ID HEM12_CUCSA Reviewed; 542 AA. AC P49295; DT 01-FEB-1996, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 01-FEB-1996, sequence version 1. DT 25-NOV-2008, entry version 60. DE RecName: Full=Glutamyl-tRNA reductase 2, chloroplastic; DE Short=GluTR; DE EC=1.2.1.70; DE Flags: Precursor; GN Name=HEMA2; OS Cucumis sativus (Cucumber). OC Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; OC Spermatophyta; Magnoliophyta; eudicotyledons; core eudicotyledons; OC rosids; eurosids I; Cucurbitales; Cucurbitaceae; Cucumis. OX NCBI_TaxID=3659; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA]. RC STRAIN=cv. Aonagajibai; TISSUE=Cotyledon; RX MEDLINE=97088717; PubMed=8934625; DOI=10.1104/pp.110.4.1223; RA Tanaka R., Yoshida K., Nakayashiki T., Masuda T., Tsuji H., RA Inokuchi H., Tanaka A.; RT "Differential expression of two hemA mRNAs encoding glutamyl-tRNA RT reductase proteins in greening cucumber seedlings."; RL Plant Physiol. 110:1223-1230(1996). CC -!- FUNCTION: Catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of glutamyl- CC tRNA(Glu) to glutamate 1-semialdehyde (GSA) (By similarity). CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: L-glutamate 1-semialdehyde + NADP(+) + CC tRNA(Glu) = L-glutamyl-tRNA(Glu) + NADPH. CC -!- PATHWAY: Porphyrin metabolism; protoporphyrin-IX biosynthesis; 5- CC aminolevulinate from L-glutamyl-tRNA(Glu): step 1/2. CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Plastid, chloroplast (By similarity). CC -!- TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Found in all tissues examined. CC -!- MISCELLANEOUS: During catalysis, the active site Cys acts as a CC nucleophile attacking the alpha-carbonyl group of tRNA-bound CC glutamate with the formation of a thioester intermediate between CC enzyme and glutamate, and the concomitant release of tRNA(Glu). CC The thioester intermediate is finally reduced by direct hydride CC transfer from NADPH, to form the product GSA (By similarity). CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the glutamyl-tRNA reductase family. CC ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see http://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs License CC ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; D67088; BAA11091.1; -; mRNA. DR PIR; T10245; T10245. DR HSSP; Q9UXR8; 1GPJ. DR GO; GO:0009507; C:chloroplast; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0008883; F:glutamyl-tRNA reductase activity; IEA:InterPro. DR GO; GO:0050661; F:NADP binding; IEA:InterPro. DR GO; GO:0004764; F:shikimate 5-dehydrogenase activity; IEA:InterPro. DR GO; GO:0015995; P:chlorophyll biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0055114; P:oxidation reduction; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR InterPro; IPR000343; 4pyrrol_synth_GluRdtase. DR InterPro; IPR015896; 4pyrrol_synth_GluRdtase_C. DR InterPro; IPR015895; 4pyrrol_synth_GluRdtase_N. DR InterPro; IPR016040; NAD(P)-bd. DR InterPro; IPR006151; Shikm_DHase/Glu-tRNA_Rdtase. DR Gene3D; G3DSA:3.40.50.720; NAD(P)-bd; 1. DR Pfam; PF00745; GlutR_dimer; 1. DR Pfam; PF05201; GlutR_N; 1. DR Pfam; PF01488; Shikimate_DH; 1. DR TIGRFAMs; TIGR01035; hemA; 1. DR PROSITE; PS00747; GLUTR; 1. PE 2: Evidence at transcript level; KW Chlorophyll biosynthesis; Chloroplast; NADP; Oxidoreductase; Plastid; KW Porphyrin biosynthesis; Transit peptide. FT TRANSIT 1 ? Chloroplast (Potential). FT CHAIN ? 542 Glutamyl-tRNA reductase 2, chloroplastic. FT /FTId=PRO_0000013310. FT NP_BIND 284 289 NADP (By similarity). FT REGION 142 145 Substrate binding (By similarity). FT REGION 207 209 Substrate binding (By similarity). FT ACT_SITE 143 143 Nucleophile (By similarity). FT BINDING 202 202 Substrate (By similarity). FT BINDING 213 213 Substrate (By similarity). FT SITE 192 192 Important for activity (By similarity). SQ SEQUENCE 542 AA; 59707 MW; A576B3B96A0B6EEF CRC64; MAAAVGGLTT CFARPTPEFI APSTSYSAPV RVFFKPFKVR DLCCAGEVVG VLSARSIPIS PRFELIRLVR MQPGLSALEL LKTSSVNRYT KERISIVVIG LNVHTAPVEL REKLAIPEAQ WPPGIGELCA LNHIEEAAVL STCNRIEIYV VALSQHRGVK EVTEWMSKRS GIPISELCKH RVLLYNTDAT QHLFEVSAGL DSLVLGEGQI LAQVKHVVKT GQGVAGFDRK ISGLFKHAIT VGKRVRTETN ISSGSFSVSS AAVELAQKKL PESSYATAKV MVVGAGKMGK LVIKHLVAKG CRKMVVVNRT QDSVDAVEEL KDVEIIYKPL SKILACASEA DVIFTCTASK TPLFTKEHVA MLPPAGTETG RRLFVDISVP RNVEQRVSDL ETVSVFNVDD LKEVVAANKE DRLKKVQEAQ SIIGEEINKF EAWRDSLETV PTIKKFRAYV ERIRAAELDK CLSKMGEDIP KKKKVAINDL SLGIANKLLH GPIQHLRCDG NDSRTLDEIL QNMHAINRMF DLETDLSVLE EKIRAKVERG QK //