Protein Info for BT4105 in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482
Updated annotation (from data): D-galacturonate transporter ExuT
Rationale: Specifically important for D-galacturonate utilization. Also important for utilization of galacturonate-containing polysaccharides polygalacturonate and rhamnogalacturonan from potato, and probably important for pectin utilization as well
Original annotation: hexuronate transporter (NCBI ptt file)
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Protein Families and Features
Best Hits
KEGG orthology group: K08191, MFS transporter, ACS family, hexuronate transporter (inferred from 100% identity to bth:BT_4105)Predicted SEED Role
"Hexuronate transporter" in subsystem Alginate metabolism or D-Galacturonate and D-Glucuronate Utilization
Sequence Analysis Tools
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Protein Sequence (495 amino acids)
>BT4105 D-galacturonate transporter ExuT (Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482) MTNYRWTICAMLFFATTVNYLDRQVLSLTWDEFIKPEFHWDESHYGTITSVFSIVYAICM LFAGRFVDWMGTKKGFLWAIGVWSAGACLHAVCGIVTEAQVGLHSAAELAGATGDVVVTI ATVSMYCFLAARCILALGEAGNFPAAIKVTAEYFPKKDRAYATSIFNAGASIGALIAPLT IPILAKAFGWEMAFIVIGGLGFIWMGFWVFMYDAPSKSKHVNKAELEYIEQDQNEAGAGP KTEEKDEKKMRFWQCFSYKQTWAFVFGKFTTDGVWWFFLFWTPSYLNSQFGIKTSDPLGM GLIFTLYAITMLSIYGGKLPTIFINKTGMNPYAARMKAMLIFAFFPLVVLLAQPLGTFSP WFPVILIGIGGAAHQSWSANIFSTVGDMFPRTAIASITGIGGMAGGIGSMILQKVAGNLF VYASGTTMVDGKEVEMTKELLEQGAQFVHPAMTFMGFEGKPAGYFVIFCVCAVAYLIGWV IMKALVPKYKPIVLD