KpATCC43816 Protein target profile

mtlA

Accession: VK055_3528

Gene: AIK82084.1 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model Metabolism Not in network UniProt A0A0H3GUP6
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Length 635
Pocket druggability (P2Rank · AlphaFold DB model) 0.9
Functional annotation 1 EC 7 GO
Target summary

Promising target candidate with multiple supporting evidence streams.

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Main supporting evidence

Independent pocket support: P2Rank + FPocket Both predictors report a high-scoring binding site (P2Rank 0.90, FPocket 0.87). Use the 3D pocket comparison to verify whether they identify the same site. No similar human protein detected The current BLAST sequence screen did not find a significant human match, lowering apparent off-target risk. Core gene across strains Marked as conserved by both pan-genome tools: Roary and CoreCruncher. Strong predicted binding pocket FPocket selected-pocket score 0.87. This is a computational pocket signal, not binding validation. Review the complete evidence below

Risks to review

Microbiome similarity 282 of 4744 screened genomes (5.9%) have a significant similarity hit. This target also has a predicted binding pocket (P2Rank 0.90) — check the ligand evidence before deprioritizing on off-target risk alone.

Evidence gaps

No ligand evidence No experimental PDB ligands, measured ChEMBL bioactivity, or proposed ZINC compound records are available.
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
5.9% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

Essential (DEG)
Y
DEG identity (%)
52.429 Higher values support similarity to known essential genes.
DEG E-value
5.79e-171 Smaller values mean stronger essential-gene similarity.

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT
83.55 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) 0.9
Structure A0A0H3GUP6
Pocket Pocket 1
Druggability (FPocket) 0.866
Structure A0A0H3GUP6
Pocket Pocket 29
ColabFold model
P2Rank 0.905 · Pocket 1
FPocket 0.913 · Pocket 49
Core conservation Conserved core gene
Roary core
CoreCruncher core
Gut microbiome 282 / 4744 genomes with a hit
Prevalence 5.9%

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.

MSSDIKIKVQSFGRFLSNMVMPNIGAFIAWGIITALFIPTGWLPNETLAKLVGPMITYLLPLLIGYTGGKLVGGERGGVVGAITTMGVIVGADMPMFLGSMIAGPLGGYCIKKFDNWVDGKIKSGFEMLVNNFSAGIIGMILAILAFLGIGPAVEVLSKILAAGVNFMVAHDMLPLASIFVEPAKILFLNNAINHGIFSPLGIQQSHELGKSIFFLIEANPGPGMGVLLAYMFFGRGSAKQSAGGAAIIHFLGGIHEIYFPYVLMNPRLILAVILGGMTGVFTLTILNGGLVSPASPGSILAVLAMTPKGAYFANIAAIIAAMAVSFVVSAVLLKTSKVKEEDDIEAATRRMHDMKAESKGASPLAAGNVTNDLSHVRKIIVACDAGMGSSAMGAGVLRKKVQDAGLSNISVTNSAINNLPPDVDLVITHRDLTERAMRQVPQAQHISLTNFLDSGLYTSLTERLVAAQRHIDNEVKVTDSLKDSFDDTNNNLFQLGADNIFLGRKAATKEEAIRFAGEQLVKGGYVEPEYVQAMLDREKLTSTYLGESIAVPHGTIEAKDRVLKTGVVFCQYPEGVRFGEEEDEVARLVIGIAARNNEHIQVITSLTNALDDETVIERLAKTTSVDEVLALLNK

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

1 EC 7 GO

Subcellular localization

Localization
CytoplasmicMembrane

Enzyme Commission (EC)

1

Gene Ontology (GO)

7
  • GO:0009401 The uptake and phosphorylation of specific carbohydrates from the extracellular environment; uptake and phosphorylation are coupled, making the PTS a link between the uptake and metabolism of sugars; phosphoenolpyruvate is the original phosphate donor; phosphoenolpyruvate passes the phosphate via a signal transduction pathway, to enzyme 1 (E1), which in turn passes it on to the histidine protein, HPr; the next step in the system involves sugar-specific membrane-bound complex, enzyme 2 (EII), which transports the sugar into the cell; it includes the sugar permease, which catalyzes the transport reactions; EII is usually divided into three different domains, EIIA, EIIB, and EIIC.
  • GO:0016020 A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it and attached to it.
  • GO:0008982 Catalysis of the PEP-dependent, phosphoryl transfer-driven transport of substances across a membrane. The transport happens by catalysis of the reaction: protein N-phosphohistidine + sugar(out) = protein histidine + sugar phosphate(in). This differs from primary and secondary active transport in that the solute is modified during transport.
  • GO:0022872 Catalysis of the PEP-dependent, phosphoryl transfer-driven transport of substances across a membrane. The transport happens by catalysis of the reaction: protein N-phosphohistidine + mannitol(out) = protein histidine + mannitol phosphate(in). This differs from primary and secondary active transport in that the solute is modified during transport.
  • 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:0016301 Catalysis of the transfer of a phosphate group, usually from ATP, to a substrate molecule.
  • GO:0090563 Catalysis of the PEP-dependent, phosphoryl transfer-driven transport of substances across a membrane. The transport happens by catalysis of the reaction: protein S-phosphocysteine + sugar(out) = protein cysteine + sugar phosphate(in). This differs from primary and secondary active transport in that the solute is modified during transport.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

56 records
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Start End DB Term Name
378 465 CDD cd05567 PTS_IIB_mannitol
378 465 InterPro IPR029503 Phosphotransferase system EIIB component, mannitol-specific
366 471 Gene3D G3DSA:3.40.50.2300 -
379 453 Pfam PF02302 PTS system, Lactose/Cellobiose specific IIB subunit
379 453 InterPro IPR003501 Phosphotransferase system, EIIB component, type 2/3
182 212 Phobius NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
244 263 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
498 635 Pfam PF00359 Phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system, EIIA 2
498 635 InterPro IPR002178 PTS EIIA type-2 domain
494 635 ProSiteProfiles PS51094 PTS_EIIA type-2 domain profile.
494 635 InterPro IPR002178 PTS EIIA type-2 domain
8 347 NCBIfam TIGR00851 mannitol-specific PTS transporter subunit IIC
8 347 InterPro IPR004718 Phosphotransferase system, mannitol-specific enzyme IIC
312 334 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
17 277 Pfam PF02378 Phosphotransferase system, EIIC
17 277 InterPro IPR003352 Phosphotransferase system, EIIC
378 473 ProSiteProfiles PS51099 PTS_EIIB type-2 domain profile.
378 473 InterPro IPR013011 Phosphotransferase system, EIIB component, type 2
155 160 Phobius CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the cytoplasm.
491 635 FunFam G3DSA:3.40.930.10:FF:000007 PTS system mannitol-specific transporter subunit IICBA
12 341 ProSiteProfiles PS51104 PTS_EIIC type-2 domain profile.
12 341 InterPro IPR013014 Phosphotransferase system, EIIC component, type 2
498 633 CDD cd00211 PTS_IIA_fru
498 633 InterPro IPR002178 PTS EIIA type-2 domain
87 109 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
43 47 Phobius NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
377 466 SUPERFAMILY SSF52794 PTS system IIB component-like
377 466 InterPro IPR036095 PTS system IIB component-like superfamily
161 181 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
1 19 Phobius CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the cytoplasm.
20 42 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
48 66 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
99 132 Phobius NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
52 74 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
67 77 Phobius CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the cytoplasm.
490 635 Gene3D G3DSA:3.40.930.10 -
490 635 InterPro IPR016152 Phosphotransferase/anion transporter
269 292 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
129 151 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
494 634 PANTHER PTHR30181 MANNITOL PERMEASE IIC COMPONENT
235 268 Phobius CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the cytoplasm.
212 234 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
312 334 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
78 98 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
293 311 Phobius NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
335 635 Phobius CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the cytoplasm.
133 154 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
20 42 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
213 234 Phobius TRANSMEMBRANE Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.
539 555 ProSitePatterns PS00372 PTS EIIA domains phosphorylation site signature 2.
539 555 InterPro IPR002178 PTS EIIA type-2 domain
366 471 FunFam G3DSA:3.40.50.2300:FF:000047 PTS system mannitol-specific transporter subunit IICBA
495 635 SUPERFAMILY SSF55804 Phoshotransferase/anion transport protein
495 635 InterPro IPR016152 Phosphotransferase/anion transporter
338 358 Coils Coil Coil
270 292 TMHMM TMhelix Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be embedded in the membrane.

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
0.9
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Pocket 2 P2Rank #2
0.544
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Pocket 3 P2Rank #3
0.33
Likely same site as FPocket 29 1.9 Å 15 shared residues 100% of smaller site
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Pocket 4 P2Rank #4
0.192
Likely same site as FPocket 3 0.6 Å 9 shared residues 100% of smaller site
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Pocket 5 P2Rank #5
0.183
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Binding pockets · FPocket

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

Pocket 1 FPocket #29
0.866
Likely same site as P2Rank 3 1.9 Å 15 shared residues 100% of smaller site
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Pocket 2 FPocket #3
0.46
Likely same site as P2Rank 4 0.6 Å 9 shared residues 100% of smaller site
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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_A0A0H3GUP6
AlphaFold DB — — full sequence — Viewing
ColabFold VK055_3528
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Cross-references

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

Sequence

UniProt A0A0H3GUP6