/K606A site-directed mutagenesis, the mutation of the residue in the alpha-subunit involved in catalysis only slightly affects the enzyme activity Aquifex aeolicus
K606A site-directed mutagenesis, the mutation of the residue in the alpha-subunit involved in catalysis only slightly affects the enzyme activity Aquifex aeolicus
additional information construction of diverse truncation mutants, ATP-diphosphate-exchange and aminoacylation activities, and ability to charge minihelixLeu of alpha and beta subunit mutants, overview Aquifex aeolicus

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
additional information
-
additional information kinetics of recombinant trunacted mutants, overview Aquifex aeolicus
0.0003
-
tRNALeuGAG pH 6.8, 65°C, recombinant wild-type enzyme Aquifex aeolicus
0.006
-
L-leucine pH 6.8, 65°C, recombinant wild-type enzyme Aquifex aeolicus
0.1123
-
ATP pH 6.8, 65°C, recombinant wild-type enzyme Aquifex aeolicus

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+
-
Aquifex aeolicus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
ATP + L-leucine + tRNALeu Aquifex aeolicus
-
AMP + diphosphate + L-leucyl-tRNALeu
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Aquifex aeolicus
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
recombinant His-tagged alpha- and beta-subunits from Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3) by nickel affinity chromatography Aquifex aeolicus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
ATP + L-leucine + tRNALeu
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Aquifex aeolicus AMP + diphosphate + L-leucyl-tRNALeu
-
?
ATP + L-leucine + tRNALeu recombinant tRNALeu substrate, two peptides of eight and nine amino acid residues in the domain located in the alpha subunit are essential for the enzyme’s activity Aquifex aeolicus AMP + diphosphate + L-leucyl-tRNALeu
-
?
ATP + L-leucine + tRNALeuGAG
-
Aquifex aeolicus AMP + diphosphate + L-leucyl-tRNALeuGAG
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
dimer (alphabeta) heterodimer with a large extra domain, the leucine-specific domain, inserted into the catalytic domain, the subunit split site is exactly in the middle of the leucine-specific domain and may have a unique function, two peptides of eight and nine amino acid residues in the domain located in the alpha subunit are essential for the enzyme’s activity Aquifex aeolicus

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Leucyl-tRNA synthetase
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Aquifex aeolicus
LeuRS
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Aquifex aeolicus

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
37 65 broad temperature optimum Aquifex aeolicus

Turnover Number [1/s]

Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
1.4
-
L-leucine pH 6.8, 65°C, recombinant wild-type enzyme Aquifex aeolicus
1.5
-
tRNALeuGAG pH 6.8, 65°C, recombinant wild-type enzyme Aquifex aeolicus
1.81
-
ATP pH 6.8, 65°C, recombinant wild-type enzyme Aquifex aeolicus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6.8
-
assay at Aquifex aeolicus

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
ATP
-
Aquifex aeolicus