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Table 1 Highly conserved motifs in Class I aaRS

From: Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases as malarial drug targets: a comparative bioinformatics study

 

Motif 1

Motif 2

Motif 6

Motif 12

Motif 20

Motif 65

PfArgRS

134–152

–

–

–

–

–

HsArgRS

197–215

–

–

–

–

–

PfCysRS

131–149

382–419

–

–

–

–

HsCysRS

53–71

405–442

–

–

700–714

–

PfGlnRS

284–302

–

–

–

–

–

HsGlnRS

266–284

–

–

–

–

–

PfGluRS

313–331

–

–

–

–

–

HsGluRS

200–218

–

–

–

–

–

PfIleRS

127–145

782–819

623–651

222–271

167–181

91–111

HsIleRS

44–62

599–636

444–472

139–188

94–108

63–83

PfLeuRS

141–159

1119–1156

688–716

219–268

181–195

160–180

HsLeuRS

49–67

715–752

–

–

89–103

–

PfMetRS

228–246

514–551

–

–

268–282

247–267

HsMetRS

269–287

–

–

–

310–324

289–309

PfTrpRS

306–324

–

–

–

534–548

–

HsTrpRS

159–177

–

–

–

–

–

PfTyrRS

61–79

–

–

–

–

–

HsTyrRS

53–71

–

–

–

–

–

PfValRS

86–104

628–665

454–482

181–230

126–140

105–125

HsValRS

340–358

861–898

708–736

435–484

380–394

359–379

  1. Motif 1, 2, 6, 12, 20 and 65 in Class I Plasmodium falciparum aaRS and the human homologues. Motif positions in the sequences are indicated and dashes are used where the motif is not present