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    Trp_RS - tryptophanyl tRNA-synthetase family of enzymes
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    Trp_RS - tryptophanyl tRNA-synthetase family of enzymes

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    This image represents the structure of TrpRS, a novel member of the tryptophanyl tRNA-synthetase family of enzymes. By helping to link the amino acid tryptophan to a tRNA molecule, TrpRS primes the amino acid for use in protein synthesis. A cluster of iron and sulfur atoms (orange and red spheres) was unexpectedly found in the anti-codon domain, a key part of the molecule, and appears to be critical for the function of the enzyme. TrpRS was discovered in Thermotoga maritima, a rod-shaped bacterium that flourishes in high temperatures.
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    Date2008-08-06 00:00:00
    Credit LineJoint Center for Structural Genomics
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    Topic Area(s);#Genes;#Molecular Structures;#
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