Align Lysine decarboxylase LdcA; EC 4.1.1.18 (characterized)
to candidate SMa0680 SMa0680 amino acid (ornithine, lysine, arginine) decarboxylase
Query= SwissProt::Q9I2S7 (751 letters) >lcl|FitnessBrowser__Smeli:SMa0680 SMa0680 amino acid (ornithine, lysine, arginine) decarboxylase Length = 782 Score = 432 bits (1110), Expect = e-125 Identities = 262/701 (37%), Positives = 388/701 (55%), Gaps = 48/701 (6%) Query: 76 LQDVVELIRVARVRAPQLPIFALGEQVTIENAPAESMADLHQLRGILYLFEDTVPFLARQ 135 L+D + +R R + P++AL + I + A MA ++ G +YL + T F A+Q Sbjct: 69 LEDARKFVRAVRDIGFRTPLWALADSHGIADIAAIKMAG--EVDGFVYLGQQTPAFYAKQ 126 Query: 136 VARAARNYLAGLLPPFFRALVEHTAQSNYSWHTPGHGGGVAYRKSPVGQAFHQFFGENTL 195 + + NY LLPPFF L+ + ++N ++ PGH GG YRKSP GQ F +FGE+ Sbjct: 127 IISSLVNYGKTLLPPFFGGLMAYDGEANIAFDCPGHQGGQFYRKSPAGQLFFNYFGESIF 186 Query: 196 RSDLSVSVPELGSLLDHTGPLAEAEDRAARNFGADHTFFVINGTSTANKIVWHSMVGRED 255 R+DL + +LG LL H GP AEA+ AAR FGAD T+F++NGTST+NK+V ++++ D Sbjct: 187 RADLCNADVDLGDLLIHEGPAAEAQKNAARIFGADRTYFILNGTSTSNKVVTNAVLRAGD 246 Query: 256 LVLVDRNCHKSILH--SIIMTGAIPLYLTPERNELGIIGPIPLSEFSKQSIAAKIAASPL 313 LVL DRN HKS LH +++ GAIP+YL RN G+IG + + + S+ +I PL Sbjct: 247 LVLFDRNNHKS-LHQGALVQAGAIPVYLPTSRNSFGMIGAVDWDAWDEASLRRQIERHPL 305 Query: 314 ARGR-----EPKVKLAVVTNSTYDGLCYNAELIKQTLGDSVEVLHFDEAWYAYAAFHEFY 368 + E +LA + +TYDG YN + + +G + + +DEAW Y AFH + Sbjct: 306 VEDKARASAERPFRLACIQLATYDGTIYNVRKVLEQIGHLCDYVLWDEAWIGYNAFHPLF 365 Query: 369 DGRYGMGTSRSE-EGPLVFATHSTHKMLAAFSQASMIHVQD----GGTRKLDVARFNEAF 423 + M + E P +F+T S HK A FSQAS IH +D R ++ RFNE+ Sbjct: 366 EDHSPMRIDTLDAEMPGLFSTQSVHKQGAGFSQASQIHKRDEHIRDQRRYVEHKRFNESL 425 Query: 424 MMHISTSPQYGIIASLDVASAMMEGPAGRSLIQETFDEALSFRRALANVRQNLD------ 477 +MH+STSP Y + ASLDV + + EG AG L + + R+ L + + Sbjct: 426 LMHVSTSPFYPLFASLDVNAKIHEGKAGEMLWDRCIELGIEARKKLREFTRYYESSGAGP 485 Query: 478 RNDWWFGVWQPEQVEGTDQVGTHD--------------------WVLEPSADWHGFGDIA 517 + W+F + P+ V + T D W P A WHG+ + Sbjct: 486 QEQWFFDPFVPDVVTISGSKHTEDVVESRWEALPTEVIKREQQCWRFRPGASWHGYSGYS 545 Query: 518 EDYVLLDPIKVTLTTPGLS-AGGKLSEQGIPAAIVSRFLWERGLVVEKTGLYSFLVLFSM 576 + Y ++DP K+TL TPG+ A G+ + GIPA +V+ +L E+ +V EK L S L L + Sbjct: 546 DGYAMVDPNKLTLLTPGIDRATGEYRDFGIPATMVANYLREQRIVPEKCDLNSILFLLTP 605 Query: 577 GITKGKWSTLVTELLEFKRCYDANLPLLDVLPSVAQAGGKRYNGVGLRDLSDAMHASYRD 636 + K +TL+ +L++FK +D + PL +VLP+V A +RY G LR + MH YR Sbjct: 606 AEDESKLNTLIAKLVKFKNLWDRDAPLAEVLPTVFAANRERYAGYTLRQVCAEMHDFYR- 664 Query: 637 NATAKAMKRM---YTVLPEVAMRPSEAYDKLVRGEVEAVPIARLEGRIAAVMLVPYPPGI 693 A K ++R+ +PE AM P AY+ LV EV+ V + GRI+A + + YPPGI Sbjct: 665 QAGVKELQRLCFRAESMPEPAMTPKAAYEALVANEVDYVALDEAFGRISATLALIYPPGI 724 Query: 694 PLIMPGERFTEATRSILDY-LEFARTFERAFPGFDSDVHGL 733 +I+PGER+ E R + +Y L F +F R FPGF+ +V G+ Sbjct: 725 GVIVPGERWDERARPMHNYFLAFQESFNR-FPGFNYEVQGV 764 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: 1390 Number of extensions: 68 Number of successful extensions: 8 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: 782 Length adjustment: 41 Effective length of query: 710 Effective length of database: 741 Effective search space: 526110 Effective search space used: 526110 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 preprint 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