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Table 2 Highly conserved motifs in Class II aaRS

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

 

Motif 1

Motif 2

Motif 19

Motif 20

PfAlaRS

620–640

–

–

942–962

HsAlaRS

236–256

–

–

23–43

PfAsnRS

574–594

369–389

–

343–363

HsAsnRS

512–532

313–333

249–289

–

PfAspRS

590–610

382–402

317–357

360–380

HsAspRS

465–485

264–284

199–239

242–262

PfGlyRS

–

469–489

–

173–193

HsGlyRS

–

322–342

–

130–150

PfHisRS

918–938

688–708

–

658–678

HsHisRS

378–398

148–168

–

118–138

PfLysRS

549–569

321–341

254–294

362–382

HsLysRS

543–563

314–334

247–287

–

PfPheRS

313–333

–

–

110–130

HsPheRS

308–328

–

–

–

PfProRS

–

463–483

–

–

HsProRS

–

1225–1245

–

–

PfSerRS

–

–

–

202–222

HsSerRS

–

–

–

192–212

PfThrRS

653–673

–

–

358–378

HsThrRS

444–464

–

–

151–171

  1. Motif 1, 2, 19 and 20 in Class II P. falciparum aaRS and the human homologues. Motif positions in the sequences are indicated and dashes are used where the motif is not present