Bioinformatic Analysis of Leishmania donovani Long-Chain Fatty Acid-CoA Ligase as a Novel Drug Target
Joint Authors
Kumar, Arun
Tiwari, Rameshwar
Singh, Neeloo
Kaur, Jaspreet
Source
Molecular Biology International
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Biology
Abstract EN
Fatty acyl-CoA synthetase (fatty acid: CoA ligase, AMP-forming; (EC 6.2.1.3)) catalyzes the formation of fatty acyl-CoA by a two-step process that proceeds through the hydrolysis of pyrophosphate.
Fatty acyl-CoA represents bioactive compounds that are involved in protein transport, enzyme activation, protein acylation, cell signaling, and transcriptional control in addition to serving as substrates for beta oxidation and phospholipid biosynthesis.
Fatty acyl-CoA synthetase occupies a pivotal role in cellular homeostasis, particularly in lipid metabolism.
Our interest in fatty acyl-CoA synthetase stems from the identification of this enzyme, long-chain fatty acyl-CoA ligase (LCFA) by microarray analysis.
We found this enzyme to be differentially expressed by Leishmania donovani amastigotes resistant to antimonial treatment.
In the present study, we confirm the presence of long-chain fatty acyl-CoA ligase gene in the genome of clinical isolates of Leishmania donovani collected from the disease endemic area in India.
We predict a molecular model for this enzyme for in silico docking studies using chemical library available in our institute.
On the basis of the data presented in this work, we propose that long-chain fatty acyl-CoA ligase enzyme serves as an important protein and a potential target candidate for development of selective inhibitors against leishmaniasis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kaur, Jaspreet& Tiwari, Rameshwar& Kumar, Arun& Singh, Neeloo. 2011. Bioinformatic Analysis of Leishmania donovani Long-Chain Fatty Acid-CoA Ligase as a Novel Drug Target. Molecular Biology International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kaur, Jaspreet…[et al.]. Bioinformatic Analysis of Leishmania donovani Long-Chain Fatty Acid-CoA Ligase as a Novel Drug Target. Molecular Biology International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kaur, Jaspreet& Tiwari, Rameshwar& Kumar, Arun& Singh, Neeloo. Bioinformatic Analysis of Leishmania donovani Long-Chain Fatty Acid-CoA Ligase as a Novel Drug Target. Molecular Biology International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459699
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-459699