Protein
Probable tyrosine--tRNA ligase, mitochondrial
Organism
Dictyostelium discoideum
Function
Catalyzes the attachment of tyrosine to tRNA(Tyr) in a two-step reaction: tyrosine is first activated by ATP to form Tyr-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of tRNA(Tyr).
Similarity
Belongs to the class-I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family.
Sequence
MIRNFTKGLLINNLNINKFGSTKIRPFCSTITKNDKNNVINILKKRGFIHQMTASDIEMIKMTSTNNNNNNDNNNNNNNNKVSLYAGFDPTADSLHIGNLLTLMVMLHFKRHGHNPIALMGGATALIGDPSGKSSDRVMLTEEFIEGNLKHIRENITAVLGEDTLVVNNIEWNKTMDVISFLREVGSYFRVGSMIKKDFIQNRLSDSNENGISFTEFCYSLFQANDFAHLFLKHGCSIQIGGSDQWGNITAGCDLIRKKLKGNAQGITIPLLTNSAGKKLGKSEGNSIWLSPHRTSPYKFYQYWIQVSDEDVERLLKLFTLIPLEEISILVQKHNENPHLRLGQKTIAEHVTRLIHGQKGVEEALNTTELLFGESNKLLTPNASTTKIGDFDIGYLLSRVNFIELERSKFVDNQTEPILNLFAQISDASKSKVKQLLQSKSIYLNNIPVASNSQFIQSSDLIANDFIYLKSGKKIYYLIKFI