Glutamate--tRNA ligase Glutamyl-tRNA synthetase lpg1911 gltX SYE_LEGPH 470 MTVRTRFAPSPTGFLHVGGVRTALFSWLYAKHHNGQFILRIEDTDRERSTQESVQAILDGMAWLGLNFDEGPYYQTERYARYQQVAQQLLEEGKAYRCQCSKERLEALREAQLAAKEKPRYDGHCRNQSLPDSGIPYVIRFRNPDAGIVSFHDEVYGDIHVDNSELDDLILVRSDGHPTYNFAVVIDDWDMKITHVIRGDDHINNTPRQINLFKALDAPVPVFAHLPMILGEDGKRLSKRHGAVSVLQFKELGVLPHALLNYLVRLGWSHGDQEIFSVQEMITSFDLKNVSRGVSSFNYDKLYWLNQHYQKSDSPESVANALQWHFEQAGIDLNQGPDLKDLVAVQAERCKSLAEMCQISQYFYTDIIEYNEDAVKKHLRPVVLEPLMVLHERLKALDEWKNDKIQECINDVSLQFDLNLGKIAQPLRVAVTGSGTSPSIDMTLALLGKNKSIKRLEDALEKIRARASVV 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) (By similarity).