Protein Info for BT1277 in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482
Updated annotation (from data): L-fucose/D-arabinose symporter FucP
Rationale: Specifically important for utilizing L-fucose and D-arabinose. The transporter BT0355 also has negative fitness during D-arabinose utilization, but the effect is strand-dependent, which suggests that it is a polar effect. BT1277 is probably the main D-arabinose transporter.
Original annotation: L-fucose permease (NCBI ptt file)
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Protein Families and Features
Best Hits
KEGG orthology group: K02429, MFS transporter, FHS family, L-fucose permease (inferred from 100% identity to bth:BT_1277)Predicted SEED Role
"Fucose permease" in subsystem L-fucose utilization or L-fucose utilization temp
Sequence Analysis Tools
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Protein Sequence (438 amino acids)
>BT1277 L-fucose/D-arabinose symporter FucP (Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482) MKHTKQSIISKDGVSYLIPFILITSCFALWGFANDITNPMVKAFSKIFRMSATDGALVQV AFYGGYFAMAFPAAMFIRKFSYKAGVLLGLGLYAFGAFLFFPAKMTGEYYPFLIAYFILT CGLSFLETSCNPYILSMGTEETATRRLNLAQSFNPMGSLLGMYVAMQFIQAKLHPMGTDE RALLNDSEFQAIKESDLAVLIAPYLIIGLVILAMLLLIRFVKMPKNGDQNHKIDFFPTLK RIFTQTRYREGVIAQFFYVGVQIMCWTFIIQYGTRLFMSPEYGMDEKSAEVLSQQYNIVA MVIFCISRFICTFILRYLNAGKLLMILAIFGGIFTLGTIFLQNIFGLYCLVAVSACMSLM FPTIYGIALKGMGDDAKFGAAGLIMAILGGSVLPPLQASIIDMKEIASMPAVNVSFILPL TCFLVIIGYGYRTVKRNW