Protein target profile

KP13_01183

putative malate:quinone oxidoreductase

Genome: KpKP13 Gene: AHE44766.1 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model UniProt A0A0H3GT00
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Length 551
Pocket druggability 0.999
Functional annotation 1 EC 3 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.

Main supporting evidence

Independent pocket support: FPocket + P2Rank Both predictors report a high-scoring binding site (FPocket 1.00, P2Rank 0.99). 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 1.00. This is a computational pocket signal, not binding validation. Review the complete evidence below

Risks to review

Microbiome similarity 171 of 4744 screened genomes (3.6%) have a significant similarity hit. This target also has a predicted binding pocket (FPocket 1.00) — check the ligand evidence before deprioritizing on off-target risk alone.

Evidence gaps

No metabolic context No SBML/network-derived reaction evidence is loaded for this protein. 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
3.6% 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
88.09 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 0.999
Structure A0A0H3GT00
Pocket Pocket 1
P2Rank 0.988
Structure A0A0H3GT00
Pocket Pocket 1
ColabFold model
FPocket 0.986 · Pocket 1
P2Rank 0.964 · Pocket 1
Core conservation Conserved core gene
Roary core
CoreCruncher core
Gut microbiome 171 / 4744 genomes with a hit
Prevalence 3.6%

Cross-references

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

Sequence

UniProt A0A0H3GT00

Sequence

Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.

MPAMKKTIISLTALAMFVSAATHAEADTSKKTDFLLIGGGIMSASLGTWLQALQPDWDLTMVEKLDGVALESSNGWNNAGTGHSANMELNYTPERADGSIDVSKALDINEQFMISRQFWSAQVKRGILHDPHSFINSTPHMSFVWGDNVDYLQKRYNALQQTTLFQGMKFSTDHAQIKQWAPLVMEGRDPQQKVAATWTPVGTDVNYGEITRQLIGSLKKNNHFTLQTSSEVTDFKRNADNSWHVTIKNVQSGEAQTIDAKYVFIGAGGGALKLLQETGIPEADNYAGFPVGGSFLMTENPAVTAQHLEKVYGQASVGAPPMSVPHLDARYLDGKRVVLFGPFATFSTKFLKNGSFFDLLSTTTTNNVLPMTHVGLDNFDLVKYLVSQVMLSDDDRFAALKEYYPDARKEDWKLIQAGQRVQIIKKDAEKGGVLKLGTEVVVDQQKTISALLGASPGASTAAPITLNVLKQMFPQQFNSPEWQSRIHAIVPSYGQKLNGNVALTQQVWDDTAATLQLTKPPVIQMPAAAPTATAKPAETPREASPQHDMAL

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

1 EC 3 GO

Enzyme Commission (EC)

1

Gene Ontology (GO)

3
  • GO:0008924 Catalysis of the reaction: (S)-malate + a quinone = oxaloacetate + a quinol. Vitamin K (menaquinone) and several other quinones can act as acceptors.
  • GO:0006099 A nearly universal metabolic pathway in which the acetyl group of acetyl coenzyme A is effectively oxidized to two CO2 and four pairs of electrons are transferred to coenzymes. The acetyl group combines with oxaloacetate to form citrate, which undergoes successive transformations to isocitrate, 2-oxoglutarate, succinyl-CoA, succinate, fumarate, malate, and oxaloacetate again, thus completing the cycle. In eukaryotes the tricarboxylic acid is confined to the mitochondria. See also glyoxylate cycle.
  • GO:0047545 Catalysis of the reaction: (S)-2-hydroxyglutarate + acceptor = 2-oxoglutarate + reduced acceptor.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

21 records
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Start End DB Term Name
32 515 NCBIfam TIGR01320 malate dehydrogenase (quinone)
32 515 InterPro IPR006231 Malate:quinone-oxidoreductase
25 472 PANTHER PTHR43104 L-2-HYDROXYGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE, MITOCHONDRIAL
1 24 SignalP_GRAM_NEGATIVE SignalP-noTM SignalP-noTM
1 26 SignalP_EUK SignalP-noTM SignalP-noTM
1 6 Phobius SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_N_REGION N-terminal region of a signal peptide.
19 26 Phobius SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_C_REGION C-terminal region of a signal peptide.
1 26 Phobius SIGNAL_PEPTIDE Signal peptide region
7 18 Phobius SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_H_REGION Hydrophobic region of a signal peptide.
27 551 Phobius NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
34 287 Gene3D G3DSA:3.50.50.60 -
34 287 InterPro IPR036188 FAD/NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
31 517 Pfam PF06039 Malate:quinone oxidoreductase (Mqo)
31 517 InterPro IPR006231 Malate:quinone-oxidoreductase
1 26 SignalP_GRAM_POSITIVE SignalP-TM SignalP-TM
24 356 SUPERFAMILY SSF51905 FAD/NAD(P)-binding domain
24 356 InterPro IPR036188 FAD/NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
28 517 Hamap MF_00212 Probable malate:quinone oxidoreductase [mqo].
28 517 InterPro IPR006231 Malate:quinone-oxidoreductase
137 299 Gene3D G3DSA:3.30.9.10 -
527 551 MobiDBLite mobidb-lite consensus disorder prediction

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 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 #1
0.999
Likely same site as P2Rank 1 1.6 Å 65 shared residues 97% of smaller site
Unusual size
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Site 2 FPocket #5
0.941
Likely same site as P2Rank 2 4.0 Å 12 shared residues 92% of smaller site
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Binding pockets · P2Rank

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

Site 1 P2Rank #1
0.988
Likely same site as FPocket 1 1.6 Å 65 shared residues 97% of smaller site
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Site 2 P2Rank #2
0.417
Likely same site as FPocket 5 4.0 Å 12 shared residues 92% of smaller site
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Site 3 P2Rank #3
0.351
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Site 4 P2Rank #4
0.186
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Site 5 P2Rank #5
0.146
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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_A0A0H3GT00
AlphaFold DB — — full sequence — Viewing
ColabFold KP13_01183
ColabFold — — full sequence — Loaded