Genome KpKP13

Protein target profile

Phosphate transport system protein phoU

Accession: KP13_00034

Gene: phoU AHE47143.1 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model UniProt A0A0H3H4X1
Length 241
Pocket druggability (P2Rank) 0.036
Direct ligand evidence 0 1 total records
Functional annotation 0 EC 4 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
No hit
Gut microbiome similarity
2.6% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

Essential (DEG)
Y
DEG identity (%)
97.095 Higher values support similarity to known essential genes.
DEG E-value
8.36e-177 Smaller values mean stronger essential-gene similarity.

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT
91.41 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) 0.036
Structure A0A0H3H4X1
Pocket Pocket 1
Druggability (FPocket) 0.583
Structure A0A0H3H4X1
Pocket Pocket 5
ColabFold model
P2Rank 0.148 · Pocket 1
FPocket 0.389 · Pocket 1
Core conservation Conserved core gene
Roary core
CoreCruncher core
Gut microbiome 124 / 4744 genomes with a hit
Prevalence 2.6%

Cross-references

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

Sequence

Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.

MDNLNLNKHISGQFNAELEYIRTQVMTMGGLVEQQLSDAITAMHNQDSDLAKRVIDGDKQVNMMEVAIDEACVRIIAKRQPTASDLRLVMAIIKTIAELERIGDVADKICRTALEKFSQQHQPLLVSLESLGRHTVQMLHDVLDAFARMDLDEAVRIYREDKKVDQEYEGIVRQLMTYMMEDSRTIPSVLTALFCARSIERIGDRCQNICEYIFYFVKGQDFRHVGGDELDKLLAGKDPKE

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

4 GO

Subcellular localization

Localization
Cytoplasmic

Gene Ontology (GO)

4
  • GO:0030643 A homeostatic process involved in the maintenance of a steady state level of phosphate ions within a cell.
  • GO:0045936 Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphates.
  • GO:0005737 The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
  • GO:0006817 The directed movement of phosphate ions into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

17 records
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Start End DB Term Name
116 229 Gene3D G3DSA:1.20.58.220 Phosphate transport system protein phou homolog 2; domain 2
116 229 InterPro IPR038078 PhoU-like domain superfamily
1 119 FunFam G3DSA:1.20.58.220:FF:000002 Phosphate-specific transport system accessory protein PhoU
121 232 FunFam G3DSA:1.20.58.220:FF:000001 Phosphate-specific transport system accessory protein PhoU
7 226 PIRSF PIRSF003107 PhoU
7 226 InterPro IPR028366 Phosphate transport system protein PhoU
7 224 PANTHER PTHR42930 PHOSPHATE-SPECIFIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM ACCESSORY PROTEIN PHOU
7 224 InterPro IPR028366 Phosphate transport system protein PhoU
27 111 Pfam PF01895 PhoU domain
27 111 InterPro IPR026022 PhoU domain
128 213 Pfam PF01895 PhoU domain
128 213 InterPro IPR026022 PhoU domain
13 221 NCBIfam TIGR02135 phosphate signaling complex protein PhoU
13 221 InterPro IPR028366 Phosphate transport system protein PhoU
13 229 SUPERFAMILY SSF109755 PhoU-like
1 115 Gene3D G3DSA:1.20.58.220 Phosphate transport system protein phou homolog 2; domain 2
1 115 InterPro IPR038078 PhoU-like domain superfamily

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 · P2Rank

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

Pocket 1 P2Rank #1
0.036
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Surrounding area

Binding pockets · FPocket

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

Pocket 1 FPocket #5
0.583
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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_A0A0H3H4X1
AlphaFold DB full sequence Viewing
ColabFold KP13_00034
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.

1 records
Chemistry signal

Structural ligand evidence is available for this target.

Direct evidence 0 same-protein records
Transferred evidence 1 records from similar proteins
Structural ligands 1 0 loaded crystals
Measured bioactivity 0 direct and transferred ChEMBL records
Proposed compounds 0 similarity-based ZINC candidates
Best available ligand signal
PO3 PDB via homolog 79.0 Da · LogP -1.64 · TPSA 63.2 Open 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
PO3 RCSB PDB Q9X256 79.0 Da LogP -1.64 TPSA 63.2 ✓ Ro5 ✓ Clean [O-][P-](=O)[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.