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Comparative modeling of class 1 lysyl tRNA synthetase from Treponema pallidum.


ABSTRACT: Lysyl tRNA synthetases facilitate amino acylation and play a crucial role in the essential cellular process of translation. They are grouped into two distinct classes (class I and class II). Class I lysyl tRNA synthetase is considered as a drug target for syphilis caused by Treponema pallidum. Comparative genome analysis shows the absence of its sequence homolog in eukaryotes. The structure of class I lysyl tRNA synthetase from Treponema pallidum is unknown and the difficulties in the in vitro culturing of Treponema makes it non-trivial. We used the structural template of class I lysyl tRNA synthetase from the archaea Pyrococcus horikoshii for modeling the Treponema pallidum lysyl tRNA synthetase structure. Thus, we propose the usefulness of the modeled class I lysyl tRNA synthetase for the design of suitable inhibitors towards the treatment of syphilis.

SUBMITTER: Rao VR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1891664 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Comparative modeling of class 1 lysyl tRNA synthetase from Treponema pallidum.

Rao Venkata Rao Dodaghatta Krishna VR   Ramanjeneyulu Rallapalli R   Rao Dowlathabad Muralidhara DM   Kumar Chitta Suresh CS  

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Lysyl tRNA synthetases facilitate amino acylation and play a crucial role in the essential cellular process of translation. They are grouped into two distinct classes (class I and class II). Class I lysyl tRNA synthetase is considered as a drug target for syphilis caused by Treponema pallidum. Comparative genome analysis shows the absence of its sequence homolog in eukaryotes. The structure of class I lysyl tRNA synthetase from Treponema pallidum is unknown and the difficulties in the in vitro c  ...[more]

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