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tRNA-binding arm superfamily
SCOP classification
InterPro annotation
| Cross references | IPR010978 SSF46589 Protein matches |
| Abstract | This entry represents an alpha-helical tRNA-binding arm found in class I and II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase enzymes, as well as in the methicillin resistance protein FemA.
The tRNA-binding arm domain is conserved between class I and class II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase enzymes , consisting of two alpha helices in an antiparallel hairpin with a left-handed twist. The appended tRNA-binding domains recognize a small number of nucleotides that are conserved specifically in each cognate tRNA species for the discrimination between the cognate and noncognate tRNAs [ 12554880]. These nucleotides are called identity elements, and constitute the identity set. The tRNA-binding arm occurs as the C-terminal domain in some class I enzymes, such as valyl-tRNA synthetase, and as the N-terminal domain in some class II enzymes, such as phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase.
The methicillin resistance protein, FemA (factors essential for methicillin resistance), contains a probable tRNA-binding arm that is similar in structure to those found in tRNA synthetases. In FemA, the tRNA-binding arm is inserted into the C-terminal NAT-like domain, and is thought to bind tRNA-glycine. FemA, along with FemB and FemX, plays a vital role in peptidoglycan biosynthesis specific to Staphylococci [12176388]. |
InterPro database
Functional annotation
| General category | Information |
| Detailed category | Translation |
Function annotation of SCOP domain superfamilies
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Internal database links
The SUPERFAMILY hidden Markov model library has been used to carry
out SCOP domain assignments to all genomes at the superfamily level. Click on the 'Genome Assignments'
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There are 4 hidden Markov models representing the tRNA-binding arm superfamily. Information on how the models are built, and plots showing hydrophobicity, match emmission probabilities and insertion/deletion probabilities can be viewed by clicking on the icon above.
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