KpATCC43816 Protein target profile

lipopolysaccharide heptosyltransferase I

Accession: VK055_3506

Gene: rfaC AIK82062.1 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model Metabolism Not in network UniProt A0A0H3GYR9
Length 323
Pocket druggability (P2Rank · AlphaFold DB model) 0.612
Direct ligand evidence 0 51 total records
Functional annotation 1 EC 6 GO
Target summary

Promising target candidate with multiple supporting evidence streams.

Automated synthesis of the evidence currently loaded. Review the underlying records before prioritizing this protein.

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
2.9% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

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

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT
94.93 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) 0.612
Structure A0A0H3GYR9
Pocket Pocket 1
Druggability (FPocket) 0.118
Structure A0A0H3GYR9
Pocket Pocket 16
ColabFold model
P2Rank 0.623 · Pocket 1
FPocket 0.527 · Pocket 3
Core conservation Conserved core gene
Roary core
CoreCruncher core
Gut microbiome 137 / 4744 genomes with a hit
Prevalence 2.9%

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.

MRVLIVKTSSMGDVLHTLPALTDAAQAIPGIRFDWVVEEGFAQIPSWHKSVERVIPVAIRRWRKAWFSAPIKAERQAFREAVQEVKYDAIIDAQGLVKSAALVTRLAHGVKHGMDWQTAREPLASLFYNRRHHIAKQQHAVERTRELFAKSLGYAKPQTQGDYAIARHFLQHEASAAAPYLVFLHATTRDDKHWPETRWQELLDLLADSGVHIKLPWGAPHEEARAKRLAEGREYVEVLPRMSLEQVAQVLAGARAVVSVDTGLSHLTAALDKPNFTLYGPTDPGLIGGYGKNQHIVRPENSASTGDIAASRIHLLLQNQGLL

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

1 EC 6 GO

Subcellular localization

Localization
Cytoplasmic

Enzyme Commission (EC)

1

Gene Ontology (GO)

6
  • GO:0016757 Catalysis of the transfer of a glycosyl group from one compound (donor) to another (acceptor).
  • GO:0008920 Catalysis of the reaction: a lipopolysaccharide + ADP-L-glycero-beta-D-manno-heptose = a heptosylated lipopolysaccharide + ADP + H+.
  • GO:0009244 The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of the core region of bacterial lipopolysaccharides, which contains ten saccharide residues.
  • GO:0005829 The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.
  • 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:0008713 Catalysis of the reaction: heptosyl-KDO2-lipid A + ADP-L-glycero-beta-D-manno-heptose = heptosyl2-KDO2-lipid A + ADP + H+.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

12 records
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Start End DB Term Name
76 302 Pfam PF01075 Glycosyltransferase family 9 (heptosyltransferase)
76 302 InterPro IPR002201 Glycosyl transferase, family 9
164 319 Gene3D G3DSA:3.40.50.2000 Glycogen Phosphorylase B;
1 163 Gene3D G3DSA:3.40.50.2000 Glycogen Phosphorylase B;
164 315 FunFam G3DSA:3.40.50.2000:FF:000106 Lipopolysaccharide heptosyltransferase 1
1 302 SUPERFAMILY SSF53756 UDP-Glycosyltransferase/glycogen phosphorylase
1 302 PANTHER PTHR30160 TETRAACYLDISACCHARIDE 4'-KINASE-RELATED
2 302 CDD cd03789 GT9_LPS_heptosyltransferase
2 302 InterPro IPR002201 Glycosyl transferase, family 9
1 163 FunFam G3DSA:3.40.50.2000:FF:000075 Lipopolysaccharide heptosyltransferase I
2 319 NCBIfam TIGR02193 lipopolysaccharide heptosyltransferase I
2 319 InterPro IPR011908 Lipopolysaccharide heptosyltransferase I

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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Uniform protein color marks the displayed model as a single molecular object.
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Pocket colors and alpha spheres are evidence overlays for predicted binding cavities; they are not alternative protein chains.
'Alpha spheres' is FPocket's own cavity-shape geometry, imported when available and aligned with the loaded structure.
'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
0.612
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Pocket 2 P2Rank #2
0.231
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Pocket 3 P2Rank #3
0.036
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Pocket 4 P2Rank #4
0.004
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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_A0A0H3GYR9
AlphaFold DB full sequence Viewing
ColabFold VK055_3506
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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.

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
AFH PDB via homolog 621.4 Da · LogP -3.58 · TPSA 311.7 Open detail RCSB PDB
ZINC12360002 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 0.671 Detail ZINC
ZINC12360703 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 0.671 Detail ZINC
ZINC12503599 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 0.671 Detail ZINC
ZINC16546165 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 0.671 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
AFH RCSB PDB P24173 621.4 Da LogP -3.58 TPSA 311.7 3 viol. ✓ Clean c1nc(c2c(n1)n(cn2)[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)…

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.