Journal
BIOINFORMATION
Volume 4, Issue 5, Pages 216-222Publisher
BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS
DOI: 10.6026/97320630004216
Keywords
Aeromonas hydrophila; lipopolysaccharide; virulence; UDP-galactose 4-epimerase; molecular phylogenetic
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
- University Grants Commission, New Delhi
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A. hydrophila, a ubiquitous gram-negative bacterium present in aquatic environments, has been implicated in illness in humans, fish and amphibians. Lipopolysaccharides (LPS), a surface component of the outer membrane, are one of the main virulent factors of gram-negative bacteria. UDP-galactose 4-epimerase (GalE) catalyses the last step in the Leloir pathway of galactose metabolism and provides precursor for the biosynthesis of extracellular LPS and capsule. Due to its key role in LPS biosynthesis, it is a potential drug target. The present study describes cloning, sequence analysis and prediction of three dimensional structure of the deduced amino acid sequence of the galE of A. hydrophila AH17. The cloned galE consists of the putative promoter-operator region, and an open reading frame of 338 amino acid residues. Sequence alignment and predicted 3D-structure revealed that the GalE of A. hydrophila consists of the signature sequences of the epimerase super family. The present study reports the molecular modeling / 3D-structure prediction of GalE of A. hydrophila. Further, the potential regions of the enzyme that can be targeted for drug design are identified.
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