Protein target profile

VK055_3340

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase/glucosamine-1-phosphate N-acetyltransferase

Genome: KpATCC43816 Gene: glmU AIK81897.1 3D evidence: Experimental + ColabFold model Metabolism 2 reactions UniProt A6TG34
Length 456
Pocket druggability 0.669
Metabolic reactions 2
Chokepoint Yes
Direct ligand evidence 0 97 total records
Functional annotation 0 EC 8 GO
Target summary

Strong target candidate with converging metabolic, structural and chemical evidence.

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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
5.2% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

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

Localization

Localization
Cytoplasmic

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT
96.22 0-100 confidence; >70 supports local structural interpretation.

Binding-site evidence

PDB experimental structure

The selected pocket score is the FPocket value used for ranking after applying the curated structure priority. It estimates small-molecule pocket quality; it is not experimental binding evidence. The 3D viewer may show a different loaded structure, so visible pockets can differ.

FPocket 0.669
Structure 8CU9
Pocket Pocket 1
P2Rank 0.146
Structure 8CU9
Pocket Pocket 1
ColabFold model
FPocket 0.576 · Pocket 19
P2Rank 0.653 · Pocket 1
Core conservation Conserved core gene
Roary core
CoreCruncher core
Gut microbiome 247 / 4744 genomes with a hit
Prevalence 5.2%

Cross-references

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

Structure

Metabolic context

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

Explore metabolic network

Attractive metabolic target: catalyzes a producing chokepoint reaction in Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, no isoenzyme backup detected, more central than 97.6% of genes in this genome, no human homolog detected.

Relative network centrality 97.6% more central than 97.6% of genes in this genome
Chokepoint Chokepoint gene
Catalyzed reactions

2 reactions mapped to this gene in the metabolic model. Open the full network to see each one, with substrates/products and the reaction-reaction map.

Imported from KpATCC43816.sbml · 2026-07-09

Sequence

Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.

MSNSAMSVVILAAGKGTRMYSDLPKVLHTLAGKPMVQHVIDAANDLGACAVHLVYGHGGDLLRQTLHEDNLNWVLQAEQLGTGHAMQQAAPFFNDDEDILMLYGDVPLISVETLQRLRAAKPQGGIGLLTVKLDDPTGYGRITRENGQVTGIVEHKDASEAQRQIQEINTGILIAGGADLKRWLAKLTNNNAQGEYYITDIIAMAHQEGHQIVAVHPQRLSEVEGVNNRLQLARLERVYQAEQAEKLLLAGVMLRDPARFDLRGTLQHGRDVEIDTNVILEGNVVLGDRVKIGAGCVIKNSTIGDDCEISPYSVVEDAQLQAACTIGPFARLRPGAELLEGAHVGNFVEMKKARLGKGSKAGHLTYLGDAEIGDNVNIGAGTITCNYDGANKHKTIIGDDVFVGSDTQLVAPVTVGNGVTIAAGTTVTRNIADNELVLSRVPQVHKQGWQRPVKKK

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

8 GO

Gene Ontology (GO)

8
  • GO:0016740 Catalysis of the transfer of a group, e.g. a methyl group, glycosyl group, acyl group, phosphorus-containing, or other groups, from one compound (generally regarded as the donor) to another compound (generally regarded as the acceptor). Transferase is the systematic name for any enzyme of EC class 2.
  • GO:0000902 The developmental process in which the size or shape of a cell is generated and organized.
  • GO:0003977 Catalysis of the reaction: N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + UTP = diphosphate + UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine.
  • GO:0006048 The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, a substance composed of N-acetylglucosamine, a common structural unit of oligosaccharides, in glycosidic linkage with uridine diphosphate.
  • 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.
  • GO:0000287 Binding to a magnesium (Mg) ion.
  • GO:0019134 Catalysis of the reaction: alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + acetyl-CoA = N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + CoA + H+.
  • GO:0005737 The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

25 records
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Start End DB Term Name
395 429 Pfam PF00132 Bacterial transferase hexapeptide (six repeats)
395 429 InterPro IPR001451 Hexapeptide repeat
267 300 Pfam PF00132 Bacterial transferase hexapeptide (six repeats)
267 300 InterPro IPR001451 Hexapeptide repeat
6 455 NCBIfam TIGR01173 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase/glucosamine-1-phosphate N-acetyltransferase
6 455 InterPro IPR005882 Bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase/glucosamine-1-phosphate N-acetyltransferase
228 456 Gene3D G3DSA:2.160.10.10 Hexapeptide repeat proteins
6 423 PANTHER PTHR43584 NUCLEOTIDYL TRANSFERASE
1 227 Gene3D G3DSA:3.90.550.10 Spore Coat Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Protein SpsA; Chain A
1 227 InterPro IPR029044 Nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferases
6 252 SUPERFAMILY SSF53448 Nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferases
6 252 InterPro IPR029044 Nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferases
5 452 Hamap MF_01631 Bifunctional protein GlmU [glmU].
5 452 InterPro IPR005882 Bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase/glucosamine-1-phosphate N-acetyltransferase
403 431 ProSitePatterns PS00101 Hexapeptide-repeat containing-transferases signature.
403 431 InterPro IPR018357 Hexapeptide transferase, conserved site
1 227 FunFam G3DSA:3.90.550.10:FF:000006 Bifunctional protein GlmU
8 232 CDD cd02540 GT2_GlmU_N_bac
8 124 Pfam PF12804 MobA-like NTP transferase domain
8 124 InterPro IPR025877 MobA-like NTP transferase
255 439 SUPERFAMILY SSF51161 Trimeric LpxA-like enzymes
255 439 InterPro IPR011004 Trimeric LpxA-like superfamily
251 443 CDD cd03353 LbH_GlmU_C
251 443 InterPro IPR038009 GlmU, C-terminal LbH domain
228 456 FunFam G3DSA:2.160.10.10:FF:000011 Bifunctional protein GlmU

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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Binding pockets · FPocket

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

Site 1 FPocket #1
0.669
Likely same site as P2Rank 1 1.0 Å 15 shared residues 100% of smaller site
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Site 2 FPocket #9
0.369
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Site 3 FPocket #18
0.353
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Binding pockets · P2Rank

Probability: high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2

Site 1 P2Rank #1
0.146
Likely same site as FPocket 1 1.0 Å 15 shared residues 100% of smaller site
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Site 2 P2Rank #2
0.119
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Site 3 P2Rank #3
0.003
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All structural evidence 1 experimental · 1 predicted

Structural evidence

1 + 1

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
PDB 8CU9
X-ray A Viewing
ColabFold VK055_3340
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.

97 records
Chemistry signal

Structural and bioactivity evidence are both available for this target.

Direct evidence 0 same-protein records
Transferred evidence 47 records from similar proteins
Structural ligands 12 0 loaded crystals
Measured bioactivity 35 direct and transferred ChEMBL records
Proposed compounds 50 similarity-based ZINC candidates
Best available ligand signal
0N5 PDB via homolog 386.4 Da · LogP 4.34 · TPSA 96.4 Open detail RCSB PDB
1S8 PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
1S9 PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
1SE PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
1SF PDB via homolog 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
0N5 RCSB PDB P43889 386.4 Da LogP 4.34 TPSA 96.4 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean COc1cc2c(cc1O)ncnc2Nc3ccc(cc3)NC(=O)c4ccccc4
1S8 RCSB PDB P43889 476.5 Da LogP 5.93 TPSA 96.4 1 viol. ✓ Clean COc1cc2c(cc1O)nc(nc2Nc3ccc(cc3)NC(=O)c4ccccc4)C…
1S9 RCSB PDB P43889 444.4 Da LogP 4.10 TPSA 122.7 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean COc1cc2c(cc1OCC(=O)O)ncnc2Nc3ccc(cc3)NC(=O)c4cc…
1SE RCSB PDB P43889 378.3 Da LogP 3.20 TPSA 134.5 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean c1ccnc(c1)C(=O)Nc2ccc(cc2)NC(=O)c3ccc(c(c3)[N+]…
1SF RCSB PDB P43889 235.2 Da LogP 1.04 TPSA 92.6 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean c1cc(cc(c1)[N+](=O)[O-])N2CCC(=O)NC2=O
1SG RCSB PDB P43889 457.4 Da LogP 2.64 TPSA 146.0 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean COc1cc(cc(c1)C(=O)Nc2ccc(cc2)NC(=O)c3ccccn3)C4=…
LZR RCSB PDB P43889 446.5 Da LogP 2.63 TPSA 89.4 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean COc1cc2c(cc1OCC3C=C3)C(=O)NC(=N2)N4CCC5=C(C4)C=…
LZS RCSB PDB P43889 595.6 Da LogP 4.11 TPSA 115.7 1 viol. ✓ Clean CC(C)CN1C=CC2=C(C1=O)CCN(C2)c3nc4cc(c(cc4c(n3)N…
P21 RCSB PDB P43889 415.0 Da LogP 4.53 TPSA 32.8 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean COCCCN([C@H]1CCC[N@](C1)CCc2ccccc2)C(=O)c3ccc(c…
R82 RCSB PDB P0ACC7 390.5 Da LogP 2.80 TPSA 84.9 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean C[C@@H]1Cc2ccccc2N1S(=O)(=O)c3cc(c(cc3OC)OC)NC(…
R83 RCSB PDB Q8DQ18 447.6 Da LogP 3.13 TPSA 97.0 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean CC(=O)Nc1cc(c(cc1OC)OC)S(=O)(=O)NCc2ccccc2N3CCC…
UD1 RCSB PDB P0ACC7 607.4 Da LogP -4.65 TPSA 305.9 3 viol. ✓ Clean CC(=O)N[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O[C@@H]1O[P@@]…

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.