iep |
Adjusting the pH of an aqueous protein solution to the point where the numbers of positive and negative charges on the protein are equal brings the protein to its isoelectric point. This is often the point of lowest solubility, presumably because it is the point at which there are fewest intermolecular repulsions, so that the molecules tend to form aggregates.
The application can make a plot of the ionization curve with respect to pH and can write an output file of the data.
% iep tsw:laci_ecoli Calculates the isoelectric point of a protein Output file [laci_ecoli.iep]: |
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Example 2
% iep tsw:ifna2_human -disulphide 2 -lysinemodified 2 Calculates the isoelectric point of a protein Output file [ifna2_human.iep]: |
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Standard (Mandatory) qualifiers (* if not always prompted): [-sequence] seqall Protein sequence(s) filename and optional format, or reference (input USA) * -graph xygraph [$EMBOSS_GRAPHICS value, or x11] Graph type (ps, hpgl, hp7470, hp7580, meta, cps, x11, tekt, tek, none, data, xterm, png, gif) * -outfile outfile [*.iep] Output file name Additional (Optional) qualifiers: -amino integer [1] Number of N-termini (Integer 0 or more) -[no]termini boolean [Y] Include charge at N and C terminus -lysinemodified integer [0] Number of modified lysines (Integer 0 or more) -disulphides integer [0] Number of disulphide bridges (Integer 0 or more) Advanced (Unprompted) qualifiers: -step float [.5] Step value for pH (Number from 0.010 to 1.000) -plot toggle [N] Plot charge vs pH -[no]report toggle [Y] Write results to a file Associated qualifiers: "-sequence" associated qualifiers -sbegin1 integer Start of each sequence to be used -send1 integer End of each sequence to be used -sreverse1 boolean Reverse (if DNA) -sask1 boolean Ask for begin/end/reverse -snucleotide1 boolean Sequence is nucleotide -sprotein1 boolean Sequence is protein -slower1 boolean Make lower case -supper1 boolean Make upper case -sformat1 string Input sequence format -sdbname1 string Database name -sid1 string Entryname -ufo1 string UFO features -fformat1 string Features format -fopenfile1 string Features file name "-graph" associated qualifiers -gprompt boolean Graph prompting -gdesc string Graph description -gtitle string Graph title -gsubtitle string Graph subtitle -gxtitle string Graph x axis title -gytitle string Graph y axis title -goutfile string Output file for non interactive displays -gdirectory string Output directory "-outfile" associated qualifiers -odirectory string Output directory General qualifiers: -auto boolean Turn off prompts -stdout boolean Write standard output -filter boolean Read standard input, write standard output -options boolean Prompt for standard and additional values -debug boolean Write debug output to program.dbg -verbose boolean Report some/full command line options -help boolean Report command line options. More information on associated and general qualifiers can be found with -help -verbose -warning boolean Report warnings -error boolean Report errors -fatal boolean Report fatal errors -die boolean Report dying program messages |
Standard (Mandatory) qualifiers | Allowed values | Default | |
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[-sequence] (Parameter 1) |
Protein sequence(s) filename and optional format, or reference (input USA) | Readable sequence(s) | Required |
-graph | Graph type | EMBOSS has a list of known devices, including ps, hpgl, hp7470, hp7580, meta, cps, x11, tekt, tek, none, data, xterm, png, gif | EMBOSS_GRAPHICS value, or x11 |
-outfile | Output file name | Output file | <*>.iep |
Additional (Optional) qualifiers | Allowed values | Default | |
-amino | Number of N-termini | Integer 0 or more | 1 |
-[no]termini | Include charge at N and C terminus | Boolean value Yes/No | Yes |
-lysinemodified | Number of modified lysines | Integer 0 or more | 0 |
-disulphides | Number of disulphide bridges | Integer 0 or more | 0 |
Advanced (Unprompted) qualifiers | Allowed values | Default | |
-step | Step value for pH | Number from 0.010 to 1.000 | .5 |
-plot | Plot charge vs pH | Toggle value Yes/No | No |
-[no]report | Write results to a file | Toggle value Yes/No | Yes |
iep
reads in any protein sequence USA.
ID LACI_ECOLI Reviewed; 360 AA. AC P03023; O09196; P71309; Q2MC79; Q47338; DT 21-JUL-1986, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 19-JUL-2003, sequence version 3. DT 20-MAR-2007, entry version 87. DE Lactose operon repressor. GN Name=lacI; OrderedLocusNames=b0345, JW0336; OS Escherichia coli. OC Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacteriales; OC Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia. OX NCBI_TaxID=562; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]. RX MEDLINE=78246991; PubMed=355891; DOI=10.1038/274765a0; RA Farabaugh P.J.; RT "Sequence of the lacI gene."; RL Nature 274:765-769(1978). RN [2] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]. RA Chen J., Matthews K.K.S.M.; RL Submitted (MAY-1991) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases. RN [3] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]. RA Marsh S.; RL Submitted (JAN-1997) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases. RN [4] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA]. RC STRAIN=K12 / MG1655 / ATCC 47076; RA Chung E., Allen E., Araujo R., Aparicio A.M., Davis K., Duncan M., RA Federspiel N., Hyman R., Kalman S., Komp C., Kurdi O., Lew H., Lin D., RA Namath A., Oefner P., Roberts D., Schramm S., Davis R.W.; RT "Sequence of minutes 4-25 of Escherichia coli."; RL Submitted (JAN-1997) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases. RN [5] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA]. RC STRAIN=K12 / MG1655 / ATCC 47076; RX MEDLINE=97426617; PubMed=9278503; DOI=10.1126/science.277.5331.1453; RA Blattner F.R., Plunkett G. III, Bloch C.A., Perna N.T., Burland V., RA Riley M., Collado-Vides J., Glasner J.D., Rode C.K., Mayhew G.F., RA Gregor J., Davis N.W., Kirkpatrick H.A., Goeden M.A., Rose D.J., RA Mau B., Shao Y.; RT "The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli K-12."; RL Science 277:1453-1474(1997). RN [6] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA]. RC STRAIN=K12 / W3110 / ATCC 27325 / DSM 5911; RX PubMed=16738553; DOI=10.1038/msb4100049; RA Hayashi K., Morooka N., Yamamoto Y., Fujita K., Isono K., Choi S., RA Ohtsubo E., Baba T., Wanner B.L., Mori H., Horiuchi T.; RT "Highly accurate genome sequences of Escherichia coli K-12 strains [Part of this file has been deleted for brevity] DR Pfam; PF00532; Peripla_BP_1; 1. DR PRINTS; PR00036; HTHLACI. DR SMART; SM00354; HTH_LACI; 1. DR PROSITE; PS00356; HTH_LACI_1; 1. DR PROSITE; PS50932; HTH_LACI_2; 1. KW 3D-structure; Complete proteome; Direct protein sequencing; KW DNA-binding; Repressor; Transcription; Transcription regulation. FT CHAIN 1 360 Lactose operon repressor. FT /FTId=PRO_0000107963. FT DOMAIN 1 58 HTH lacI-type. FT DNA_BIND 6 25 H-T-H motif. FT VARIANT 282 282 Y -> D (in T41 mutant). FT MUTAGEN 17 17 Y->H: Broadening of specificity. FT MUTAGEN 22 22 R->N: Recognizes an operator variant. FT CONFLICT 286 286 L -> S (in Ref. 1, 4 and 7). FT STRAND 63 69 FT HELIX 74 89 FT STRAND 93 98 FT STRAND 101 103 FT HELIX 104 115 FT TURN 116 118 FT STRAND 122 126 FT HELIX 130 139 FT TURN 140 142 FT STRAND 145 150 FT STRAND 154 156 FT STRAND 158 161 FT HELIX 163 177 FT STRAND 181 186 FT HELIX 192 207 FT STRAND 213 217 FT HELIX 222 234 FT STRAND 240 246 FT HELIX 247 259 FT TURN 265 267 FT STRAND 268 271 FT HELIX 277 281 FT STRAND 282 284 FT STRAND 287 290 FT HELIX 293 308 FT STRAND 314 319 FT STRAND 322 324 FT HELIX 354 356 SQ SEQUENCE 360 AA; 38590 MW; 347A8DEE92D736CB CRC64; MKPVTLYDVA EYAGVSYQTV SRVVNQASHV SAKTREKVEA AMAELNYIPN RVAQQLAGKQ SLLIGVATSS LALHAPSQIV AAIKSRADQL GASVVVSMVE RSGVEACKAA VHNLLAQRVS GLIINYPLDD QDAIAVEAAC TNVPALFLDV SDQTPINSII FSHEDGTRLG VEHLVALGHQ QIALLAGPLS SVSARLRLAG WHKYLTRNQI QPIAEREGDW SAMSGFQQTM QMLNEGIVPT AMLVANDQMA LGAMRAITES GLRVGADISV VGYDDTEDSS CYIPPLTTIK QDFRLLGQTS VDRLLQLSQG QAVKGNQLLP VSLVKRKTTL APNTQTASPR ALADSLMQLA RQVSRLESGQ // |
ID IFNA2_HUMAN Reviewed; 188 AA. AC P01563; P01564; Q14606; Q96KI6; DT 21-JUL-1986, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 21-JUL-1986, sequence version 1. DT 20-FEB-2007, entry version 79. DE Interferon alpha-2 precursor (Interferon alpha-A) (LeIF A). GN Name=IFNA2; OS Homo sapiens (Human). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; OC Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; OC Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. OX NCBI_TaxID=9606; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA / MRNA]. RX MEDLINE=81052322; PubMed=6159538; DOI=10.1038/287411a0; RA Goeddel D.V., Yelverton E., Ullrich A., Heyneker H.L., Miozzari G., RA Holmes W., Seeburg P.H., Dull T.J., May L., Stebbing N., Crea R., RA Maeda S., McCandliss R., Sloma A., Tabor J.M., Gross M., RA Familletti P.C., Pestka S.; RT "Human leukocyte interferon produced by E. coli is biologically RT active."; RL Nature 287:411-416(1980). RN [2] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA / MRNA]. RX MEDLINE=81148795; PubMed=6163083; DOI=10.1038/290020a0; RA Goeddel D.V., Leung D.W., Dull T.J., Gross M., Lawn R.M., RA McCandliss R., Seeburg P.H., Ullrich A., Yelverton E., Gray P.W.; RT "The structure of eight distinct cloned human leukocyte interferon RT cDNAs."; RL Nature 290:20-26(1981). RN [3] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA / MRNA]. RX MEDLINE=82060261; PubMed=6170983; RA Lawn R.M., Gross M., Houck C.M., Franke A.E., Gray P.V., Goeddel D.V.; RT "DNA sequence of a major human leukocyte interferon gene."; RL Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78:5435-5439(1981). RN [4] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE. RC TISSUE=Bone marrow tumor; RX MEDLINE=86069501; PubMed=3906813; RA Oliver G., Balbas P., Valle F., Soberon X., Bolivar F.; RT "Cloning of human leukocyte interferon cDNA and a strategy for its RT production in E. coli."; RL Rev. Latinoam. Microbiol. 27:141-150(1985). RN [5] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]. RC TISSUE=Placenta; RX MEDLINE=98357449; PubMed=9694076; RA Austruy E., Bagnis C., Carbuccia N., Maroc C., Birg F., Dubreuil P., RA Mannoni P., Chabannon C.; [Part of this file has been deleted for brevity] DR LinkHub; P01563; -. DR ArrayExpress; P01563; -. DR GermOnline; ENSG00000188379; Homo sapiens. DR RZPD-ProtExp; A0813; -. DR RZPD-ProtExp; IOH35221; -. DR RZPD-ProtExp; RZPDo834E0933; -. DR GO; GO:0005132; F:interferon-alpha/beta receptor binding; TAS:ProtInc. DR GO; GO:0007166; P:cell surface receptor linked signal transdu...; TAS:ProtInc. DR GO; GO:0007267; P:cell-cell signaling; TAS:ProtInc. DR GO; GO:0006917; P:induction of apoptosis; TAS:ProtInc. DR GO; GO:0006954; P:inflammatory response; TAS:ProtInc. DR InterPro; IPR009079; 4_helix_cytokine. DR InterPro; IPR000471; Interferon_abd. DR Gene3D; G3DSA:1.20.120.210; Interferon_abd; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR11691; Interferon_abd; 1. DR Pfam; PF00143; Interferon; 1. DR PRINTS; PR00266; INTERFERONAB. DR ProDom; PD000550; Interferon_abd; 1. DR SMART; SM00076; IFabd; 1. DR PROSITE; PS00252; INTERFERON_A_B_D; 1. KW 3D-structure; Antiviral defense; Cytokine; Direct protein sequencing; KW Glycoprotein; Pharmaceutical; Polymorphism; Signal. FT SIGNAL 1 23 FT CHAIN 24 188 Interferon alpha-2. FT /FTId=PRO_0000016360. FT CARBOHYD 129 129 O-linked (GalNAc...). FT /FTId=CAR_000049. FT DISULFID 24 121 FT DISULFID 52 161 FT VARIANT 46 46 K -> R (in alpha-2B and alpha-2C). FT /FTId=VAR_004012. FT VARIANT 57 57 H -> R (in alpha-2C). FT /FTId=VAR_013001. FT HELIX 33 44 FT TURN 49 54 FT HELIX 63 66 FT HELIX 76 91 FT HELIX 93 98 FT HELIX 101 123 FT TURN 126 127 FT TURN 133 133 FT HELIX 134 155 FT TURN 156 157 FT HELIX 160 178 FT TURN 179 182 SQ SEQUENCE 188 AA; 21550 MW; 101DD21D394CBF97 CRC64; MALTFALLVA LLVLSCKSSC SVGCDLPQTH SLGSRRTLML LAQMRKISLF SCLKDRHDFG FPQEEFGNQF QKAETIPVLH EMIQQIFNLF STKDSSAAWD ETLLDKFYTE LYQQLNDLEA CVIQGVGVTE TPLMKEDSIL AVRKYFQRIT LYLKEKKYSP CAWEVVRAEI MRSFSLSTNL QESLRSKE // |
IEP of LACI_ECOLI from 1 to 360 Isoelectric Point = 6.8820 pH Bound Charge 1.00 81.96 37.96 1.50 81.89 37.89 2.00 81.65 37.65 2.50 80.91 36.91 3.00 78.79 34.79 3.50 73.70 29.70 4.00 65.15 21.15 4.50 56.73 12.73 5.00 51.75 7.75 5.50 49.36 5.36 6.00 47.63 3.63 6.50 45.56 1.56 7.00 43.59 -0.41 7.50 42.27 -1.73 8.00 41.22 -2.78 8.50 39.87 -4.13 9.00 38.26 -5.74 9.50 36.24 -7.76 10.00 33.03 -10.97 10.50 28.46 -15.54 11.00 23.58 -20.42 11.50 19.41 -24.59 12.00 15.19 -28.81 12.50 9.75 -34.25 13.00 4.64 -39.36 13.50 1.75 -42.25 14.00 0.59 -43.41 |
IEP of IFNA2_HUMAN from 1 to 188 Isoelectric Point = 5.7322 pH Bound Charge 1.00 52.98 22.98 1.50 52.93 22.93 2.00 52.77 22.77 2.50 52.28 22.28 3.00 50.87 20.87 3.50 47.47 17.47 4.00 41.62 11.62 4.50 35.67 5.67 5.00 32.10 2.10 5.50 30.47 0.47 6.00 29.51 -0.49 6.50 28.55 -1.45 7.00 27.65 -2.35 7.50 27.01 -2.99 8.00 26.36 -3.64 8.50 25.41 -4.59 9.00 24.25 -5.75 9.50 22.81 -7.19 10.00 20.49 -9.51 10.50 17.03 -12.97 11.00 13.16 -16.84 11.50 10.04 -19.96 12.00 7.49 -22.51 12.50 4.72 -25.28 13.00 2.23 -27.77 13.50 0.84 -29.16 14.00 0.28 -29.72 |
For each pH point it gives the number of bound electrons and the charge.
EMBOSS data files are distributed with the application and stored in the standard EMBOSS data directory, which is defined by the EMBOSS environment variable EMBOSS_DATA.
To see the available EMBOSS data files, run:
% embossdata -showall
To fetch one of the data files (for example 'Exxx.dat') into your current directory for you to inspect or modify, run:
% embossdata -fetch -file Exxx.dat
Users can provide their own data files in their own directories. Project specific files can be put in the current directory, or for tidier directory listings in a subdirectory called ".embossdata". Files for all EMBOSS runs can be put in the user's home directory, or again in a subdirectory called ".embossdata".
The directories are searched in the following order:
Here is the default Epk.dat file:
# pK values for amino acids # O=Ornithine J=Hydroxyproline # # Amino acid pK Amino 8.6 Carboxyl 3.6 C 8.5 D 3.9 E 4.1 H 6.5 K 10.8 R 12.5 Y 10.1
Program name | Description |
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backtranambig | Back translate a protein sequence to ambiguous codons |
backtranseq | Back translate a protein sequence |
charge | Protein charge plot |
checktrans | Reports STOP codons and ORF statistics of a protein |
compseq | Count composition of dimer/trimer/etc words in a sequence |
emowse | Protein identification by mass spectrometry |
freak | Residue/base frequency table or plot |
mwcontam | Shows molwts that match across a set of files |
mwfilter | Filter noisy molwts from mass spec output |
octanol | Displays protein hydropathy |
pepinfo | Plots simple amino acid properties in parallel |
pepstats | Protein statistics |
pepwindow | Displays protein hydropathy |
pepwindowall | Displays protein hydropathy of a set of sequences |