Structural analysis of the multienzyme aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetase complex: A three‐domain model based on reversible chemical crosslinking

Abstract

A subset of eukaryotic aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetases (a‐RS) are contained in a multienzyme complex for which little structural detail is known. Three reversible chemical crosslinking reagents have been used to investigate the arrangement of polypeptides within this particle as isolated from rabbit reticulocytes. Identification of the crosslinked protein pairs was accomplished by two‐dimensional SDS diagonal gel electrophoresis. Seventeen neighboring protein pairs have been identified. Eight are seen with at least two reagents: K‐RS:p38, D‐RS:K‐RS, R‐RS dimer, K‐RS dimer, K‐RS:Q‐RS, E/P‐RS:K‐RS, E/P‐RS:I‐RS, and Q‐RS with one of the nonsynthetase proteins. Nine more are observed with one reagent: D‐RS dimer, R‐RS:p43, D‐RS:Q‐RS, D‐RS:M‐RS, K‐RS:L‐RS, I‐RS:R‐RS, D‐RS:E/P‐RS, I‐RS:Q‐RS, I‐RS:L‐RS. One trimeric association is seen: E/P‐RS:I‐RS:L‐RS.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Source ID
10.1002/pro.5560070108

Entities

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  • J. Anthony Warrington
  • Mona T. Norcum

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  • Army Research Office

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  • Chemistry

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  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry