KpATCC43816 Protein target profile

histidine--tRNA ligase

Accession: VK055_4656

Gene: hisS AIK83190.1 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model Metabolism 2 reactions UniProt A0A0H3H1G0
Length 414
Pocket druggability (P2Rank · AlphaFold DB model) 0.87
Metabolic reactions 2
Chokepoint Yes
Direct ligand evidence 0 53 total records
Functional annotation 1 EC 4 GO
Target summary

Strong target candidate with converging metabolic, structural and chemical evidence.

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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 (%)
25.269 Lower values reduce human off-target concern.
Human E-value
6.21e-11
Gut microbiome similarity
5.6% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

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

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT
94.63 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) 0.87
Structure A0A0H3H1G0
Pocket Pocket 1
Druggability (FPocket) 0.645
Structure A0A0H3H1G0
Pocket Pocket 6
ColabFold model
P2Rank 0.84 · Pocket 1
FPocket 0.207 · Pocket 3
Core conservation Conserved core gene
Roary core
CoreCruncher core
Gut microbiome 267 / 4744 genomes with a hit
Prevalence 5.6%

Metabolic context

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

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Attractive metabolic target: catalyzes a producing chokepoint reaction in Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, no isoenzyme backup detected.

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

2 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.

MNDYLPGETALWQRIEGSLKQVLGSYGYSEIRLPIVEQTPLFKRAIGEVTDVVEKEMYTFEDRNGDSLTLRPEGTAGCVRAGIEHGLLYNQEQRLWYVGPMFRHERPQKGRYRQFHQIGAEVFGLQGPDIDAELIMLTARWWRELGISEHVSLELNSIGSLEARANYRDALVAYLEQFTDKLDEDSKRRMYTNPLRVLDSKNPDVQALLNDAPALGDYLDEESKAHFAGLCALLDDAGIRYTVNQRLVRGLDYYNRTVFEWVTTSLGSQGTVCAGGRYDGLVEQLGGRATPGVGFAMGLERLVLLVQAVNPEFKADPVVDIYLVASGTDTQSAAMRLAEQVRDALPGVKLMTNHGGGNFKKQFARADKWGARVALVVGESEIADGNVVVKDLRSGEQTTVTQESVAAHLRTLLG

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

1 EC 4 GO

Subcellular localization

Localization
Cytoplasmic

Enzyme Commission (EC)

1

Gene Ontology (GO)

4
  • GO:0005524 Binding to ATP, adenosine 5'-triphosphate, a universally important coenzyme and enzyme regulator.
  • GO:0006427 The process of coupling histidine to histidyl-tRNA, catalyzed by histidyl-tRNA synthetase. The histidyl-tRNA synthetase is a class-II synthetase. The activated amino acid is transferred to the 3''-OH group of a histidine-accetping tRNA.
  • GO:0004821 Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + L-histidine + tRNA(His) = AMP + diphosphate + L-histidyl-tRNA(His).
  • GO:0005737 The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

27 records
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Start End DB Term Name
316 413 FunFam G3DSA:3.40.50.800:FF:000007 Histidine--tRNA ligase
328 410 Pfam PF03129 Anticodon binding domain
328 410 InterPro IPR004154 Anticodon-binding
1 413 PIRSF PIRSF001549 His-tRNA_synth
1 413 InterPro IPR004516 Histidine-tRNA ligase/ATP phosphoribosyltransferase regulatory subunit
1 302 Pfam PF13393 Histidyl-tRNA synthetase
1 302 InterPro IPR041715 Class II Histidinyl-tRNA synthetase (HisRS)-like catalytic core domain
1 312 Gene3D G3DSA:3.30.930.10 Bira Bifunctional Protein; Domain 2
1 312 InterPro IPR045864 Class II Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase/Biotinyl protein ligase (BPL) and lipoyl protein ligase (LPL)
1 404 PANTHER PTHR43707 HISTIDYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE
1 404 InterPro IPR004516 Histidine-tRNA ligase/ATP phosphoribosyltransferase regulatory subunit
319 413 SUPERFAMILY SSF52954 Class II aaRS ABD-related
318 410 CDD cd00859 HisRS_anticodon
318 410 InterPro IPR033656 Histidyl-anticodon-binding
316 413 Gene3D G3DSA:3.40.50.800 -
316 413 InterPro IPR036621 Anticodon-binding domain superfamily
1 313 FunFam G3DSA:3.30.930.10:FF:000005 Histidine--tRNA ligase
8 307 CDD cd00773 HisRS-like_core
8 307 InterPro IPR041715 Class II Histidinyl-tRNA synthetase (HisRS)-like catalytic core domain
1 317 ProSiteProfiles PS50862 Aminoacyl-transfer RNA synthetases class-II family profile.
1 317 InterPro IPR006195 Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, class II
1 401 NCBIfam TIGR00442 histidine--tRNA ligase
1 401 InterPro IPR015807 Histidine-tRNA ligase
1 308 SUPERFAMILY SSF55681 Class II aaRS and biotin synthetases
1 308 InterPro IPR045864 Class II Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase/Biotinyl protein ligase (BPL) and lipoyl protein ligase (LPL)
1 411 Hamap MF_00127 Histidine--tRNA ligase [hisS].
1 411 InterPro IPR015807 Histidine-tRNA ligase

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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'Pocket atoms'/'Predicted site atoms' show the pocket's residue atoms instead: P2Rank reports residues rather than alpha spheres, and FPocket falls back to this when alpha-sphere geometry is unavailable or doesn't align.
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Binding pockets · P2Rank

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

Pocket 1 P2Rank #1
0.87
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Pocket 2 P2Rank #2
0.115
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Pocket 3 P2Rank #3
0.089
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Pocket 4 P2Rank #4
0.01
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Binding pockets · FPocket

Druggability (FPocket): high ≥ 0.7 · medium 0.4–0.69 · low < 0.4

Pocket 1 FPocket #6
0.645
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Pocket 2 FPocket #22
0.357
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Residue sets
UniProt: Binding site:103-103
UniProt: Binding site:117-117
UniProt: Binding site:121-121
UniProt: Binding site:249-249
UniProt: Binding site:253-254
UniProt: Binding site:73-75
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_A0A0H3H1G0
AlphaFold DB full sequence Viewing
ColabFold VK055_4656
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.

53 records
Chemistry signal

Structural ligand evidence is available for this target.

Direct evidence 0 same-protein records
Transferred evidence 3 records from similar proteins
Structural ligands 3 0 loaded crystals
Measured bioactivity 0 direct and transferred ChEMBL records
Proposed compounds 50 similarity-based ZINC candidates
Best available ligand signal
HAM PDB via homolog 484.4 Da · LogP -3.37 · TPSA 251.3 Open detail RCSB PDB
HSO PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
HSS PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
ZINC1083817667 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 0.716 Detail ZINC
ZINC936069053 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 0.716 Detail ZINC

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
HAM RCSB PDB P60906 484.4 Da LogP -3.37 TPSA 251.3 1 viol. ✓ Clean c1c(nc[nH]1)C[C@@H](C(=O)O[P@](=O)([O-])OC[C@@H…
HSO RCSB PDB P60906 142.2 Da LogP -1.31 TPSA 76.2 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean c1c([nH+]c[nH]1)C[C@@H](CO)N
HSS RCSB PDB P60906 483.5 Da LogP -3.30 TPSA 246.5 2 viol. ✓ Clean c1c([nH]cn1)C[C@@H](C(=O)NS(=O)(=O)OC[C@@H]2[C@…

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.