Journal articleAuthors : Loeff, Luuk (2023)
RTCB is the catalytic subunit of the metazoan tRNA ligase complex (tRNA-LC) that plays essential roles in tRNA biogenesis and unfolded protein response. The catalytic center of RTCB contains a conserved cysteine that is susceptible to metal ion-induced oxidative inactivation. The flavin-containing oxidoreductase PYROXD1 preserves the activity of mammalian tRNA-LC in a NAD(P)H-dependent manner, but its protective mechanism remains elusive. Here we report a cryo-EM ...