Figure 3
Model of the TmTrpRS–tRNA complex. (a) Overall view of the complex. TmTrpRS is shown as a gray-blue ribbon and tRNA as an orange trace. The anticodon bases, Cys266 and the [4Fe–4S] cluster are shown as stick models. Close-up view of the interaction of TrpRS–tRNA with the anticodon (CCA) region. Cyt34 of the tRNA molecule interacts with the iron of the cluster via Cys266. The model was based on the structure of the human TrpRS–tRNA complex (PDB code 1r6t
). (b) Close-up view of the loop conformation of TmTrpRS (pink) near the [4Fe–4S] cluster (pink sticks) compared with the helix (Asp382–Asn389) of the human TrpRS–tRNA complex (gray–blue) and BsTrpRS (yellow). |