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Main supporting evidence
Risks to review
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
- 2.4% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.
Essentiality
- Essential (DEG)
- N
- DEG identity (%)
- 0.0 Higher values support similarity to known essential genes.
Structure confidence
- ColabFold pLDDT
- 93.31 0-100 confidence; >70 supports local structural interpretation.
Binding-site evidence
AlphaFold DB / UniProt modelP2Rank'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.
Sequence
Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.
MKNTVIALLALLASAGSLAATPWQKITQPIGGSAQSIGAFSNGCIVGAEALPLSAPGYQVMRTDQRRYFGHPDLVQFIQRLSNQVHNKGMGTVLIGDMGMPAGGRFNGGHASHQTGLDVDIFLQLPQTRWTSSQLLKPQALDLVASDGKHVVPSLWSPQISQLIKLAAEDSEVTRIFVNPAIKQQLCLDAGSDRQWLRKVRPWFQHRAHMHVRLRCPAGSLECEDQAPPPPGDGCGAELQSWFEPPKPGSTPPVKKTPPPLPPSCQALLDEHVL
Functional annotations
Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.
Subcellular localization
- Localization
- Periplasmic
Enzyme Commission (EC)
1Gene Ontology (GO)
6- GO:0004252 Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a catalytic mechanism that involves a catalytic triad consisting of a serine nucleophile that is activated by a proton relay involving an acidic residue (e.g. aspartate or glutamate) and a basic residue (usually histidine).
- GO:0030288 The region between the inner (cytoplasmic or plasma) membrane and outer membrane of organisms with two membranes such as Gram negative bacteria. These periplasmic spaces are relatively thick and contain a thin peptidoglycan layer (PGL), also referred to as a thin cell wall.
- GO:0006508 The hydrolysis of proteins into smaller polypeptides and/or amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds.
- GO:0046872 Binding to a metal ion.
- GO:0004222 Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which water acts as a nucleophile, one or two metal ions hold the water molecule in place, and charged amino acid side chains are ligands for the metal ions.
- GO:0000270 The chemical reactions and pathways involving peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found only 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.
Show feature table
| Start | End | DB | Term | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 274 | Hamap | MF_01623 | Penicillin-insensitive murein endopeptidase [mepA]. |
| 1 | 274 | InterPro | IPR005073 | Peptidase M74, penicillin-insensitive murein endopeptidase |
| 36 | 270 | Pfam | PF03411 | Penicillin-insensitive murein endopeptidase |
| 36 | 270 | InterPro | IPR005073 | Peptidase M74, penicillin-insensitive murein endopeptidase |
| 20 | 274 | Gene3D | G3DSA:3.30.1380.10 | - |
| 20 | 274 | InterPro | IPR009045 | Hedgehog signalling/DD-peptidase zinc-binding domain superfamily |
| 1 | 19 | SignalP_EUK | SignalP-noTM | SignalP-noTM |
| 15 | 19 | Phobius | SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_C_REGION | C-terminal region of a signal peptide. |
| 1 | 19 | Phobius | SIGNAL_PEPTIDE | Signal peptide region |
| 21 | 272 | SUPERFAMILY | SSF55166 | Hedgehog/DD-peptidase |
| 21 | 272 | InterPro | IPR009045 | Hedgehog signalling/DD-peptidase zinc-binding domain superfamily |
| 246 | 265 | MobiDBLite | mobidb-lite | consensus disorder prediction |
| 4 | 14 | Phobius | SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_H_REGION | Hydrophobic region of a signal peptide. |
| 1 | 19 | SignalP_GRAM_POSITIVE | SignalP-TM | SignalP-TM |
| 20 | 274 | Phobius | NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN | Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region. |
| 1 | 274 | PIRSF | PIRSF018455 | MepA |
| 224 | 274 | MobiDBLite | mobidb-lite | consensus disorder prediction |
| 1 | 3 | Phobius | SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_N_REGION | N-terminal region of a signal peptide. |
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.
How colors and pocket overlays are used
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Binding pockets · P2Rank
Druggability (P2Rank): high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2
Binding pockets · FPocket
Druggability (FPocket): high ≥ 0.7 · medium 0.4–0.69 · low < 0.4
Residue sets
Binding pockets · P2Rank
Druggability (P2Rank): high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2
Binding pockets · FPocket
Druggability (FPocket): high ≥ 0.7 · medium 0.4–0.69 · low < 0.4
Residue sets
All structural evidence
Structural evidence
0 + 2Experimental 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 |
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AlphaFold DB
AF_A0A0H3GR96
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AlphaFold DB | — | — | full sequence | — | Viewing |
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ColabFold
VK055_4795
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ColabFold | — | — | full sequence | — | Loaded |
Cross-references
External database identifiers for this protein, its structures, ligands, and metabolic reactions.