KpATCC43816 Protein target profile

alanine--tRNA ligase

Accession: VK055_4487

Gene: alaS AIK83030.1 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model Metabolism 4 reactions UniProt A0A0H3GUA1
Length 875
Pocket druggability (P2Rank · AlphaFold DB model) 0.936
Metabolic reactions 4
Chokepoint Yes
Direct ligand evidence 0 57 total records
Functional annotation 1 EC 13 GO
Target summary

Promising target candidate with multiple supporting evidence streams.

Automated synthesis of the evidence currently loaded. Review the underlying records before prioritizing this protein.

Terms and data sources used on this page

PDB: experimentally determined structures from the Protein Data Bank. These are the strongest structural evidence, but may cover only part of the protein.

AlphaFold DB model: a precomputed predicted structure downloaded from AlphaFold Database/UniProt, not an experiment performed here.

ColabFold model: a predicted structure generated for this workspace; interpret it with coverage and confidence.

pLDDT: confidence score for predicted structures. High values support local geometry; low values mean the region should not drive pocket interpretation.

FPocket / P2Rank: software tools that predict possible ligand-binding pockets on a 3D structure. They are useful screening signals, not experimental validation.

Druggability: a pocket-based estimate of whether a small molecule could bind productively. It does not mean a drug already exists.

PDB ligand: a compound observed in an experimental structure. Direct same-protein records are stronger than homolog-transferred records.

ChEMBL: a public database of measured compound bioactivity. Direct entries are stronger than entries transferred from similar proteins.

ZINC: a purchasable-compound database. Here it marks proposed candidates from chemical similarity, not measured binders.

LigQ / LigQ_2: an internal Target pipeline step that gathers PDB, ChEMBL, and ZINC ligand evidence for each protein.

Off-target: sequence similarity to proteins we prefer not to hit, such as human proteins or beneficial gut microbiome proteins.

DEG: Database of Essential Genes. A match suggests the protein resembles genes known to be essential in other organisms.

Roary / CoreCruncher: pan-genome tools used to decide whether a gene is core across analyzed strains or accessory/strain-specific.

EC / GO: functional annotations: EC describes enzyme reactions; GO describes biological process, molecular function, or cellular component.

KEGG pathway: a curated metabolic route label used here to group reactions imported from the metabolic model.

Chokepoint: a metabolic reaction that is the only producer or consumer of a metabolite in the imported model.

Prioritization evidence

Selectivity, essentiality, structural confidence, conservation, and predicted binding-site evidence.

Off-target risk

Human off-target
Hit
Human identity (%)
58.14 Lower values reduce human off-target concern.
Human E-value
1.9e-10
Gut microbiome similarity
6.6% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

Essential (DEG)
Y
DEG identity (%)
91.2 Higher values support similarity to known essential genes.
DEG E-value
0.0 Smaller values mean stronger essential-gene similarity.

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT
90.49 0-100 confidence; >70 supports local structural interpretation.

Binding-site evidence

AlphaFold DB / UniProt model

P2Rank's binding-site probability is the primary druggability signal shown across the app; FPocket's druggability score is shown alongside it for comparison. Both estimate small-molecule pocket quality after applying the curated structure priority — neither is experimental binding evidence. The 3D viewer may show a different loaded structure, so visible pockets can differ.

Druggability (P2Rank) 0.936
Structure A0A0H3GUA1
Pocket Pocket 1
Druggability (FPocket) 0.183
Structure A0A0H3GUA1
Pocket Pocket 1
ColabFold model
P2Rank 0.937 · Pocket 1
FPocket 0.224 · Pocket 1
Core conservation Conserved core gene
Roary core
CoreCruncher core
Gut microbiome 315 / 4744 genomes with a hit
Prevalence 6.6%

Metabolic context

Reactions catalyzed, pathway membership, and centrality in the genome-scale metabolic network.

Explore metabolic network

Attractive metabolic target: catalyzes a producing chokepoint reaction in Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis.

Relative network centrality 0.0% more central than 0.0% of genes in this genome
Chokepoint Chokepoint gene
Catalyzed reactions

4 reactions mapped to this gene in the metabolic model. Open the full network to see each one, with substrates/products and the reaction-reaction map.

Imported from KpATCC43816.sbml · 2026-07-09

Sequence

Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.

MSKSTAEIRQAFLDFFHSKGHQVVASSSLVPHNDPTLLFTNAGMNQFKDVFLGLDKRNYSRATTAQRCVRAGGKHNDLENVGYTARHHTFFEMLGNFSFGDYFKQDAIKYAWELLTGENWFALPKEKLWVTVYETDDEAFDIWANEVGVPRERIIRIGDNKGAPFASDNFWQMGDTGPCGPCTEIFFDHGDHIWGGPPGSPEEDGDRYIEIWNIVFMQFNRQADGTMEPLPKPSVDTGMGLERIAAVLQHVNSNYDIDLFRDLIASVAKVTGATDLTNKSLRVIADHIRSCAFLVADGVIPSNENRGYVLRRIIRRAIRHGNMLGAKDTFFWKLVAPLIDVMGSAGDELKQQQAQVEQVLKTEEEQFARTLERGLALLDEELSKLKGDTLDGETAFRLYDTYGFPVDLTADVCRERNIKVDEAGFEAAMEEQRRRARESSGFGADYNAMIRVDGASEFKGYDHLELNGKVTALFIDGKAVDSVSAGQEAVVILDQTPFYAESGGQVGDKGELKGAGFSFAVSDTQKYGQAIGHIGKVASGTLKVGDAVQADVDEARRQRIRLNHSATHLMHAALRQVLGTHVAQKGSLVNDKALRFDFSHFEAMKPEEIRAVEDLVNAQIRRNLAIETNIMDIDAARASGAMALFGEKYDDRVRVLRMGDFSTELCGGTHAARTGDIGLFRITSESGTAAGVRRIEAVTGEGAMAILHAQSDQLNDIAQLLKGDSHNLGEKVRAALERTRQLEKELQQLKEQAAAQESANLSSKAEEINGVKLLVSELTGVEPKMLRTMVDDLKNQLGSTIVVLATVADGKVSLIAGVSKDVTDRVKAGELVGMVAQQVGGKGGGRPDMAQAGGTDASALPAALASVKGWVSAKL

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

1 EC 13 GO

Subcellular localization

Localization
Cytoplasmic

Enzyme Commission (EC)

1

Gene Ontology (GO)

13
  • GO:0043039 The chemical reactions and pathways by which the various amino acids become bonded to their corresponding tRNAs. The most common route for synthesis of aminoacyl tRNA is by the formation of an ester bond between the 3'-hydroxyl group of the most 3' adenosine of the tRNA and the alpha carboxylic acid group of an amino acid, usually catalyzed by the cognate aminoacyl-tRNA ligase. A given aminoacyl-tRNA ligase aminoacylates all species of an isoaccepting group of tRNA molecules.
  • GO:0005524 Binding to ATP, adenosine 5'-triphosphate, a universally important coenzyme and enzyme regulator.
  • GO:0006419 The process of coupling alanine to alanyl-tRNA, catalyzed by alanyl-tRNA synthetase. The alanyl-tRNA synthetase is a class-II synthetases. The activated amino acid is transferred to the 3'-OH group of an alanine accetping tRNA.
  • GO:0003676 Binding to a nucleic acid.
  • GO:0004812 Catalysis of the formation of aminoacyl-tRNA from ATP, amino acid, and tRNA with the release of diphosphate and AMP.
  • GO:0000166 Binding to a nucleotide, any compound consisting of a nucleoside that is esterified with (ortho)phosphate or an oligophosphate at any hydroxyl group on the ribose or deoxyribose.
  • GO:0004813 Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + L-alanine + tRNA(Ala) = AMP + diphosphate + L-alanyl-tRNA(Ala).
  • GO:0005737 The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
  • GO:0005829 The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.
  • GO:0002161 The hydrolysis of an incorrectly aminoacylated tRNA.
  • GO:0000049 Binding to a transfer RNA.
  • GO:0008270 Binding to a zinc ion (Zn).
  • GO:0045892 Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cellular DNA-templated transcription.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

48 records
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Start End DB Term Name
552 708 SUPERFAMILY SSF55186 ThrRS/AlaRS common domain
552 708 InterPro IPR018163 Threonyl/alanyl tRNA synthetase, class II-like, putative editing domain superfamily
2 252 FunFam G3DSA:3.30.930.10:FF:000004 Alanine--tRNA ligase
462 552 Gene3D G3DSA:2.40.30.130 -
368 388 Coils Coil Coil
653 696 Pfam PF07973 Threonyl and Alanyl tRNA synthetase second additional domain
653 696 InterPro IPR012947 Threonyl/alanyl tRNA synthetase, SAD
4 255 SUPERFAMILY SSF55681 Class II aaRS and biotin synthetases
4 255 InterPro IPR045864 Class II Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase/Biotinyl protein ligase (BPL) and lipoyl protein ligase (LPL)
553 711 FunFam G3DSA:3.30.980.10:FF:000004 Alanine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic
624 677 FunFam G3DSA:3.30.54.20:FF:000001 Alanine--tRNA ligase
624 677 Gene3D G3DSA:3.30.54.20 -
7 854 NCBIfam TIGR00344 alanine--tRNA ligase
7 854 InterPro IPR002318 Alanine-tRNA ligase, class IIc
764 871 FunFam G3DSA:3.10.310.40:FF:000001 Alanine--tRNA ligase
7 556 Pfam PF01411 tRNA synthetases class II (A)
7 556 InterPro IPR018164 Alanyl-tRNA synthetase, class IIc, N-terminal
256 465 SUPERFAMILY SSF101353 Putative anticodon-binding domain of alanyl-tRNA synthetase (AlaRS)
256 465 InterPro IPR018162 Alanine-tRNA ligase, class IIc, anti-codon-binding domain superfamily
700 762 Gene3D G3DSA:6.10.250.550 -
3 709 ProSiteProfiles PS50860 Alanyl-transfer RNA synthetases family profile.
3 709 InterPro IPR018165 Alanyl-tRNA synthetase, class IIc, core domain
763 873 Gene3D G3DSA:3.10.310.40 -
732 766 Coils Coil Coil
2 252 Gene3D G3DSA:3.30.930.10 Bira Bifunctional Protein; Domain 2
2 252 InterPro IPR045864 Class II Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase/Biotinyl protein ligase (BPL) and lipoyl protein ligase (LPL)
563 698 Gene3D G3DSA:3.30.980.10 -
653 696 SMART SM00863 tRNA_SAD_4
4 870 PANTHER PTHR11777 ALANYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE
733 871 Pfam PF02272 DHHA1 domain
733 871 InterPro IPR003156 DHHA1 domain
306 319 PRINTS PR00980 Alanyl-tRNA synthetase signature
306 319 InterPro IPR002318 Alanine-tRNA ligase, class IIc
236 249 PRINTS PR00980 Alanyl-tRNA synthetase signature
236 249 InterPro IPR002318 Alanine-tRNA ligase, class IIc
76 87 PRINTS PR00980 Alanyl-tRNA synthetase signature
76 87 InterPro IPR002318 Alanine-tRNA ligase, class IIc
209 220 PRINTS PR00980 Alanyl-tRNA synthetase signature
209 220 InterPro IPR002318 Alanine-tRNA ligase, class IIc
282 298 PRINTS PR00980 Alanyl-tRNA synthetase signature
282 298 InterPro IPR002318 Alanine-tRNA ligase, class IIc
452 552 FunFam G3DSA:2.40.30.130:FF:000001 Alanine--tRNA ligase
1 875 Hamap MF_00036_B Alanine--tRNA ligase [alaS].
1 875 InterPro IPR023033 Alanine-tRNA ligase, eukaryota/bacteria
5 251 CDD cd00673 AlaRS_core
346 366 Coils Coil Coil
455 551 SUPERFAMILY SSF50447 Translation proteins
455 551 InterPro IPR009000 Translation protein, beta-barrel domain superfamily

3D structure

Selected loaded structure. Experimental PDB entries may cover only a portion of the sequence; AlphaFold DB and ColabFold models typically cover the full protein but remain computational predictions.

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Binding pockets · P2Rank

Druggability (P2Rank): high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2

Pocket 1 P2Rank #1
0.936
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Pocket 2 P2Rank #2
0.758
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Pocket 3 P2Rank #3
0.191
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Pocket 4 P2Rank #4
0.102
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Pocket 5 P2Rank #5
0.066
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Residue sets
UniProt: Binding site:564-564
UniProt: Binding site:568-568
UniProt: Binding site:666-666
UniProt: Binding site:670-670
All structural evidence 0 experimental · 2 predicted

Structural evidence

0 + 2

Experimental PDB entries plus predicted AlphaFold DB or ColabFold models. Click Switch to display a different loaded structure in the viewer.

Entry Method Resolution Chain Coverage Links Status
AlphaFold DB AF_A0A0H3GUA1
AlphaFold DB full sequence Viewing
ColabFold VK055_4487
ColabFold full sequence Loaded

Ligand evidence

Ligands grouped by evidence source. PDB ligands keep the source crystal visible, and loaded crystals can be opened directly in the structure viewer.

57 records
Chemistry signal

Structural ligand evidence is available for this target.

Direct evidence 0 same-protein records
Transferred evidence 7 records from similar proteins
Structural ligands 7 0 loaded crystals
Measured bioactivity 0 direct and transferred ChEMBL records
Proposed compounds 50 similarity-based ZINC candidates
Best available ligand signal
5AL PDB via homolog 418.3 Da · LogP -1.96 · TPSA 218.2 Open detail RCSB PDB
A5A PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
ACP PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
G5A PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
HED PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB

Structural evidence inferred from similar proteins. The source crystal indicates where the ligand was observed; the UniProt column identifies the homologous protein carrying that ligand.

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Ligand Source crystal UniProt (homolog) MW · LogP · TPSA Lipinski PAINS SMILES
5AL RCSB PDB P00957 418.3 Da LogP -1.96 TPSA 218.2 1 viol. ✓ Clean C[C@@H](C(=O)O[P@](=O)(O)OC[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@H]([…
A5A RCSB PDB P00957 417.4 Da LogP -3.25 TPSA 217.8 1 viol. ✓ Clean C[C@@H](C(=O)NS(=O)(=O)OC[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@H]([C@…
ACP RCSB PDB P00957 505.2 Da LogP -1.52 TPSA 269.9 3 viol. ✓ Clean c1nc(c2c(n1)n(cn2)[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)…
G5A RCSB PDB P00957 403.4 Da LogP -3.64 TPSA 217.8 1 viol. ✓ Clean c1nc(c2c(n1)n(cn2)[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)…
HED RCSB PDB P00957 154.3 Da LogP 0.35 TPSA 40.5 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean C(CSSCCO)O
MDN RCSB PDB P00957 176.0 Da LogP -0.70 TPSA 115.1 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean C(P(=O)(O)O)P(=O)(O)O
SSA RCSB PDB P00957 433.4 Da LogP -4.28 TPSA 238.0 2 viol. ✓ Clean c1nc(c2c(n1)n(cn2)[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)…

PDB and ChEMBL records on this protein are shown in full. ChEMBL records from similar proteins are capped at the top 100 per protein (by pchembl) and ZINC at the top 50 (Tanimoto ≥ 0.5). ADME columns are descriptor-based screening flags, not experimental toxicity results.

Cross-references

External database identifiers for this protein, its structures, ligands, and metabolic reactions.