Align Lysine decarboxylase LdcA; EC 4.1.1.18 (characterized)
to candidate GFF2401 PS417_12240 lysine decarboxylase
Query= SwissProt::Q9I2S7 (751 letters) >FitnessBrowser__WCS417:GFF2401 Length = 751 Score = 1270 bits (3287), Expect = 0.0 Identities = 623/750 (83%), Positives = 679/750 (90%) Query: 1 MYKDLKFPVLIVHRDIKADTVAGERVRGIAHELEQDGFSILSTASSAEGRIVASTHHGLA 60 MYKDLKFPVLIVHRDIKADTVAG+RVRGIA ELEQ+GFSI S AEGR+VASTHHGLA Sbjct: 1 MYKDLKFPVLIVHRDIKADTVAGDRVRGIARELEQEGFSIFSAVDYAEGRLVASTHHGLA 60 Query: 61 CILVAAEGAGENQRLLQDVVELIRVARVRAPQLPIFALGEQVTIENAPAESMADLHQLRG 120 C+L+AAEGAGEN LLQ++VELIR+AR+RAP LPIFALGEQVT+ENAPA++M++L+QLRG Sbjct: 61 CMLIAAEGAGENTHLLQNMVELIRLARLRAPNLPIFALGEQVTLENAPADAMSELNQLRG 120 Query: 121 ILYLFEDTVPFLARQVARAARNYLAGLLPPFFRALVEHTAQSNYSWHTPGHGGGVAYRKS 180 ILYLFEDTVPFLARQVARAAR YL GLLPPFF+ALV+HTA SNYSWHTPGHGGGVAYRKS Sbjct: 121 ILYLFEDTVPFLARQVARAARTYLDGLLPPFFKALVQHTADSNYSWHTPGHGGGVAYRKS 180 Query: 181 PVGQAFHQFFGENTLRSDLSVSVPELGSLLDHTGPLAEAEDRAARNFGADHTFFVINGTS 240 PVGQAFHQFFGENTLRSDLSVSVPELGSLLDHTGPLAEAE RAARNFGADHTFFVINGTS Sbjct: 181 PVGQAFHQFFGENTLRSDLSVSVPELGSLLDHTGPLAEAEARAARNFGADHTFFVINGTS 240 Query: 241 TANKIVWHSMVGREDLVLVDRNCHKSILHSIIMTGAIPLYLTPERNELGIIGPIPLSEFS 300 TANKIVWHSMVGR+DLVLVDRNCHKS+LHSIIMTGAIPLYL PERNELGIIGPIPLSEFS Sbjct: 241 TANKIVWHSMVGRDDLVLVDRNCHKSVLHSIIMTGAIPLYLCPERNELGIIGPIPLSEFS 300 Query: 301 KQSIAAKIAASPLARGREPKVKLAVVTNSTYDGLCYNAELIKQTLGDSVEVLHFDEAWYA 360 +SI AKI ASPL RGR PKVKLAVVTNSTYDGLCYNAELIKQ LG+SVEVLHFDEAWYA Sbjct: 301 PESIRAKIDASPLTRGRPPKVKLAVVTNSTYDGLCYNAELIKQQLGNSVEVLHFDEAWYA 360 Query: 361 YAAFHEFYDGRYGMGTSRSEEGPLVFATHSTHKMLAAFSQASMIHVQDGGTRKLDVARFN 420 YAAFHEF+ GRYGMGTSR+ + PLVF THSTHK+LAAFSQASMIHVQDGG R+LD RFN Sbjct: 361 YAAFHEFFAGRYGMGTSRTPDSPLVFTTHSTHKLLAAFSQASMIHVQDGGARQLDRDRFN 420 Query: 421 EAFMMHISTSPQYGIIASLDVASAMMEGPAGRSLIQETFDEALSFRRALANVRQNLDRND 480 EAFMMHISTSPQY IIASLDVASAMMEGPAGRSL+QE FDEALSFRRALAN+RQ++ D Sbjct: 421 EAFMMHISTSPQYSIIASLDVASAMMEGPAGRSLLQEMFDEALSFRRALANLRQHIAEED 480 Query: 481 WWFGVWQPEQVEGTDQVGTHDWVLEPSADWHGFGDIAEDYVLLDPIKVTLTTPGLSAGGK 540 WWF +WQP V G D+V T DW+L P DWHGFGD+AEDYVLLDPIKVTL PGL+AGG Sbjct: 481 WWFSIWQPPSVAGIDRVVTADWLLHPQDDWHGFGDVAEDYVLLDPIKVTLVMPGLTAGGA 540 Query: 541 LSEQGIPAAIVSRFLWERGLVVEKTGLYSFLVLFSMGITKGKWSTLVTELLEFKRCYDAN 600 LS+ GIPAA+VS+FLWERGLVVEKTGLYSFLVLFSMGITKGKWSTL+TELLEFKR YDAN Sbjct: 541 LSDCGIPAAVVSKFLWERGLVVEKTGLYSFLVLFSMGITKGKWSTLLTELLEFKRSYDAN 600 Query: 601 LPLLDVLPSVAQAGGKRYNGVGLRDLSDAMHASYRDNATAKAMKRMYTVLPEVAMRPSEA 660 + L LPSV G RY G+GLRDL D +H+ YR NATAK +KRMYTVLPE+AM+P++A Sbjct: 601 VSLASCLPSVFAQGPTRYQGLGLRDLCDQLHSCYRSNATAKHLKRMYTVLPEIAMKPADA 660 Query: 661 YDKLVRGEVEAVPIARLEGRIAAVMLVPYPPGIPLIMPGERFTEATRSILDYLEFARTFE 720 YD+LVRGEVEAV I L GRIAAVMLVPYPPGIPLIMPGERFTE+TRSI+DYL FARTF+ Sbjct: 661 YDQLVRGEVEAVSIDALPGRIAAVMLVPYPPGIPLIMPGERFTESTRSIIDYLAFARTFD 720 Query: 721 RAFPGFDSDVHGLQHQDGPSGRCYTVECIK 750 +FPGF +DVHGLQH+D SGRCYTV+CIK Sbjct: 721 SSFPGFVADVHGLQHEDDGSGRCYTVDCIK 750 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: 1727 Number of extensions: 56 Number of successful extensions: 1 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: 751 Length adjustment: 40 Effective length of query: 711 Effective length of database: 711 Effective search space: 505521 Effective search space used: 505521 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