KpATCC43816 Protein target profile

rod shape-determining protein RodA

Accession: VK055_1866

Gene: AIK80472.1 mrdB 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model Metabolism Not in network UniProt A0A0H3GLD1
Length 370
Pocket druggability (P2Rank · AlphaFold DB model) 0.74
Direct ligand evidence 0 51 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
4.1% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

Essential (DEG)
Y
DEG identity (%)
95.946 Higher values support similarity to known essential genes.
DEG E-value
0.0 Smaller values mean stronger essential-gene similarity.

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT
85.11 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) 0.74
Structure A0A0H3GLD1
Pocket Pocket 1
Druggability (FPocket) 0.951
Structure A0A0H3GLD1
Pocket Pocket 16
ColabFold model
P2Rank 0.62 · Pocket 1
FPocket 0.961 · Pocket 19
Core conservation Conserved core gene
Roary core
CoreCruncher core
Gut microbiome 193 / 4744 genomes with a hit
Prevalence 4.1%

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.

MTDNPNKKSLWDKIHLDPTMLLILLALLTYSALVIWSASGQDVGMMERKIGQIAMGVVIMIVMAQIPPRVYEGWAPYLYIFCIILLVAVDAFGAISKGAQRWLDLGIVRFQPSEIAKIAVPLMVARFINRDVCPPSLKNTGIALVLIFLPTLLVAAQPDLGTSILIALSGLFVLFLSGLSWRLIGIAVVLVAAFIPILWFFLMHDYQRQRVMMLLDPETDPLGAGYHIIQSKIAIGSGGLRGKGWLHGTQSQLEFLPERHTDFIFAVLAEELGLIGVLILLALYILLIMRGLWIAAQAQTTFGRVMAGGLMLILFVYVFVNIGMVSGILPVVGVPLPLVSYGGSALIVLMAGFGIVMSIHTHRKMLSKSV

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

1 EC 9 GO

Subcellular localization

Localization
CytoplasmicMembrane

Enzyme Commission (EC)

1

Gene Ontology (GO)

9
  • GO:0016020 A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it and attached to it.
  • GO:0051301 The process resulting in division and partitioning of components of a cell to form more cells; may or may not be accompanied by the physical separation of a cell into distinct, individually membrane-bounded daughter cells.
  • GO:0008360 Any process that modulates the surface configuration of a cell.
  • GO:0032153 The eventual plane of cell division (also known as cell cleavage or cytokinesis) in a dividing cell. In Eukaryotes, the cleavage apparatus, composed of septin structures and the actomyosin contractile ring, forms along this plane, and the mitotic, or meiotic, spindle is aligned perpendicular to the division plane. In bacteria, the cell division site is generally located at mid-cell and is the site at which the cytoskeletal structure, the Z-ring, assembles.
  • GO:0005886 The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
  • GO:0015648 Enables the directed movement of lipid-linked peptidoglycans into, out of or within a cell, or between cells.
  • GO:0008955 Catalysis of the reaction: [GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)](n)-di-trans,octa-cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate + beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)-di-trans,octa-cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate = [GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)](n+1)-di-trans-octa-cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate + di-trans,octa-cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate + H+.
  • GO:0071555 A process that results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of the cell wall, the rigid or semi-rigid envelope lying outside the cell membrane of plant, fungal and most prokaryotic cells, maintaining their shape and protecting them from osmotic lysis.
  • GO:0009252 The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found in bacterial cell walls and consisting of long glycan strands of alternating residues of beta-(1,4) linked N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid, cross-linked by short peptides.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

38 records
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Start End DB Term Name
263 289 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
74 95 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
321 345 ProSitePatterns PS00428 Cell cycle proteins ftsW / rodA / spoVE signature.
321 345 InterPro IPR018365 Cell cycle, FtsW / RodA / SpoVE, conserved site
177 182 Phobius CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the cytoplasm.
181 203 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
20 38 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
272 294 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
338 359 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
39 49 Phobius CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the cytoplasm.
77 99 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
69 73 Phobius NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
360 370 Phobius CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the cytoplasm.
50 68 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
50 67 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
12 366 Hamap MF_02079 Peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase MrdB [mrdB].
12 366 InterPro IPR011923 Probable peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase RodA/MrdB
306 328 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
136 154 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
338 360 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
15 37 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
96 135 Phobius CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the cytoplasm.
310 332 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
183 202 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
1 19 Phobius NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
333 337 Phobius NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
20 364 Pfam PF01098 Cell cycle protein
20 364 InterPro IPR001182 Probable peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase FtsW/RodA
7 365 PANTHER PTHR30474 CELL CYCLE PROTEIN
7 365 InterPro IPR001182 Probable peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase FtsW/RodA
160 179 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
155 159 Phobius NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
136 155 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
203 262 Phobius NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
290 309 Phobius CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the cytoplasm.
160 176 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
17 364 NCBIfam TIGR02210 rod shape-determining protein RodA
17 364 InterPro IPR011923 Probable peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase RodA/MrdB

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 colors and alpha spheres are evidence overlays for predicted binding cavities; they are not alternative protein chains.
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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.
'No pocket geometry' means neither alpha spheres nor residue-position data could be found for that pocket; the layer just highlights the same residues as 'Nearby residues'.
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Binding pockets · P2Rank

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

Pocket 1 P2Rank #1
0.74
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Pocket 2 P2Rank #2
0.411
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Pocket 3 P2Rank #3
0.157
Likely same site as FPocket 16 2.5 Å 12 shared residues 100% of smaller site
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Pocket 4 P2Rank #4
0.051
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Pocket 5 P2Rank #5
0.03
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Binding pockets · FPocket

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

Pocket 1 FPocket #16
0.951 Unusual size
Likely same site as P2Rank 3 2.5 Å 12 shared residues 100% of smaller site
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Pocket 2 FPocket #1
0.236
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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_A0A0H3GLD1
AlphaFold DB full sequence Viewing
ColabFold VK055_1866
ColabFold full sequence Loaded

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.

51 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 50 similarity-based ZINC candidates
Best available ligand signal
OLC PDB via homolog 356.5 Da · LogP 4.92 · TPSA 66.8 Open detail RCSB PDB
ZINC1501016272 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 1.000 Detail ZINC
ZINC1501016273 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 1.000 Detail ZINC
ZINC1501016315 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 1.000 Detail ZINC
ZINC1501016316 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 1.000 Detail ZINC

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
OLC RCSB PDB Q5SIX3 356.5 Da LogP 4.92 TPSA 66.8 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](CO)O

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.