Protein Info for BT4187 in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482
Updated annotation (from data): exo-alpha-D-galacturonosidase for catabolism of rhamnogalacturonan I and polygalacturonate
Rationale: Specifically important in carbon source Rhamnogalacturonan - from potato; carbon source polygalacturonic acid. Rhamnogalacturonan I is a polymer of D-galacturonate and L-rhamnose. This protein is 64% identical to BT4123, which is an exo-alpha-D-galacturonidase (PMC:PMC5784806). BT4187 is expected to be secreted, but no specific signal for protein export was identified by PSORT-b.
Original annotation: exo-poly-alpha-D-galacturonosidase precursor (NCBI ptt file)
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Protein Families and Features
Best Hits
KEGG orthology group: None (inferred from 100% identity to bth:BT_4187)Predicted SEED Role
"Polygalacturonase (EC 3.2.1.15)" in subsystem D-Galacturonate and D-Glucuronate Utilization (EC 3.2.1.15)
KEGG Metabolic Maps
Isozymes
Compare fitness of predicted isozymes for: 3.2.1.15
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Sequence Analysis Tools
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Predict protein localization: PSORTb (Gram-negative bacteria)
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Protein Sequence (538 amino acids)
>BT4187 exo-alpha-D-galacturonosidase for catabolism of rhamnogalacturonan I and polygalacturonate (Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482) MNTMTRRLLWMVVCCLPFVSGCKQSECAISENAIDDTIYQNLPFEMPKVQQPVFPAYEVN ISKFGAKGDGMTLNTKAINDAIKEVNQRGGGKVIIPEGTWLTGPIELLSNVNLYTERNAL ILFTGDFEAYPIIPTSFEGLETRRCQSPISARNAENIAITGYGIFDGNGDCWRPVKKEKL TASQWNKLVKSGGVLDEQERIWYPTAGSLKGAMACKDFNVPEGINTDEEWNEIRAWLRPV LLNFVKSKRILLEGVTFKNSPSWCLHPLSCEDFTVNNIQVINPWYSQNGDALDLESCKNA LILNSVFDAGDDAICIKSGKDENGRRRGEPCQNVIVKNNTVLHGHGGFVVGSEMSGGVKN IYVEDCTFLGTDVGLRFKSTRGRGGVVENIYINNINMINIPNEPLLFDLFYGGKGAGEES EEDLLSRMKTAIPPVTEETPAFRDIHISNVICRGSGRAMFFNGLPEMPIRNVTVKNVVMT EATDGVVISQVDGVTLENIYVESTKGKNILNVKSAKNLKVDGETYEEIDAKGQILNFK