KpKP13 Protein target profile

Lysyl-tRNA synthetase

Accession: KP13_02199

Gene: AHE42768.1 lysS 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model UniProt A0A0H3H2L3
Length 505
Pocket druggability (P2Rank · AlphaFold DB model) 0.947
Direct ligand evidence 0 70 total records
Functional annotation 1 EC 12 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 (%)
53.75 Lower values reduce human off-target concern.
Human E-value
2.09e-18
Gut microbiome similarity
31.3% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

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

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT
94.19 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) 0.947
Structure A0A0H3H2L3
Pocket Pocket 1
Druggability (FPocket) 0.799
Structure A0A0H3H2L3
Pocket Pocket 1
ColabFold model
P2Rank 0.923 · Pocket 1
FPocket 0.659 · Pocket 1
Core conservation Conserved core gene
Roary core
CoreCruncher core
Gut microbiome 1485 / 4744 genomes with a hit
Prevalence 31.3%

Sequence

Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.

MSEQQAQGADAAIDLNNELKTRREKLAALREQGVAFPNDFRRDHTSDQLHADFDGKENEELEALNVEVAVAGRMMTRRIMGKASFVTLQDVGGRIQLYVARDDLAEGVYNDQFKKWDLGDIIAARGKLFKTKTGELSIHCTELRLLTKALRPLPDKFHGLQDQEARYRQRYLDLISNDESRKTFKVRSQILAGIRQFMVGRGFMEVETPMMQVIPGGASARPFITHHNALDLDMYLRIAPELYLKRLVVGGFERVFEINRNFRNEGISVRHNPEFTMMELYMAYADYKDLIELTESLFRTLAQDILGNTEVPYGDQVFDFGKPFEKLTMREAIKKYRPETEMADLDNFDSAKAIAESIGIKVEKSWGLGRIVTEIFEEVAEAHLIQPTFITEYPAEVSPLARRNDVNPEITDRFEFFIGGREIGNGFSELNDAEDQAQRFQDQVDAKAAGDDEAMFYDEDYVTALEHGLPPTAGLGIGIDRMVMLFTNSHTIRDVILFPAMRPQK

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

1 EC 12 GO

Subcellular localization

Localization
Cytoplasmic

Enzyme Commission (EC)

1

Gene Ontology (GO)

12
  • GO:0004812 Catalysis of the formation of aminoacyl-tRNA from ATP, amino acid, and tRNA with the release of diphosphate and AMP.
  • GO:0005737 The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
  • GO:0003676 Binding to a nucleic acid.
  • GO:0006430 The process of coupling lysine to lysyl-tRNA, catalyzed by lysyl-tRNA synthetase. The lysyl-tRNA synthetase is a class-II synthetase. The activated amino acid is transferred to the 3'-OH group of a lysine-accetping tRNA.
  • GO:0006418 The synthesis of aminoacyl tRNA 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, to be used in ribosome-mediated polypeptide synthesis.
  • GO:0005524 Binding to ATP, adenosine 5'-triphosphate, a universally important coenzyme and enzyme regulator.
  • 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:0004824 Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + L-lysine + tRNA(Lys) = AMP + diphosphate + L-lysyl-tRNA(Lys).
  • GO:0005829 The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.
  • GO:0000287 Binding to a magnesium (Mg) ion.
  • GO:0042803 Binding to an identical protein to form a homodimer.
  • GO:0000049 Binding to a transfer RNA.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

38 records
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Start End DB Term Name
12 32 Coils Coil Coil
155 501 Gene3D G3DSA:3.30.930.10 Bira Bifunctional Protein; Domain 2
155 501 InterPro IPR045864 Class II Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase/Biotinyl protein ligase (BPL) and lipoyl protein ligase (LPL)
262 279 PRINTS PR00982 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase signature
262 279 InterPro IPR018149 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase, class II, C-terminal
215 231 PRINTS PR00982 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase signature
215 231 InterPro IPR018149 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase, class II, C-terminal
199 209 PRINTS PR00982 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase signature
199 209 InterPro IPR018149 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase, class II, C-terminal
244 257 PRINTS PR00982 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase signature
244 257 InterPro IPR018149 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase, class II, C-terminal
386 402 PRINTS PR00982 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase signature
386 402 InterPro IPR018149 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase, class II, C-terminal
184 503 ProSiteProfiles PS50862 Aminoacyl-transfer RNA synthetases class-II family profile.
184 503 InterPro IPR006195 Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, class II
67 174 CDD cd04322 LysRS_N
67 174 InterPro IPR044136 Lysine-tRNA ligase, class II, N-terminal
177 503 CDD cd00775 LysRS_core
177 503 InterPro IPR018149 Lysyl-tRNA synthetase, class II, C-terminal
68 146 Pfam PF01336 OB-fold nucleic acid binding domain
68 146 InterPro IPR004365 OB-fold nucleic acid binding domain, AA-tRNA synthetase-type
21 505 Hamap MF_00252 Lysine--tRNA ligase [lysS].
21 505 InterPro IPR002313 Lysine-tRNA ligase, class II
13 155 SUPERFAMILY SSF50249 Nucleic acid-binding proteins
13 155 InterPro IPR012340 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
15 155 FunFam G3DSA:2.40.50.140:FF:000024 Lysine--tRNA ligase
162 502 SUPERFAMILY SSF55681 Class II aaRS and biotin synthetases
162 502 InterPro IPR045864 Class II Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase/Biotinyl protein ligase (BPL) and lipoyl protein ligase (LPL)
162 501 Pfam PF00152 tRNA synthetases class II (D, K and N)
162 501 InterPro IPR004364 Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, class II (D/K/N)
1 505 PIRSF PIRSF039101 LysRS2
1 505 InterPro IPR034762 Bacterial/eukaryotic lysine-tRNA ligase, class II
14 505 NCBIfam TIGR00499 lysine--tRNA ligase
14 505 InterPro IPR002313 Lysine-tRNA ligase, class II
15 154 Gene3D G3DSA:2.40.50.140 -
15 154 InterPro IPR012340 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
4 505 PANTHER PTHR42918 LYSYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE
156 501 FunFam G3DSA:3.30.930.10:FF:000001 Lysine--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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Uniform protein color marks the displayed model as a single molecular object.
Experimental PDB structures may be colored by chain to distinguish subunits or copies present in the file.
Pocket colors and alpha spheres are evidence overlays for predicted binding cavities; they are not alternative protein chains.
'Alpha spheres' is FPocket's own cavity-shape geometry, imported when available and aligned with the loaded structure.
'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.
'No pocket geometry' means neither alpha spheres nor residue-position data could be found for that pocket; the layer just highlights the same residues as 'Nearby residues'.
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Binding pockets · P2Rank

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

Pocket 1 P2Rank #1
0.947
Likely same site as FPocket 1 4.2 Å 21 shared residues 84% of smaller site
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Pocket 2 P2Rank #2
0.123
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Pocket 3 P2Rank #3
0.03
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Pocket 4 P2Rank #4
0.018
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Pocket 5 P2Rank #5
0.016
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Binding pockets · FPocket

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

Pocket 1 FPocket #1
0.799
Likely same site as P2Rank 1 4.2 Å 21 shared residues 84% of smaller site
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Pocket 2 FPocket #23
0.467
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Residue sets
UniProt: Binding site:415-415
UniProt: Binding site:422-422
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_A0A0H3H2L3
AlphaFold DB full sequence Viewing
ColabFold KP13_02199
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.

70 records
Chemistry signal

Structural and bioactivity evidence are both available for this target.

Direct evidence 0 same-protein records
Transferred evidence 20 records from similar proteins
Structural ligands 18 0 loaded crystals
Measured bioactivity 2 direct and transferred ChEMBL records
Proposed compounds 50 similarity-based ZINC candidates
Best available ligand signal
45A PDB via homolog 345.3 Da · LogP -1.14 · TPSA 165.8 Open detail RCSB PDB
9X0 PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
ACP PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
ADN PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
APC 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
45A RCSB PDB Q15046 345.3 Da LogP -1.14 TPSA 165.8 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean CP(=O)(O)OC[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O1)n2cnc3c…
9X0 RCSB PDB Q8IDJ8 285.3 Da LogP 3.10 TPSA 59.3 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean c1ccc2c(c1)C(=O)C=C(O2)C(=O)NCC3CCCCC3
ACP RCSB PDB P0A8N5 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)…
ADN RCSB PDB Q5CR27 267.2 Da LogP -1.98 TPSA 139.5 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean c1nc(c2c(n1)n(cn2)[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)…
APC RCSB PDB Q15046 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)…
B4P RCSB PDB P0A8N5 836.4 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 434.0 3 viol. ✓ Clean c1nc(c2c(n1)n(cn2)[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)…
D4O RCSB PDB W7JP72 290.4 Da LogP 3.40 TPSA 66.8 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean C[C@H]1CCC[C@@H](C1)C[C@H]2Cc3cc(cc(c3C(=O)O2)O…
D4U RCSB PDB W7JP72 276.3 Da LogP 3.15 TPSA 66.8 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean c1c(cc(c2c1C[C@@H](OC2=O)CC3CCCCC3)O)O
D4X RCSB PDB W7JP72 289.4 Da LogP 2.97 TPSA 69.6 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean C[C@H]1CCC[C@@H](C1)C[C@H]2Cc3cc(cc(c3C(=O)N2)O…
D5F RCSB PDB W7JP72 288.3 Da LogP 3.57 TPSA 70.7 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean C[C@H]1CCC[C@@H](C1)CC2=Cc3cc(cc(c3C(=O)O2)O)O
D5O RCSB PDB W7JP72 274.3 Da LogP 3.33 TPSA 70.7 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean c1c(cc(c2c1C=C(OC2=O)CC3CCCCC3)O)O
EZ3 RCSB PDB Q8IDJ8 308.3 Da LogP 1.50 TPSA 96.2 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean C[C@H]1CCC[C@@H](O1)[C@H]([C@H]2Cc3cc(cc(c3C(=O…
F6O RCSB PDB Q8IDJ8 580.8 Da LogP 3.77 TPSA 115.8 2 viol. ✓ Clean CC(C)S(=O)(=O)c1ccccc1Nc2ncnc(n2)Nc3ccc(cc3OC)N…
FYB RCSB PDB Q8IDJ8 355.3 Da LogP 2.60 TPSA 79.5 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean c1cc2c(cc1F)C(=O)C=C(O2)C(=O)NCC3(CCC(CC3)(F)F)O
KAA RCSB PDB Q9RHV9 474.5 Da LogP -3.14 TPSA 243.8 2 viol. ✓ Clean c1nc(c2c(n1)n(cn2)[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)…
KRS RCSB PDB Q8IDJ8 292.3 Da LogP 2.53 TPSA 76.0 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean C[C@H]1CCC[C@@H](O1)C[C@H]2Cc3cc(cc(c3C(=O)O2)O…
LYN RCSB PDB Q9RHV9 146.2 Da LogP -1.79 TPSA 96.8 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean C(CC[NH3+])C[C@@H](C(=O)N)N
XAH RCSB PDB Q9RHV9 490.4 Da LogP -2.35 TPSA 256.2 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.