9NPJ image
Deposition Date 2025-03-11
Release Date 2025-06-04
Last Version Date 2025-07-23
Entry Detail
PDB ID:
9NPJ
Keywords:
Title:
Structural studies of reaction hijacking inhibition of a malaria parasite aspartyl-tRNA synthetase.
Biological Source:
Source Organism:
Host Organism:
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
2.36 Å
R-Value Free:
0.21
R-Value Work:
0.18
R-Value Observed:
0.18
Space Group:
P 61 2 2
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:aspartate--tRNA ligase
Chain IDs:A, B
Chain Length:536
Number of Molecules:2
Biological Source:Plasmodium vivax
Primary Citation
Natural product-mediated reaction hijacking mechanism validates Plasmodium aspartyl-tRNA synthetase as an antimalarial drug target.
Plos Pathog. 21 e1013057 e1013057 (2025)
PMID: 40627786 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013057
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