The enzyme from the archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus modifies the wobble base of the CAU anticodon of the archaeal tRNAIle2 at the oxo group in position 2 of cytidine34. This modification is crucial for accurate decoding of the genetic code. In bacteria EC 6.3.4.19, tRNAIle-lysidine synthase, catalyses the modification of [tRNAIle2]-cytidine34 to [tRNAIle2]-lysidine34 .
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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
agmatine:[tRNAIle]-cytidine34 ligase
The enzyme from the archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus modifies the wobble base of the CAU anticodon of the archaeal tRNAIle2 at the oxo group in position 2 of cytidine34. This modification is crucial for accurate decoding of the genetic code. In bacteria EC 6.3.4.19, tRNAIle-lysidine synthase, catalyses the modification of [tRNAIle2]-cytidine34 to [tRNAIle2]-lysidine34 .
the precursor form of tRNAIle bearing an unmodified cytidine at the wobble position (C34) is aminoacylated with methionine (Met) and decodes the AUG codon.The Thr18-Cyt34 kinase domain first hydrolyzes ATP into AMP and diphosphate, then phosphorylates the C2 position of cytidine34 with the gamma-phosphate. Next, the amino group of agmatine attacks this position to release the phosphate and form 2-agmatinylcytidine. The Thr18-Cyt34 kinase domain also autophosphorylates the Thr18 of the enzyme, which may be involved in 2-agmatinylcytidine formation. Catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) with GTP, UTP or CTP as substrate is less than 1% compared to ATP
modification at the anticodon wobble position of archaeal tRNAIle2. According to the chemical structure of agm2C, conjugation of an agmatine moiety at the C2 position of cytosine induces a tautomeric conversion with protonation of the N3 position and imino group formation at the C4 position. This modification completely alters the proton donor-acceptor pattern of cytosine in Watson-Click hydrogen bonding to that of uracil, enabling agm2C to base pair with adenine instead of guanine. tRNAIle2 acquires the ability to decode the AUA codon via formation 2-agmatinylcytidine
modification at the anticodon wobble position of archaeal tRNAIle2. According to the chemical structure of agm2C, conjugation of an agmatine moiety at the C2 position of cytosine induces a tautomeric conversion with protonation of the N3 position and imino group formation at the C4 position. This modification completely alters the proton donor-acceptor pattern of cytosine in Watson-Click hydrogen bonding to that of uracil, enabling agm2C to base pair with adenine instead of guanine. tRNAIle2 acquires the ability to decode the AUA codon via formation 2-agmatinylcytidine
the enzyme is cocrystallized with both tRNAIle2 and ATP by the vapour-diffusion method. The crystals of the TiaSâtRNAIle2âATP complex diffract to 2.9 A resolution. The crystals belong to the hexagonal space group P3(2)21, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 131.1, c = 86.6 A