Protein target profile

VK055_4745

pyridoxal kinase

Genome: KpATCC43816 Gene: AIK83279.1 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model Metabolism 4 reactions UniProt A0A0H3GVX6
Length 279
Pocket druggability 0.034
Metabolic reactions 4
Chokepoint Yes
Direct ligand evidence 0 63 total records
Functional annotation 1 EC 5 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
Hit
Human identity (%)
29.461 Lower values reduce human off-target concern.
Human E-value
4.41e-22
Gut microbiome similarity
1.4% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

Essential (DEG)
Y
DEG identity (%)
73.835 Higher values support similarity to known essential genes.
DEG E-value
3.52e-143 Smaller values mean stronger essential-gene similarity.

Localization

Localization
Cytoplasmic

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT
92.16 0-100 confidence; >70 supports local structural interpretation.

Binding-site evidence

AlphaFold DB / UniProt model

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 0.034
Structure A0A0H3GVX6
Pocket Pocket 8
P2Rank 0.968
Structure A0A0H3GVX6
Pocket Pocket 1
ColabFold model
FPocket 0.006 · Pocket 2
P2Rank 0.969 · Pocket 1
Core conservation Conserved core gene
Roary core
CoreCruncher core
Gut microbiome 67 / 4744 genomes with a hit
Prevalence 1.4%

Cross-references

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

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 Vitamin B6 metabolism, more central than 88.2% of genes in this genome.

Relative network centrality 88.2% more central than 88.2% of genes in this genome
Chokepoint Chokepoint gene
Catalyzed reactions

4 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.

MLFHDKSRASEVDIVAVQSQVVYGSVGNSIAVPAIKQHGLRVLAVPTVLFSNTPHYETFYGGIIPEEWFVGYLQALEERDALRELRAVTTGYMGSAVQIERLAQWLTRVRARDPGLCILVDPVIGDVDSGIYVKAEIPDAYRQHLLPLAQGITPNLFELETLSGQRCRDRQEAVAAARSLLSDTLKWVVITSAPGEADSTINVLVVTADAVEVVVHPRVETDLKGTGDLFCAELVSGLLSGLALGAATQAAAQRVLEVMNWTAAQGCDELILPPLEQSR

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

1 EC 5 GO

Enzyme Commission (EC)

1

Gene Ontology (GO)

5
  • GO:0008478 Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + pyridoxal = ADP + pyridoxal 5'-phosphate.
  • GO:0009443 Any process that generates pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, the active form of vitamin B6, from derivatives of it without de novo synthesis.
  • GO:0005829 The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.
  • GO:0005524 Binding to ATP, adenosine 5'-triphosphate, a universally important coenzyme and enzyme regulator.
  • GO:0008902 Catalysis of the reaction: 4-amino-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyrimidine + ATP = 4-amino-2-methyl-5-phosphomethylpyrimidine + ADP + 2 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
14 275 SUPERFAMILY SSF53613 Ribokinase-like
14 275 InterPro IPR029056 Ribokinase-like
13 270 NCBIfam TIGR00687 pyridoxal kinase
13 270 InterPro IPR004625 Pyridoxine kinase
85 260 Pfam PF08543 Phosphomethylpyrimidine kinase
85 260 InterPro IPR013749 Pyridoxamine kinase/Phosphomethylpyrimidine kinase
13 264 CDD cd01173 pyridoxal_pyridoxamine_kinase
13 264 InterPro IPR004625 Pyridoxine kinase
1 278 Gene3D G3DSA:3.40.1190.20 -
1 278 InterPro IPR029056 Ribokinase-like
9 265 PANTHER PTHR10534 PYRIDOXAL KINASE
9 265 InterPro IPR004625 Pyridoxine kinase

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.
Experimental PDB structures may be colored by chain to distinguish subunits or copies present in the file.
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

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

Site 1 P2Rank #1
0.968
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Site 2 P2Rank #2
0.07
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Site 3 P2Rank #3
0.005
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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_A0A0H3GVX6
AlphaFold DB full sequence Viewing
ColabFold VK055_4745
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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.

63 records
Chemistry signal

Structural and bioactivity evidence are both available for this target.

Direct evidence 0 same-protein records
Transferred evidence 13 records from similar proteins
Structural ligands 8 0 loaded crystals
Measured bioactivity 5 direct and transferred ChEMBL records
Proposed compounds 50 similarity-based ZINC candidates
Best available ligand signal
ANP PDB via homolog 506.2 Da · LogP -2.06 · TPSA 281.9 Open detail RCSB PDB
GT0 PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
GT1 PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
PE4 PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB
PXL 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
ANP RCSB PDB O00764 506.2 Da LogP -2.06 TPSA 281.9 3 viol. ✓ Clean c1nc(c2c(n1)n(cn2)[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)…
GT0 RCSB PDB A0A3S7X3C0 183.2 Da LogP 0.73 TPSA 62.6 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean Cc1c(c(c(cn1)CO)COC)O
GT1 RCSB PDB O00764 263.2 Da LogP 0.85 TPSA 109.1 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean Cc1c(c(c(cn1)COP(=O)(O)O)COC)O
PE4 RCSB PDB A0A0F7J8S0 354.4 Da LogP 0.11 TPSA 84.8 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean CCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO
PXL RCSB PDB O00764 167.2 Da LogP 0.40 TPSA 70.4 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean Cc1c(c(c(cn1)CO)C=O)O
PXM RCSB PDB A0A3S7X3C0 168.2 Da LogP 0.05 TPSA 79.4 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean Cc1c(c(c(cn1)CO)CN)O
TEP RCSB PDB O00764 180.2 Da LogP -1.04 TPSA 72.7 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean CN1c2c([nH]cn2)C(=O)N(C1=O)C
UEG RCSB PDB A0A3S7X3C0 169.2 Da LogP 0.08 TPSA 73.6 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean Cc1c(c(c(cn1)CO)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.