Uncovering of a Short Internal Peptide Activates a tRNA Synthetase Procytokine
Uncovering of a Short Internal Peptide Activates a tRNA Synthetase Procytokine
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.c112.369439
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发表时间:
2012-06-08
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Schimmel, Paul
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作者:
Lee, Peter S.;Zhang, Hui-Min;Schimmel, Paul
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.