KpATCC43816 Protein target profile

pyruvate formate-lyase 1-activating enzyme

Accession: VK055_1554

Gene: AIK80174.1 pflA 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model Metabolism Not in network UniProt A0A0H3GM98
Length 246
Pocket druggability (P2Rank · AlphaFold DB model) 0.914
Direct ligand evidence 0 1 total records
Functional annotation 1 EC 9 GO
Target summary

Promising target candidate with multiple supporting evidence streams.

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Terms and data sources used on this page

PDB: experimentally determined structures from the Protein Data Bank. These are the strongest structural evidence, but may cover only part of the protein.

AlphaFold DB model: a precomputed predicted structure downloaded from AlphaFold Database/UniProt, not an experiment performed here.

ColabFold model: a predicted structure generated for this workspace; interpret it with coverage and confidence.

pLDDT: confidence score for predicted structures. High values support local geometry; low values mean the region should not drive pocket interpretation.

FPocket / P2Rank: software tools that predict possible ligand-binding pockets on a 3D structure. They are useful screening signals, not experimental validation.

Druggability: a pocket-based estimate of whether a small molecule could bind productively. It does not mean a drug already exists.

PDB ligand: a compound observed in an experimental structure. Direct same-protein records are stronger than homolog-transferred records.

ChEMBL: a public database of measured compound bioactivity. Direct entries are stronger than entries transferred from similar proteins.

ZINC: a purchasable-compound database. Here it marks proposed candidates from chemical similarity, not measured binders.

LigQ / LigQ_2: an internal Target pipeline step that gathers PDB, ChEMBL, and ZINC ligand evidence for each protein.

Off-target: sequence similarity to proteins we prefer not to hit, such as human proteins or beneficial gut microbiome proteins.

DEG: Database of Essential Genes. A match suggests the protein resembles genes known to be essential in other organisms.

Roary / CoreCruncher: pan-genome tools used to decide whether a gene is core across analyzed strains or accessory/strain-specific.

EC / GO: functional annotations: EC describes enzyme reactions; GO describes biological process, molecular function, or cellular component.

KEGG pathway: a curated metabolic route label used here to group reactions imported from the metabolic model.

Chokepoint: a metabolic reaction that is the only producer or consumer of a metabolite in the imported model.

Prioritization evidence

Selectivity, essentiality, structural confidence, conservation, and predicted binding-site evidence.

Off-target risk

Human off-target
No hit
Gut microbiome similarity
4.2% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

Essential (DEG)
Y
DEG identity (%)
73.577 Higher values support similarity to known essential genes.
DEG E-value
1.13e-131 Smaller values mean stronger essential-gene similarity.

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT
97.26 0-100 confidence; >70 supports local structural interpretation.

Binding-site evidence

AlphaFold DB / UniProt model

P2Rank's binding-site probability is the primary druggability signal shown across the app; FPocket's druggability score is shown alongside it for comparison. Both estimate small-molecule pocket quality after applying the curated structure priority — neither is experimental binding evidence. The 3D viewer may show a different loaded structure, so visible pockets can differ.

Druggability (P2Rank) 0.914
Structure A0A0H3GM98
Pocket Pocket 1
Druggability (FPocket) 0.377
Structure A0A0H3GM98
Pocket Pocket 1
ColabFold model
P2Rank 0.967 · Pocket 1
FPocket 0.652 · Pocket 2
Core conservation Conserved core gene
Roary core
CoreCruncher core
Gut microbiome 199 / 4744 genomes with a hit
Prevalence 4.2%

Metabolic context

Reactions catalyzed, pathway membership, and centrality in the genome-scale metabolic network.

This protein is not associated with the imported metabolic network for this genome.

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Imported from KpATCC43816.sbml · 2026-07-09

Sequence

Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.

MSVIGRIHSFESCGTVDGPGIRFITFFQGCLMRCLYCHNRDTWDTHGGKEITVEELMKEVVTYRHFMNASGGGVTASGGEAILQAEFVRDWFRACKKEGIHTCLDTNGFVRRYDPVIDELLEVTDLVMLDLKQMNDEIHQNLVGVSNHRTLEFAQYLAKKNINVWIRYVVVPGWSDDDDSAHRLGEFTRDMGNVEKIELLPYHELGKHKWVAMGEEYKLDGVHPPKKETMERVKGILEQYGHKVMY

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

1 EC 9 GO

Subcellular localization

Localization
Cytoplasmic

Enzyme Commission (EC)

1

Gene Ontology (GO)

9
  • GO:0003824 Catalysis of a biochemical reaction at physiological temperatures. In biologically catalyzed reactions, the reactants are known as substrates, and the catalysts are naturally occurring macromolecular substances known as enzymes. Enzymes possess specific binding sites for substrates, and are usually composed wholly or largely of protein, but RNA that has catalytic activity (ribozyme) is often also regarded as enzymatic.
  • GO:0016491 Catalysis of an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction, a reversible chemical reaction in which the oxidation state of an atom or atoms within a molecule is altered. One substrate acts as a hydrogen or electron donor and becomes oxidized, while the other acts as hydrogen or electron acceptor and becomes reduced.
  • GO:0051539 Binding to a 4 iron, 4 sulfur (4Fe-4S) cluster; this cluster consists of four iron atoms, with the inorganic sulfur atoms found between the irons and acting as bridging ligands.
  • GO:0051536 Binding to an iron-sulfur cluster, a combination of iron and sulfur atoms.
  • GO:0043365 Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + dihydroflavodoxin + [formate C-acetyltransferase]-glycine = 5'-deoxyadenosine + L-methionine + flavodoxin semiquinone + [formate C-acetyltransferase]-glycin-2-yl radical.
  • GO:0005737 The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
  • GO:0016829 Catalysis of the cleavage of C-C, C-O, C-N and other bonds by other means than by hydrolysis or oxidation, or conversely adding a group to a double bond. They differ from other enzymes in that two substrates are involved in one reaction direction, but only one in the other direction. When acting on the single substrate, a molecule is eliminated and this generates either a new double bond or a new ring.
  • GO:0046872 Binding to a metal ion.
  • GO:0006006 The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucose, the aldohexose gluco-hexose. D-glucose is dextrorotatory and is sometimes known as dextrose; it is an important source of energy for living organisms and is found free as well as combined in homo- and hetero-oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

24 records
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Start End DB Term Name
2 246 Gene3D G3DSA:3.20.20.70 Aldolase class I
2 246 InterPro IPR013785 Aldolase-type TIM barrel
16 239 ProSiteProfiles PS51918 Radical SAM core domain profile.
16 239 InterPro IPR007197 Radical SAM
5 246 PANTHER PTHR30352 PYRUVATE FORMATE-LYASE-ACTIVATING ENZYME
5 246 InterPro IPR034457 Organic radical-activating enzymes
24 178 Pfam PF04055 Radical SAM superfamily
24 178 InterPro IPR007197 Radical SAM
3 243 SFLD SFLDF00278 pyruvate formate-lyase activase
3 243 InterPro IPR034465 Pyruvate formate-lyase activase
23 216 SUPERFAMILY SSF102114 Radical SAM enzymes
18 39 ProSitePatterns PS01087 Radical activating enzymes signature.
18 39 InterPro IPR001989 Radical-activating enzyme, conserved site
3 243 SFLD SFLDS00029 Radical SAM
3 243 InterPro IPR007197 Radical SAM
24 208 CDD cd01335 Radical_SAM
44 246 PIRSF PIRSF000371 PFLA_YjjW
44 246 InterPro IPR012839 Organic radical enzyme activase
1 47 PIRSF PIRSF000371 PFLA_YjjW
1 47 InterPro IPR012839 Organic radical enzyme activase
2 246 FunFam G3DSA:3.20.20.70:FF:000050 Pyruvate formate-lyase-activating enzyme
6 239 NCBIfam TIGR02493 pyruvate formate-lyase-activating protein
6 239 InterPro IPR012838 Pyruvate formate-lyase 1 activating enzyme
16 146 Pfam PF13353 4Fe-4S single cluster domain

3D structure

Selected loaded structure. Experimental PDB entries may cover only a portion of the sequence; AlphaFold DB and ColabFold models typically cover the full protein but remain computational predictions.

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'Pocket atoms'/'Predicted site atoms' show the pocket's residue atoms instead: P2Rank reports residues rather than alpha spheres, and FPocket falls back to this when alpha-sphere geometry is unavailable or doesn't align.
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Binding pockets · P2Rank

Druggability (P2Rank): high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2

Pocket 1 P2Rank #1
0.914
Likely same site as FPocket 1 2.8 Å 19 shared residues 76% of smaller site
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Surrounding area
Pocket 2 P2Rank #2
0.013
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Binding pockets · FPocket

Druggability (FPocket): high ≥ 0.7 · medium 0.4–0.69 · low < 0.4

Pocket 1 FPocket #1
0.377 Unusual size
Likely same site as P2Rank 1 2.8 Å 19 shared residues 76% of smaller site
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Surrounding area
All structural evidence 0 experimental · 2 predicted

Structural evidence

0 + 2

Experimental PDB entries plus predicted AlphaFold DB or ColabFold models. Click Switch to display a different loaded structure in the viewer.

Entry Method Resolution Chain Coverage Links Status
AlphaFold DB AF_A0A0H3GM98
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ColabFold VK055_1554
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Ligand evidence

Ligands grouped by evidence source. PDB ligands keep the source crystal visible, and loaded crystals can be opened directly in the structure viewer.

1 records
Chemistry signal

Structural ligand evidence is available for this target.

Direct evidence 0 same-protein records
Transferred evidence 1 records from similar proteins
Structural ligands 1 0 loaded crystals
Measured bioactivity 0 direct and transferred ChEMBL records
Proposed compounds 0 similarity-based ZINC candidates
Best available ligand signal
MT2 PDB via homolog 178.3 Da · LogP 0.06 · TPSA 63.3 Open detail RCSB PDB

Structural evidence inferred from similar proteins. The source crystal indicates where the ligand was observed; the UniProt column identifies the homologous protein carrying that ligand.

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Ligand Source crystal UniProt (homolog) MW · LogP · TPSA Lipinski PAINS SMILES
MT2 RCSB PDB P0A9N4 178.3 Da LogP 0.06 TPSA 63.3 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean CC[S@@+](C)CC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N

PDB and ChEMBL records on this protein are shown in full. ChEMBL records from similar proteins are capped at the top 100 per protein (by pchembl) and ZINC at the top 50 (Tanimoto ≥ 0.5). ADME columns are descriptor-based screening flags, not experimental toxicity results.

Cross-references

External database identifiers for this protein, its structures, ligands, and metabolic reactions.