| Literature DB >> 22549774 |
Peter S Lee1, Hui-Min Zhang, Alan G Marshall, Xiang-Lei Yang, Paul Schimmel.
Abstract
In higher organisms, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases developed receptor-mediated ex-translational functions that are activated by various natural mechanisms. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange combined with mass spectrometry and small-angle x-ray scattering showed that activation of the cytokine function of the 528-amino acid human tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase was associated with pinpointed uncovering of a miniature internal ELR tripeptide that triggers receptor signaling. The results reveal the structural simplicity of how the ex-translational function is implemented.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22549774 PMCID: PMC3370235 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.C112.369439
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biol Chem ISSN: 0021-9258 Impact factor: 5.157