Identification
Name:Leucyl-tRNA synthetase
Synonyms:
  • Leucine--tRNA ligase
  • LeuRS
Gene Name:leuS
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in nucleotide binding
Specific Function:ATP + L-leucine + tRNA(Leu) = AMP + diphosphate + L-leucyl-tRNA(Leu)
Cellular Location:Cytoplasm
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
  • Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis ec00970
  • Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis ec00290
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0tRNA(Leu)+1.0tRNA(Leu)1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0L-Leucyl-tRNA+1.0L-Leucyl-tRNA
1.0Adenosine triphosphate + 1.0L-Leucine + 1.0tRNA(Leu) + 1.0tRNA(Leu) ↔ 1.0Adenosine monophosphate + 1.0Pyrophosphate + 1.0L-Leucyl-tRNA + 1.0L-Leucyl-tRNA
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SMPDB Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0tRNA(Leu)1.0Thumb+1.0Pyrophosphate+1.0L-Leucyl-tRNA(Leu)
1.0L-Leucine + 1.0Adenosine triphosphate + 1.0Hydrogen ion + 1.0tRNA(Leu) → 1.0Adenosine monophosphate + 1.0Pyrophosphate + 1.0L-Leucyl-tRNA(Leu)
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Complex Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0tRNA(Leu)1.0Thumb+1.0L-Leucyl-tRNA(Leu)+1.0Thumb
1.0Adenosine triphosphate + 1.0L-Leucine + 1.0tRNA(Leu) → 1.0Adenosine monophosphate + 1.0L-Leucyl-tRNA(Leu) + 1.0Pyrophosphate
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Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB00045Adenosine monophosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB00538Adenosine triphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB21225Hydrogen ionMetaboCard
ECMDB00687L-LeucineMetaboCard
ECMDB04142PyrophosphateMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Component
cell part
cytoplasm
intracellular part
Function
adenyl nucleotide binding
adenyl ribonucleotide binding
aminoacyl-tRNA ligase activity
ATP binding
binding
catalytic activity
leucine-tRNA ligase activity
ligase activity
ligase activity, forming aminoacyl-tRNA and related compounds
ligase activity, forming carbon-oxygen bonds
nucleoside binding
nucleotide binding
purine nucleoside binding
Process
biosynthetic process
cellular macromolecule biosynthetic process
cellular macromolecule metabolic process
leucyl-tRNA aminoacylation
macromolecule biosynthetic process
macromolecule metabolic process
metabolic process
ncRNA metabolic process
RNA metabolic process
translation
tRNA aminoacylation
tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
tRNA metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b0642
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:14.47
Left Sequence End671424
Right Sequence End674006
Gene Sequence:
>2583 bp
ATGCAAGAGCAATACCGCCCGGAAGAGATAGAATCCAAAGTACAGCTTCATTGGGATGAG
AAGCGCACATTTGAAGTAACCGAAGACGAGAGCAAAGAGAAGTATTACTGCCTGTCTATG
CTTCCCTATCCTTCTGGTCGACTACACATGGGCCACGTACGTAACTACACCATCGGTGAC
GTGATCGCCCGCTACCAGCGTATGCTGGGCAAAAACGTCCTGCAGCCGATCGGCTGGGAC
GCGTTTGGTCTGCCTGCGGAAGGCGCGGCGGTGAAAAACAACACCGCTCCGGCACCGTGG
ACGTACGACAACATCGCGTATATGAAAAACCAGCTCAAAATGCTGGGCTTTGGTTATGAC
TGGAGCCGCGAGCTGGCAACCTGTACGCCGGAATACTACCGTTGGGAACAGAAATTCTTC
ACCGAGCTGTATAAAAAAGGCCTGGTATATAAGAAGACTTCTGCGGTCAACTGGTGCCCG
AACGACCAGACCGTACTGGCGAACGAACAAGTTATCGACGGCTGCTGCTGGCGCTGCGAT
ACCAAAGTTGAACGTAAAGAGATCCCGCAGTGGTTTATCAAAATCACTGCTTACGCTGAC
GAGCTGCTCAACGATCTGGATAAACTGGATCACTGGCCAGACACCGTTAAAACCATGCAG
CGTAACTGGATCGGTCGTTCCGAAGGCGTGGAGATCACCTTCAACGTTAACGACTATGAC
AACACGCTGACCGTTTACACTACCCGCCCGGACACCTTTATGGGTTGTACCTACCTGGCG
GTAGCTGCGGGTCATCCGCTGGCGCAGAAAGCGGCGGAAAATAATCCTGAACTGGCGGCC
TTTATTGACGAATGCCGTAACACCAAAGTTGCCGAAGCTGAAATGGCGACGATGGAGAAA
AAAGGCGTCGATACTGGCTTTAAAGCGGTTCACCCATTAACGGGCGAAGAAATTCCCGTT
TGGGCAGCAAACTTCGTATTGATGGAGTACGGCACGGGCGCAGTTATGGCGGTACCGGGG
CACGACCAGCGCGACTACGAGTTTGCCTCTAAATACGGCCTGAACATCAAACCGGTTATC
CTGGCAGCTGACGGCTCTGAGCCAGATCTTTCTCAGCAAGCCCTGACTGAAAAAGGCGTG
CTGTTCAACTCTGGCGAGTTCAACGGTCTTGACCATGAAGCGGCCTTCAACGCCATCGCC
GATAAACTGACTGCGATGGGCGTTGGCGAGCGTAAAGTGAACTACCGCCTGCGCGACTGG
GGTGTTTCCCGTCAGCGTTACTGGGGCGCGCCGATTCCGATGGTGACGCTGGAAGACGGT
ACCGTAATGCCGACCCCGGACGACCAGCTGCCGGTGATCCTGCCGGAAGATGTGGTAATG
GACGGCATTACCAGCCCGATTAAAGCAGATCCGGAGTGGGCGAAAACTACCGTTAACGGT
ATGCCAGCACTGCGTGAAACCGACACTTTCGACACCTTTATGGAGTCCTCCTGGTACTAT
GCGCGCTACACTTGCCCGCAGTACAAAGAAGGTATGCTGGATTCCGAAGCGGCTAACTAC
TGGCTGCCGGTGGATATCTACATTGGTGGTATTGAACACGCCATTATGCACCTGCTCTAC
TTCCGCTTCTTCCACAAACTGATGCGTGATGCAGGCATGGTGAACTCTGACGAACCAGCG
AAACAGTTGCTGTGTCAGGGTATGGTGCTGGCAGATGCCTTCTACTATGTTGGCGAAAAC
GGCGAACGTAACTGGGTTTCCCCGGTTGATGCTATCGTTGAACGTGACGAGAAAGGCCGT
ATCGTGAAAGCGAAAGATGCGGCAGGCCATGAACTGGTTTATACCGGCATGAGCAAAATG
TCCAAGTCGAAGAACAACGGTATCGACCCGCAGGTGATGGTTGAACGTTACGGCGCGGAC
ACCGTTCGTCTGTTTATGATGTTTGCTTCTCCGGCTGATATGACTCTCGAATGGCAGGAA
TCCGGTGTGGAAGGGGCTAACCGCTTCCTGAAACGTGTCTGGAAACTGGTTTACGAGCAC
ACAGCAAAAGGTGATGTTGCGGCACTGAACGTTGATGCGCTGACTGAAAATCAGAAAGCG
CTGCGTCGCGATGTGCATAAAACGATCGCTAAAGTGACCGATGATATCGGCCGTCGTCAG
ACCTTCAACACCGCAATTGCGGCGATTATGGAGCTGATGAACAAACTGGCGAAAGCACCA
ACCGATGGCGAGCAGGATCGCGCTCTGATGCAGGAAGCACTGCTGGCCGTTGTCCGTATG
CTTAACCCGTTCACCCCGCACATCTGCTTCACGCTGTGGCAGGAACTGAAAGGCGAAGGC
GATATCGACAACGCGCCGTGGCCGGTTGCTGACGAAAAAGCGATGGTGGAAGACTCCACG
CTGGTCGTGGTGCAGGTTAACGGTAAAGTCCGTGCCAAAATCACCGTTCCGGTGGACGCA
ACGGAAGAACAGGTTCGCGAACGTGCTGGCCAGGAACATCTGGTAGCAAAATATCTTGAT
GGCGTTACTGTACGTAAAGTGATTTACGTACCAGGTAAACTCCTCAATCTGGTCGTTGGC
TAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:860
Protein Molecular Weight:97233
Protein Theoretical pI:5
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Leucyl-tRNA synthetase
MQEQYRPEEIESKVQLHWDEKRTFEVTEDESKEKYYCLSMLPYPSGRLHMGHVRNYTIGD
VIARYQRMLGKNVLQPIGWDAFGLPAEGAAVKNNTAPAPWTYDNIAYMKNQLKMLGFGYD
WSRELATCTPEYYRWEQKFFTELYKKGLVYKKTSAVNWCPNDQTVLANEQVIDGCCWRCD
TKVERKEIPQWFIKITAYADELLNDLDKLDHWPDTVKTMQRNWIGRSEGVEITFNVNDYD
NTLTVYTTRPDTFMGCTYLAVAAGHPLAQKAAENNPELAAFIDECRNTKVAEAEMATMEK
KGVDTGFKAVHPLTGEEIPVWAANFVLMEYGTGAVMAVPGHDQRDYEFASKYGLNIKPVI
LAADGSEPDLSQQALTEKGVLFNSGEFNGLDHEAAFNAIADKLTAMGVGERKVNYRLRDW
GVSRQRYWGAPIPMVTLEDGTVMPTPDDQLPVILPEDVVMDGITSPIKADPEWAKTTVNG
MPALRETDTFDTFMESSWYYARYTCPQYKEGMLDSEAANYWLPVDIYIGGIEHAIMHLLY
FRFFHKLMRDAGMVNSDEPAKQLLCQGMVLADAFYYVGENGERNWVSPVDAIVERDEKGR
IVKAKDAAGHELVYTGMSKMSKSKNNGIDPQVMVERYGADTVRLFMMFASPADMTLEWQE
SGVEGANRFLKRVWKLVYEHTAKGDVAALNVDALTENQKALRRDVHKTIAKVTDDIGRRQ
TFNTAIAAIMELMNKLAKAPTDGEQDRALMQEALLAVVRMLNPFTPHICFTLWQELKGEG
DIDNAPWPVADEKAMVEDSTLVVVQVNGKVRAKITVPVDATEEQVRERAGQEHLVAKYLD
GVTVRKVIYVPGKLLNLVVG
References
External Links:
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Uniprot ID:P07813
Uniprot Name:SYL_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:1651269
Ecogene ID:EG10532
Ecocyc:EG10532
ColiBase:b0642
Kegg Gene:b0642
EchoBASE ID:EB0527
CCDB:SYL_ECOLI
BacMap:16128625
General Reference:
  • Blattner, F. R., Plunkett, G. 3rd, Bloch, C. A., Perna, N. T., Burland, V., Riley, M., Collado-Vides, J., Glasner, J. D., Rode, C. K., Mayhew, G. F., Gregor, J., Davis, N. W., Kirkpatrick, H. A., Goeden, M. A., Rose, D. J., Mau, B., Shao, Y. (1997). "The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli K-12." Science 277:1453-1462. Pubmed: 9278503
  • Hartlein, M., Madern, D. (1987). "Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of the gene for Escherichia coli leucyl-tRNA synthetase." Nucleic Acids Res 15:10199-10210. Pubmed: 3320963
  • Hayashi, K., Morooka, N., Yamamoto, Y., Fujita, K., Isono, K., Choi, S., Ohtsubo, E., Baba, T., Wanner, B. L., Mori, H., Horiuchi, T. (2006). "Highly accurate genome sequences of Escherichia coli K-12 strains MG1655 and W3110." Mol Syst Biol 2:2006.0007. Pubmed: 16738553
  • Oshima, T., Aiba, H., Baba, T., Fujita, K., Hayashi, K., Honjo, A., Ikemoto, K., Inada, T., Itoh, T., Kajihara, M., Kanai, K., Kashimoto, K., Kimura, S., Kitagawa, M., Makino, K., Masuda, S., Miki, T., Mizobuchi, K., Mori, H., Motomura, K., Nakamura, Y., Nashimoto, H., Nishio, Y., Saito, N., Horiuchi, T., et, a. l. .. (1996). "A 718-kb DNA sequence of the Escherichia coli K-12 genome corresponding to the 12.7-28.0 min region on the linkage map." DNA Res 3:137-155. Pubmed: 8905232