About Valine--tRNA ligase
Valine--tRNA ligase (VARS1) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
P26640, 1264 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
90 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Valine--tRNA ligase |
| UniProt accession | P26640 |
| Gene | VARS1 |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 1264 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Disease associations (90)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, seizures, and cortical atrophy · score 0.71
- combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 20 · score 0.37
- Abnormal brain morphology · score 0.33
- blood protein measurement · score 0.26
- genetic disorder · score 0.19
- smoking status measurement · score 0.16
- premature birth · score 0.15
- Intellectual disability · score 0.15
- Delayed speech and language development · score 0.15
- Generalized hypotonia · score 0.15
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-P26640-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 87.78 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (1264 residues)
MSTLYVSPHP DAFPSLRALI AARYGEAGEG PGWGGAHPRI CLQPPPTSRT PFPPPRLPAL EQGPGGLWVW GATAVAQLLW PAGLGGPGGS RAAVLVQQWV SYADTELIPA ACGATLPALG LRSSAQDPQA VLGALGRALS PLEEWLRLHT YLAGEAPTLA DLAAVTALLL PFRYVLDPPA RRIWNNVTRW FVTCVRQPEF RAVLGEVVLY SGARPLSHQP GPEAPALPKT AAQLKKEAKK REKLEKFQQK QKIQQQQPPP GEKKPKPEKR EKRDPGVITY DLPTPPGEKK DVSGPMPDSY SPRYVEAAWY PWWEQQGFFK PEYGRPNVSA ANPRGVFMMC IPPPNVTGSL HLGHALTNAI QDSLTRWHRM RGETTLWNPG CDHAGIATQV VVEKKLWREQ GLSRHQLGRE AFLQEVWKWK EEKGDRIYHQ LKKLGSSLDW DRACFTMDPK LSAAVTEAFV RLHEEGIIYR STRLVNWSCT LNSAISDIEV DKKELTGRTL LSVPGYKEKV EFGVLVSFAY KVQGSDSDEE VVVATTRIET MLGDVAVAVH PKDTRYQHLK GKNVIHPFLS RSLPIVFDEF VDMDFGTGAV KITPAHDQND YEVGQRHGLE AISIMDSRGA LINVPPPFLG LPRFEARKAV LVALKERGLF RGIEDNPMVV PLCNRSKDVV EPLLRPQWYV RCGEMAQAAS AAVTRGDLRI LPEAHQRTWH AWMDNIREWC ISRQLWWGHR IPAYFVTVSD PAVPPGEDPD GRYWVSGRNE AEAREKAAKE FGVSPDKISL QQDEDVLDTW FSSGLFPLSI LGWPNQSEDL SVFYPGTLLE TGHDILFFWV ARMVMLGLKL TGRLPFREVY LHAIVRDAHG RKMSKSLGNV IDPLDVIYGI SLQGLHNQLL NSNLDPSEVE KAKEGQKADF PAGIPECGTD ALRFGLCAYM SQGRDINLDV NRILGYRHFC NKLWNATKFA LRGLGKGFVP SPTSQPGGHE SLVDRWIRSR LTEAVRLSNQ GFQAYDFPAV TTAQYSFWLY ELCDVYLECL KPVLNGVDQV AAECARQTLY TCLDVGLRLL SPFMPFVTEE LFQRLPRRMP QAPPSLCVTP YPEPSECSWK DPEAEAALEL ALSITRAVRS LRADYNLTRI RPDCFLEVAD EATGALASAV SGYVQALASA GVVAVLALGA PAPQGCAVAL ASDRCSIHLQ LQGLVDPARE LGKLQAKRVE AQRQAQRLRE RRAASGYPVK VPLEVQEADE AKLQQTEAEL RKVDEAIALF QKML
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