Protein
Probable glutamate--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic
Organism
Dictyostelium discoideum
Function
Catalyzes the attachment of glutamate to tRNA(Glu) in a two-step reaction: glutamate is first activated by ATP to form Glu-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of tRNA(Glu).
Similarity
Belongs to the class-I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family. Glutamate--tRNA ligase type 2 subfamily.
Sequence
MSKAKDTGILRFDDTPLAATFPLVAIITSKVVGGVKIVGRKGLDSTEFSIVGTQDSLKGSYVIAKYLARTTPSLSLYGENALSASKIDEFIDKFAHLKSEKFNEFLKEMNEYLTLRAFLIGFNLTLADIVLFARIKMVKEIQEEINKLGKTIPHLNRWYGYLSQLESFVEADNAFNGKKETKASGKAGAEGTAATTEKVAPQKGAMGWVGNFEALNLPGLVEGKVVTRFPPEPSGYMHIGHCKAAIINNYYAEKYNGKIIIRFDDTNPSKEKEEYVENIIKDINNLGIKYEKITHTSDYFDLIHDYAIQMIKEGIAYCDDTPQVKMSEERDNAIESVHRNNSVEKNLEMFDEMKKATEQGVKCVLRAKLDMAHIDKAFRDPAIYRCNSTPHHRTGDKYKVYPLYDFACPIVDSVEGITHALRSNEYNNKRNLYNHYLEILHLENKPYISDYSRLSFFNVLLSKRKLQHFVDTGLVSGWTDPRLPTLQGITRRGLTVAALKEFILSQGASAANTTLDLGKLFVGNKAVLEPTCPRYTAIAKATAVKFTLSNGPTLPEVKDCLKYAKDPSMGTKKVTFSNNLLLEGDDCNQIKEGEEVTLMNWGNAIVETLQRNENGDVVSMTGKLHLEGDVKKTDKKLSWLSSDCADTVTVVLQDYDYIITKPKLEDGDDLDTFTNKNSKFEIEAFTDENILTLKLNDKIQFERRGFFNVDQVGDGVKPYILIYIPSGPIKPAGAALYPFKKVEKVAAPVNPKPTAKKQEKQSKK