title: [A comparative study of phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetases from Escherichia coli and Thermus thermophilus by the tritium topography method].
abstract: A comparative study of thermostability and amino acid composition of phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetases from E. coli and Thermus thermophilus HB8 has been carried out. In the thermophilic protein the proline, leucine, phenylalanine, arginine content was considerably increased, whereas that of asparagine, isoleucine, serine, threonine and lysine was decreased as compared to the mesophilic protein. Using tritium topography, Pro, (Leu + Ile) and Gly were found to be the most accessible on the surfaces of the both enzymes. In the E. coli enzyme the threonine residues were also easy to access, while on the surface of the thermophilic enzyme arginine residues were more abundant. A quantitative assay of the surface compositions revealed the increased exposure of (Leu + Ile) residues in the thermophilic protein as well as of the charged asparagine and arginine residues. A possible relationship of the observed effects to thermostability is discussed.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Bobkova
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Gedrovich
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Ankilova
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Lavrik
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Baratova
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Shishkov
mesh_terms: D004795:Enzyme Stability / Q000502:physiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D010652:Phenylalanine-tRNA Ligase / Q000737:chemistry*; D013824:Thermus / Q000201:enzymology*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D014316:Tritium; D010652:Phenylalanine-tRNA Ligase
vernacular_title: Sravnitel'noe issledovanie fenilalanil-tRNK-sintetaz iz Escherichia coli i Thermus thermophilus metodom tritievoĭ planigrafii.