Align Lysine decarboxylase LdcA; EC 4.1.1.18 (characterized)
to candidate Dsui_1245 Dsui_1245 arginine/lysine/ornithine decarboxylase
Query= SwissProt::Q9I2S7 (751 letters) >FitnessBrowser__PS:Dsui_1245 Length = 746 Score = 719 bits (1856), Expect = 0.0 Identities = 361/752 (48%), Positives = 497/752 (66%), Gaps = 18/752 (2%) Query: 7 FPVLIVHRDIKADTVAGERVRGIAHELEQDGFSILSTASSAEGRIVASTHHGLACILVAA 66 FPV+I+ D +++ +G +R +A ++ +G +L S + A + +++ Sbjct: 5 FPVIIIDEDFRSENASGLGIRALAEAIQAEGLEVLGVTSYGDLTSFAQQQSRASTFILSI 64 Query: 67 E-----GAGENQRLLQDVVELIRVARVRAPQLPIFALGEQVTIENAPAESMADLHQLRGI 121 + + + + + + R+R ++PIF GE T + P + + +LH G Sbjct: 65 DDEEFSSPEASAKAIAGLRAFVSEIRLRNSEIPIFLHGETRTSRHIPNDVLRELH---GF 121 Query: 122 LYLFEDTVPFLARQVARAARNYLAGLLPPFFRALVEHTAQSNYSWHTPGHGGGVAYRKSP 181 ++++EDT F+AR V R A+ YL L PPFFRAL + + +YSWH PGH GGVA+ KSP Sbjct: 122 IHMYEDTPEFIARNVVREAKAYLESLPPPFFRALTHYASDGSYSWHCPGHSGGVAFLKSP 181 Query: 182 VGQAFHQFFGENTLRSDLSVSVPELGSLLDHTGPLAEAEDRAARNFGADHTFFVINGTST 241 VGQ FHQFFGEN LR+D+ +V ELG LLDHTGP+A +E AAR F DH +FV NGTST Sbjct: 182 VGQMFHQFFGENMLRADVCNAVEELGQLLDHTGPVAASERNAARIFNCDHLYFVTNGTST 241 Query: 242 ANKIVWHSMVGREDLVLVDRNCHKSILHSIIMTGAIPLYLTPERNELGIIGPIPLSEFSK 301 +NKIVWHS V D+V+VDRNCHKSILH+I+MTGAIP++L P RN GIIGPIP SEF+ Sbjct: 242 SNKIVWHSTVAPGDIVVVDRNCHKSILHAIMMTGAIPVFLMPTRNNFGIIGPIPKSEFAW 301 Query: 302 QSIAAKIAASPLARGREPKVKLAVVTNSTYDGLCYNAELIKQTLGDSVEVLHFDEAWYAY 361 ++I KIAA+P A + K ++ +T STYDG+ YN E IK+ L ++ LHFDEAW + Sbjct: 302 ENIQKKIAANPFATDKNAKPRVLTITQSTYDGILYNVEAIKEELDGKIDTLHFDEAWLPH 361 Query: 362 AAFHEFYDGRYGMGTSRSE-EGPLVFATHSTHKMLAAFSQASMIHVQDGGTRKLDVARFN 420 AAFH+FY + +G R + +VF+T STHK+LA SQAS I VQD LD FN Sbjct: 362 AAFHDFYGDYHAIGADRPRCKESMVFSTQSTHKLLAGLSQASQILVQDAENSHLDRDVFN 421 Query: 421 EAFMMHISTSPQYGIIASLDVASAMMEGPAGRSLIQETFDEALSFRRALANVRQNLDRND 480 EA++MH STSPQY IIAS DVA+AMME P G +L++E+ EAL FRRA+ V + + Sbjct: 422 EAYLMHTSTSPQYAIIASCDVAAAMMEEPGGTALVEESIAEALDFRRAMRKVDEEWG-SG 480 Query: 481 WWFGVWQPEQVEGTDQVGTHDWVLEPSADWHGFGDIAEDYVLLDPIKVTLTTPGLSAGGK 540 WWF VW P+ + W+L+P WHGFG++A+ + +LDPIK T+ TPGL G+ Sbjct: 481 WWFKVWGPDDLSEEGIEERDAWMLKPGDRWHGFGNLADGFNMLDPIKATIITPGLDVDGE 540 Query: 541 LSEQGIPAAIVSRFLWERGLVVEKTGLYSFLVLFSMGITKGKWSTLVTELLEFKRCYDAN 600 +E+GIPAAIV+++L E G++VEK GLYSF ++F++GITKG+W+++VTEL +FK YD N Sbjct: 541 FAERGIPAAIVTKYLAEHGVIVEKCGLYSFFIMFTIGITKGRWNSMVTELQQFKDDYDKN 600 Query: 601 LPLLDVLPSVAQAGGKRYNGVGLRDLSDAMHASYRDNATAKAMKRMYTVLPEVAMRPSEA 660 PL VLP+ A RY VGLRDL +HA YR N A+ MY AM+P++A Sbjct: 601 QPLWKVLPAFV-AKHPRYERVGLRDLCREIHAVYRSNDVARLTTEMYLSDMVPAMKPADA 659 Query: 661 YDKLVRGEVEAVPIARLEGRIAAVMLVPYPPGIPLIMPGERFTEATRSILDYLEFARTFE 720 + K+ E++ VPI LEGR+ +V+L PYPPGIPL++PGERF R+I+ YL+FAR F Sbjct: 660 FAKMAHREIDRVPIDELEGRVTSVLLTPYPPGIPLLIPGERF---NRTIMQYLQFARDFN 716 Query: 721 RAFPGFDSDVHGL--QHQDGPSGRCYTVECIK 750 FPGF++D+HGL + +DG G Y V+C++ Sbjct: 717 EKFPGFETDIHGLVKEERDGKVG--YYVDCVR 746 Lambda K H 0.320 0.136 0.407 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: 1380 Number of extensions: 52 Number of successful extensions: 7 Number of sequences better than 1.0e-02: 1 Number of HSP's gapped: 1 Number of HSP's successfully gapped: 1 Length of query: 751 Length of database: 746 Length adjustment: 40 Effective length of query: 711 Effective length of database: 706 Effective search space: 501966 Effective search space used: 501966 Neighboring words threshold: 11 Window for multiple hits: 40 X1: 16 ( 7.4 bits) X2: 38 (14.6 bits) X3: 64 (24.7 bits) S1: 41 (21.8 bits) S2: 55 (25.8 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