Protein Info for Atu4222 in Agrobacterium fabrum C58
Annotation: sarcosine oxidase alpha subunit
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Protein Families and Features
Best Hits
Swiss-Prot: 78% identical to SOXA_RHIME: Sarcosine oxidase subunit alpha (soxA) from Rhizobium meliloti (strain 1021)
KEGG orthology group: K00302, sarcosine oxidase, subunit alpha [EC: 1.5.3.1] (inferred from 100% identity to atu:Atu4222)Predicted SEED Role
"Sarcosine oxidase alpha subunit (EC 1.5.3.1)" in subsystem Choline and Betaine Uptake and Betaine Biosynthesis (EC 1.5.3.1)
MetaCyc Pathways
- glycine betaine degradation I (6/8 steps found)
- creatinine degradation I (2/4 steps found)
- creatinine degradation II (2/5 steps found)
KEGG Metabolic Maps
Isozymes
Compare fitness of predicted isozymes for: 1.5.3.1
Use Curated BLAST to search for 1.5.3.1
Sequence Analysis Tools
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Compare to protein structures
Predict protein localization: PSORTb (Gram-negative bacteria)
Predict transmembrane helices and signal peptides: Phobius
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See A9CG88 at UniProt or InterPro
Protein Sequence (987 amino acids)
>Atu4222 sarcosine oxidase alpha subunit (Agrobacterium fabrum C58) MSSHRLKTGGQIDRSKPLSFTFDGKTMSGFAGDTLASALLANGQQLVGRSFKYHRPRGIL TAGAAEPNALMTIGSGGRTEPNTRATMQELYAGLEAKSQNRWPSLDFDIGAMTGLLSPFL GAGFYYKTFMWPAAFWEKIYEPFIRKAAGLGKASYEADPDAYDKCWAHCDLLVIGAGATG LAAALAAGRAGARVIIVDEHSVAGGGLLSETATVGGRSAADFAASCIAELEALPDVTVLT RTTAFGWYDGNVFGAVERVQKHLANPKSHVPVERLWRIVAKRALLATGAEERPLVFGGND IPGVMMAGAMRSYLNRYAVSPGKTAAIFTTNDSGYALARDLEAQGIPLAAIIDSREQGHP GYDGKARVIKGGVVSNAKGGKALSAIEIYANGRTENLNVDALAMSGGFSPVIHLACHRGG KPVWSEDHAAFLAPGNLKGLELAGAVSATNGIAACLEDGGRKGAALAQNLGFAATAPAFG MVENDIVAPPAKALWSIPGIKAKAFIDYQNDVHRKDLGLAIREGYGHVELAKRYTTNGMA TDQGKLSNVNAVGLLAEARGVSPAEVGTTTFRPFYTPVSFGALTGAYHGHHFQPARKSPL HGWAEKNGAVFVETGLWYRSSWFPRKGESGWRESVDREVLNVRKNAGLCDVSMLGKIEIC GKDAAEFLNRVYCNAFLKLPVGKARYGLMLREDGMIYDDGTTSRLEENRFFMTTTTAYAA GVMNHLEFCAQALWPDLDVRLASVTDQWAQMAIAGPKARDILQRIVDDDISDEAFPFLAA KEVSLFGGQLHGRLFRISFSGELAYELAVPAGYGESVADALMEAGAPEGIMPYGVEALGV LRIEKGHVTHNEINGTVVPADLGFGKMVSTTKADFIGRRMLEREGLSAANRPGLVGVMPL DPGHSFRSGSHILARDAAATLENDQGYVTSSAFSPHLDSTIGLALVKNGAARHGEEVMVW NGLRNEFTAARLCHPVFFDPENEKLHV