Align 2-methylcitrate dehydratase (2-methyl-trans-aconitate forming) (EC 4.2.1.117) (characterized)
to candidate 351600 BT2072 aconitate hydratase (NCBI ptt file)
Query= BRENDA::Q8EJW3 (867 letters) >FitnessBrowser__Btheta:351600 Length = 747 Score = 214 bits (544), Expect = 2e-59 Identities = 223/765 (29%), Positives = 331/765 (43%), Gaps = 116/765 (15%) Query: 78 PARVVCHDILGQTALVDLAGLRDAIAAKGGDPAQVNPVVPTQLIVDHSLAVEYGGFDKDA 137 P RV D Q AL+ + + VP+ + DH L Y G +D Sbjct: 61 PDRVAMQDATAQMALLQFM-----------NAGKEKVAVPSTVHCDH-LIQAYKGAKEDI 108 Query: 138 FAKNRAIEDRRNEDRFHFINWTQKAFKNIDVIPQGNGIMHQINLERMSPVIHARNGVAFP 197 A + NE+ + F+ + I G GI+HQ+ LE AFP Sbjct: 109 -----ATATKTNEEVYDFLRDVSSRY-GIGFWKPGAGIIHQVVLENY----------AFP 152 Query: 198 D-TLVGTDSHTPHVDALGVIAIGVGGLEAESVMLGRASYMRLPDIIGVELTGKPQPGITA 256 +VGTDSHTP+ LG++AIGVGG +A VM G +++P IIGV LTGK + Sbjct: 153 GGMMVGTDSHTPNAGGLGMVAIGVGGADAVDVMTGMEWELKMPRIIGVRLTGKLSGWTSP 212 Query: 257 TDIVLALTEFLRAQKVVSSYLEFFGEGAEALTLGDRATISNMTPEFGATAAMFYIDQQTL 316 D++L L L + +S +E+FG G +L+ +ATI NM E GAT ++F D + Sbjct: 213 KDVILKLAGILTVKGGTNSIIEYFGPGTASLSATGKATICNMGAEVGATTSLFPFDGRMA 272 Query: 317 DYLTLTGRE--AEQVKLVETYAKTAGLWSDDLKQAVYPRTLHFDLSSVVRTIAGPSNPHA 374 YL TGR+ E + V+ + +D+ + Y R + DLS++ I GP P A Sbjct: 273 TYLRATGRDRIVELAEAVDCELRADQQVTDE-PEKYYDRVIDIDLSTLEPYINGPFTPDA 331 Query: 375 RVPTSELAARGISGEVENEPGLMPDGAVIIAAITSCTNTSNPRNVIAAGLLARNANAKGL 434 P SE A + + + P M + I SCTN+S +++ A LAR K L Sbjct: 332 ATPISEFAEKVL---LNGYPRKME-----VGLIGSCTNSSY-QDLSRAASLARQVKEKNL 382 Query: 435 T-RKPWVKTSLAPGSKAVQLYLEEANLLPELESLGFGIVGFACTTCNGMSGALDPVIQQE 493 + P + + PGS+ ++ E ++ + +G I+ AC C G ++ Sbjct: 383 SVASPLI---INPGSEQIRATAERDGMMDDFMQIGAVIMANACGPCIGQ-------WKRH 432 Query: 494 VIDRDLYATAVLSGNRNF----DGRIHPYAKQAFLASPPLVVAYAIAGTIRFDIEKDVLG 549 D + V S NRNF DG + Y AF+ASP L +A IAG + F+ KD L Sbjct: 433 TDDPTRKNSIVTSFNRNFAKRADGNPNTY---AFVASPELTMALTIAGDLCFNPLKDRL- 488 Query: 550 LDKDGKPVRLINIWPSDAEIDAVIAASVKPEQFRKVYEPMFDLSVDYGDKVSPLYDWRPQ 609 ++ DG+ V+L P E+ R G K + + Q Sbjct: 489 MNHDGEKVKLAE--PVGDEL-----------PLRGFTSGNEGYITPGGTKTAINVNPASQ 535 Query: 610 STYIRRP-PYWEGALAGERTLKGMRPLAVLGDNITTDHLSPSNAIMMDSAAGEYLHKMGL 668 + P P W+G + + M L TTDH+ S AG +L G Sbjct: 536 RLQLLTPFPAWDG-----QDILNMPLLIKAQGKCTTDHI---------SMAGPWLRFRGH 581 Query: 669 PEEDFNSYATHRGDHLTAQRATFANPKLKNEMAIVDGKVKQGSLARIEPEGIVTRMWEAI 728 E ++ + + N + N V G K + EGI Sbjct: 582 LENISDNMLMGAVNAFNGETNNVWN-RSTNTYGTVSGTAKM-----YKSEGI-------- 627 Query: 729 ETYMDRKQPLIIIAGADYGQGSSRDWAAKGVRLAGVEAIVAEGFERIHRTNLVGMGVLPL 788 P I++A +YG+GSSR+ AA R V I+A+ F RIH TNL G+L L Sbjct: 628 --------PSIVVAEENYGEGSSREHAAMEPRFLNVRVILAKSFARIHETNLKKQGMLAL 679 Query: 789 EFKAGENRATYG-IDGTEVFDVIG--SIAPRADLTVIITRKNGER 830 F ++A Y I ++ VIG AP +LTV++ ++G + Sbjct: 680 TF---ADKADYDKIQEHDLLSVIGLPDFAPGRNLTVVLHHEDGTK 721 Lambda K H 0.318 0.136 0.397 Gapped Lambda K H 0.267 0.0410 0.140 Matrix: BLOSUM62 Gap Penalties: Existence: 11, Extension: 1 Number of Sequences: 1 Number of Hits to DB: 1546 Number of extensions: 87 Number of successful extensions: 5 Number of sequences better than 1.0e-02: 1 Number of HSP's gapped: 2 Number of HSP's successfully gapped: 2 Length of query: 867 Length of database: 747 Length adjustment: 41 Effective length of query: 826 Effective length of database: 706 Effective search space: 583156 Effective search space used: 583156 Neighboring words threshold: 11 Window for multiple hits: 40 X1: 16 ( 7.3 bits) X2: 38 (14.6 bits) X3: 64 (24.7 bits) S1: 41 (21.7 bits) S2: 56 (26.2 bits)
This GapMind analysis is from Sep 17 2021. The underlying query database was built on Sep 17 2021.
Each pathway is defined by a set of rules based on individual steps or genes. Candidates for each step are identified by using ublast (a fast alternative to protein BLAST) against a database of manually-curated proteins (most of which are experimentally characterized) or by using HMMer with enzyme models (usually from TIGRFam). Ublast hits may be split across two different proteins.
A candidate for a step is "high confidence" if either:
Otherwise, a candidate is "medium confidence" if either:
Other blast hits with at least 50% coverage are "low confidence."
Steps with no high- or medium-confidence candidates may be considered "gaps." For the typical bacterium that can make all 20 amino acids, there are 1-2 gaps in amino acid biosynthesis pathways. For diverse bacteria and archaea that can utilize a carbon source, there is a complete high-confidence catabolic pathway (including a transporter) just 38% of the time, and there is a complete medium-confidence pathway 63% of the time. Gaps may be due to:
GapMind relies on the predicted proteins in the genome and does not search the six-frame translation. In most cases, you can search the six-frame translation by clicking on links to Curated BLAST for each step definition (in the per-step page).
For more information, see the paper from 2019 on GapMind for amino acid biosynthesis, the paper from 2022 on GapMind for carbon sources, or view the source code.
If you notice any errors or omissions in the step descriptions, or any questionable results, please let us know
by Morgan Price, Arkin group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory