Structure-guided conversion from an anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor into Plasmodium lysyl-tRNA synthetase selective inhibitors

Abstract Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) play a central role in the translation of genetic code, serving as attractive drug targets. Within this family, the lysyl-tRNA synthetase (LysRS) constitutes a promising antimalarial target. ASP3026, an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor was recent...

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Published in:Communications Biology
Main Authors: Jintong Zhou, Mingyu Xia, Zhenghui Huang, Hang Qiao, Guang Yang, Yunan Qian, Peifeng Li, Zhaolun Zhang, Xinai Gao, Lubin Jiang, Jing Wang, Wei Li, Pengfei Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-06-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06455-4