5.4.99.12: tRNA pseudouridine38-40 synthase
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Synonyms
Deg1, Deg1p, hisT, mPus3p, pseudouridine synthase, pseudouridine synthase 3, pseudouridine synthase I, PSUI, PUS3, Pus3p, tRNA pseudouridine synthase 3, tRNA pseudouridine synthase I, TruA
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Reaction on EC 5.4.99.12 - tRNA pseudouridine38-40 synthase
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chemical evidence against a covalent cysteine intermediate in the rearrangement mechanism of uridine to pseudouridine
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tRNA uridine38-40 = tRNA pseudouridine38-40
structural, computational, and functional studies provide the basis for a substrate recognition model for the regional selectivity. By binding to the conserved parts of tRNAs (elbow and D stem backbone), TruA recognizes multiple tRNAs independent of sequence variations. Anchored at these two regions, TruA positions the anticodon stem loop near the active site without constraining its flexibility, thereby increasing the effective concentration of each target position, 38, 39, and 40, in the vicinity of the active site. The thermal motions of the anticodon stem loop allow the nucleotides at each of the three sites to be dynamically accessible for modification. TruA utilizes the intrinsic flexibility of the anticodon stem loop for site promiscuity and also to select against intrinsically stable tRNAs
tRNA uridine38-40 = tRNA pseudouridine38-40
the mechanism of pseudouridine synthase I is deduced from its interaction with 5-fluorouracil-tRNA. The covalent complex formed between pseudouridine synthase I and 5-fluorouracil-tRNA involves Michael adduct formation between Asp60 of pseudouridine synthase I and the 6-carbon of 5-fluorouracil39 of tRNA to form a covalent pseudouridine synthase I-5-fluorouracil-tRNA complex