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ArticleBioinformation2009

Molecular cloning, sequence analysis and homology modeling of galE encoding UDP-galactose 4-epimerase of Aeromonas hydrophila.

Shivani Agarwal, Keshav Gopal, Gagan Chhabra, Aparna Dixit

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Article in Bioinformation, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shivani AgarwalGene Regulation Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi - 110067, India.
Keshav Gopal
Gagan Chhabra
Aparna Dixit
Jawaharlal Nehru University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 3Dstructure 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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Aeromonas hydrophilalipopolysaccharidemolecular phylogeneticUDP-galactose 4- epimerasevirulence

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PMID20461162
PMCPMC2859578
OpenAlexW1991331248

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