Protein target profile

KP13_01124

putative phospholipid-binding protein mlaC

Genome: KpKP13 Gene: AHE42482.1 mlaC 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model UniProt A0A0H3H3K2

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Length 211

Pocket druggability 0.984

Direct ligand evidence 0 54 total records

Functional annotation 0 EC 0 GO

Target summary

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

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

Main supporting evidence

Independent pocket support: FPocket + P2Rank Both predictors report a high-scoring binding site (FPocket 0.98, P2Rank 0.98). 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 0.98. This is a computational pocket signal, not binding validation. Review the complete evidence below

Risks to review

Evidence gaps

No metabolic context No SBML/network-derived reaction evidence is loaded for 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: 2.7% 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.

Localization

Localization: Unknown

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT: 91.4 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 0.984

Structure A0A0H3H3K2

Pocket Pocket 13

P2Rank 0.978

Structure A0A0H3H3K2

Pocket Pocket 1

ColabFold model

FPocket 0.976 · Pocket 12

P2Rank 0.983 · Pocket 1

Core conservation Conserved core gene

Roary core

CoreCruncher core

Gut microbiome 129 / 4744 genomes with a hit

Prevalence 2.7%

Cross-references

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

Sequence

UniProt A0A0H3H3K2

Sequence

Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.

MFKRLLMVAMLVIAPLTAVQAADQSNPYKLMNEAAQKTFDRLKNEQPKIKANPNYLRDIVDQELLPYVQVKYAGALVLGRYYKEATPAQREAYFAAFREYLKQAYGQALAMYHGQTYQIAPEQPLGSATIVPIRVTIIDPNGRPPVRLDFQWRKNTQTGNWQAYDMIAEGVSMITTKQNEWSDLLRTKGVDGLTAQLKAISAQPITLEQKK

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

No GO or EC annotations are currently loaded for this protein.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

16 records

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Start	End	DB	Term	Name
1	210	PANTHER	PTHR36573	INTERMEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID TRANSPORT SYSTEM BINDING PROTEIN MLAC
1	210	InterPro	IPR008869	Toluene tolerance Ttg2/phospholipid-binding protein MlaC
5	16	Phobius	SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_H_REGION	Hydrophobic region of a signal peptide.
1	21	SignalP_EUK	SignalP-noTM	SignalP-noTM
17	21	Phobius	SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_C_REGION	C-terminal region of a signal peptide.
33	198	Pfam	PF05494	MlaC protein
33	198	InterPro	IPR008869	Toluene tolerance Ttg2/phospholipid-binding protein MlaC
1	21	SignalP_GRAM_POSITIVE	SignalP-TM	SignalP-TM
22	211	Phobius	NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN	Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
1	21	Phobius	SIGNAL_PEPTIDE	Signal peptide region
24	204	FunFam	G3DSA:3.10.450.710:FF:000001	ABC transporter substrate-binding protein MlaC
24	202	Gene3D	G3DSA:3.10.450.710	Tgt2/MlaC
24	202	InterPro	IPR042245	Tgt2/MlaC superfamily
1	4	Phobius	SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_N_REGION	N-terminal region of a signal peptide.
1	211	PIRSF	PIRSF004649	MlaC
1	211	InterPro	IPR008869	Toluene tolerance Ttg2/phospholipid-binding protein MlaC

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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How colors and pocket overlays are used

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 · FPocket

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

Site 1 FPocket #13

0.984

Likely same site as P2Rank 1 0.6 Å 34 shared residues 100% of smaller site

Unusual size

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Surrounding area

Binding pockets · P2Rank

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

Site 1 P2Rank #1

0.978

Likely same site as FPocket 13 0.6 Å 34 shared residues 100% of smaller site

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Surrounding area

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_A0A0H3H3K2	AlphaFold DB	—	—	full sequence	—	Viewing
ColabFold KP13_01124	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.

54 records

Chemistry signal

Structural ligand evidence is available for this target.

Direct evidence 0 same-protein records

Transferred evidence 4 records from similar proteins

Structural ligands 4 0 loaded crystals

Measured bioactivity 0 direct and transferred ChEMBL records

Proposed compounds 50 similarity-based ZINC candidates

Best available ligand signal

8ND PDB via homolog 612.0 Da · LogP 10.38 · TPSA 87.8 Open detail RCSB PDB

GOT PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB

H3T PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB

PEF PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB

ZINC102190506 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 1.000 Detail ZINC

Highest-confidence structural evidence: ligands co-crystallized with this exact protein. If the source PDB is loaded in Target, use Open crystal to inspect it in the structure viewer.

No PDB structure with a co-crystallized ligand found for this exact protein.

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.

Ligand	Source crystal	UniProt (homolog)	MW · LogP · TPSA	Lipinski	PAINS	SMILES
8ND RCSB PDB	5UWA	P0ADV7	612.0 Da LogP 10.38 TPSA 87.8	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](COCCN)OC(=O)CCCCCCC…`
GOT RCSB PDB	6HSY	Q9HVW4	735.0 Da LogP 9.75 TPSA 148.8	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](COP(=O)(O)OC[C@@H](…`
H3T RCSB PDB	6HSY	Q9HVW4	735.0 Da LogP 9.75 TPSA 148.8	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](COP(=O)(O)OC[C@H](C…`
PEF RCSB PDB	5UWB	Q88P91	692.0 Da LogP 10.50 TPSA 134.4	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCCN)…`

Experimental bioactivity from ChEMBL measured directly on this protein. Score = pchembl (−log Ki/IC₅₀; higher = more potent).

No ChEMBL bioactivity data found for this exact protein.

Bioactivity inferred from similar proteins in ChEMBL. Score = pchembl (−log Ki/IC₅₀; higher = more potent).

No ChEMBL hits found through similar proteins.

Proposed virtual-screening candidates from ZINC. Score = Tanimoto similarity to a known binder (0–1; higher = more similar).

Ligand	Tanimoto	MW · LogP · TPSA	Lipinski	PAINS	SMILES
ZINC102190506 ZINC	1.000	467.5 Da LogP 4.25 TPSA 134.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCCN)OC(=O)CC…`
ZINC102190512 ZINC	1.000	467.5 Da LogP 4.25 TPSA 134.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCCN)OC(=O)C…`
ZINC27416437 ZINC	0.976	411.4 Da LogP 2.69 TPSA 134.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OCCN)OC(=O)CCCCC`
ZINC33902364 ZINC	0.976	411.4 Da LogP 2.69 TPSA 134.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCCN)OC(=O)CCC…`
ZINC13544781 ZINC	0.771	482.6 Da LogP 4.22 TPSA 108.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C…`
ZINC13544783 ZINC	0.771	482.6 Da LogP 4.22 TPSA 108.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C)…`
ZINC4521879 ZINC	0.765	386.5 Da LogP 4.73 TPSA 78.9	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCC`
ZINC13543439 ZINC	0.750	454.5 Da LogP 3.44 TPSA 108.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C)…`
ZINC13543441 ZINC	0.750	454.5 Da LogP 3.44 TPSA 108.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C)O…`
ZINC102190945 ZINC	0.739	411.5 Da LogP 3.29 TPSA 128.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCCN`
ZINC32840692 ZINC	0.739	425.5 Da LogP 3.68 TPSA 128.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O)OCCN`
ZINC32840693 ZINC	0.739	425.5 Da LogP 3.68 TPSA 128.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O)OCCN`
ZINC32840704 ZINC	0.739	453.6 Da LogP 4.46 TPSA 128.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O)OCCN`
ZINC32840705 ZINC	0.739	453.6 Da LogP 4.46 TPSA 128.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O)OCCN`
ZINC95635984 ZINC	0.739	397.4 Da LogP 2.90 TPSA 128.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCCN`
ZINC102191119 ZINC	0.729	498.6 Da LogP 3.65 TPSA 148.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@@H](O)CO…`
ZINC58649551 ZINC	0.729	498.6 Da LogP 3.65 TPSA 148.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@H](O)CO)…`
ZINC36178999 ZINC	0.727	424.5 Da LogP 4.27 TPSA 119.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)OC(=O)CCCCCCC`
ZINC36179002 ZINC	0.727	424.5 Da LogP 4.27 TPSA 119.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)OC(=O)CCCCCCC`
ZINC13543394 ZINC	0.708	455.4 Da LogP 2.15 TPSA 171.7	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@H](N)C(=O)…`
ZINC5820131 ZINC	0.705	368.4 Da LogP 2.71 TPSA 119.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)OC(=O)CCCCC`
ZINC5820134 ZINC	0.705	368.4 Da LogP 2.71 TPSA 119.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)OC(=O)CCCCC`
ZINC33822387 ZINC	0.694	426.5 Da LogP 2.66 TPSA 108.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C)O…`
ZINC33822389 ZINC	0.694	426.5 Da LogP 2.66 TPSA 108.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C)…`
ZINC1501016364 ZINC	0.654	465.6 Da LogP 4.63 TPSA 128.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCC/C=C\CCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O…`
ZINC12834352 ZINC	0.620	398.4 Da LogP 1.88 TPSA 108.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C)OC…`
ZINC12834353 ZINC	0.620	398.4 Da LogP 1.88 TPSA 108.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCC(=O)OC[C@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C)OC(…`
ZINC36079847 ZINC	0.578	344.5 Da LogP 4.15 TPSA 72.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](CO)OC(=O)CCCCCCC`
ZINC8214428 ZINC	0.578	344.5 Da LogP 4.15 TPSA 72.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](CO)OC(=O)CCCCCCC`
ZINC13521162 ZINC	0.574	299.2 Da LogP -0.43 TPSA 134.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CC(=O)OC[C@@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OCCN)OC(C)=O`
ZINC3798545 ZINC	0.574	299.2 Da LogP -0.43 TPSA 134.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CC(=O)OC[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCCN)OC(C)=O`
ZINC4521911 ZINC	0.571	344.4 Da LogP 3.56 TPSA 78.9	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCC)OC(=O)CCCC`
ZINC102189757 ZINC	0.566	454.6 Da LogP 4.04 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCC[N+…`
ZINC13544128 ZINC	0.566	370.4 Da LogP 1.70 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C)(C…`
ZINC14880038 ZINC	0.566	440.5 Da LogP 3.65 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N+]…`
ZINC14880039 ZINC	0.566	440.5 Da LogP 3.65 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCC[N+]…`
ZINC15297567 ZINC	0.566	468.6 Da LogP 4.43 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCC[…`
ZINC32789157 ZINC	0.566	412.5 Da LogP 2.87 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C…`
ZINC32789161 ZINC	0.566	412.5 Da LogP 2.87 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C)…`
ZINC32822149 ZINC	0.566	468.6 Da LogP 4.43 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N+…`
ZINC32822162 ZINC	0.566	482.6 Da LogP 4.82 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCC…`
ZINC32822163 ZINC	0.566	482.6 Da LogP 4.82 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O)OCC[N…`
ZINC44305349 ZINC	0.566	454.6 Da LogP 4.04 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCC[N…`
ZINC44405718 ZINC	0.566	398.5 Da LogP 2.48 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C…`
ZINC44405722 ZINC	0.566	426.5 Da LogP 3.26 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCC[N+]…`
ZINC85576534 ZINC	0.566	384.4 Da LogP 2.09 TPSA 102.3	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OCC[N+](C)…`
ZINC14880758 ZINC	0.560	484.6 Da LogP 3.86 TPSA 142.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@](=O)(O)OC[…`
ZINC53683910 ZINC	0.560	484.6 Da LogP 3.86 TPSA 142.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OC[…`
ZINC62592202 ZINC	0.560	456.5 Da LogP 3.08 TPSA 142.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@…`
ZINC62592204 ZINC	0.560	484.6 Da LogP 3.86 TPSA 142.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)CO[P@@](=O)(O)OC…`

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.