Comparative modeling of class 1 lysyl tRNA synthetase from Treponema pallidum |
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Authors: | Rao Venkata Rao Dodaghatta Krishna Ramanjeneyulu Rallapalli Rao Dowlathabad Muralidhara Kumar Chitta Suresh |
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Institution: | Department of Microbiology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. |
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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. |
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