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Literature summary for 6.1.1.4 extracted from

  • Vu, M.T.; Martinis, S.A.
    A unique insert of leucyl-tRNA synthetase is required for aminoacylation and not amino acid editing (2007), Biochemistry, 46, 5170-5176.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
DTT
-
Escherichia coli

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
gene leuS, expression of His-tagged wild-type and mutant enzymes in strain BL21(DE3) Escherichia coli

Protein Variants

Protein Variants Comment Organism
additional information deletion of the unique inserted leucine-specific domain of LeuRS primarily impacts kcat, chimeric LeuRS and ValRS mutants restore limited aminoacylation actiVity, overview Escherichia coli

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
additional information
-
additional information kinetics of chimeric mutants Escherichia coli
0.00073
-
tRNALeu pH 7.5, 37°C, recombinant wild-type enzyme Escherichia coli
0.002
-
tRNALeu pH 7.5, 37°C, recombinant LS-domain deletion mutant Escherichia coli

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+
-
Escherichia coli

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

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

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Escherichia coli
-
gene leuS
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
recombinant His-tagged wild-type and mutant enzymes from strain BL21(DE3) by nickel affinity chromatography Escherichia coli

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
-
-
Escherichia coli

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
ATP + L-leucine + tRNALeu
-
Escherichia coli AMP + diphosphate + L-leucyl-tRNALeu
-
?
ATP + L-leucine + tRNALeu a two step reaction, the first of which is reversible, overview, the unique inserted leucine-specific domain of LeuRS is required for aminoacylation and not amino acid editing, the domain interacts with the tRNA during amino acid activation and/or tRNA aminoacylation, it might aid the dynamic translocation process that moves tRNA from the aminoacylation to the editing complex, overview Escherichia coli AMP + diphosphate + L-leucyl-tRNALeu
-
?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Leucyl-tRNA synthetase
-
Escherichia coli
LeuRS
-
Escherichia coli

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
37
-
assay at Escherichia coli

Turnover Number [1/s]

Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.9
-
tRNALeu pH 7.5, 37°C, recombinant LS-domain deletion mutant Escherichia coli
9.6
-
tRNALeu pH 7.5, 37°C, recombinant wild-type enzyme Escherichia coli

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.5
-
assay at Escherichia coli

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
ATP
-
Escherichia coli