HHsearch alignment for GI: 254780674 and conserved domain: cd06250
>cd06250 M14_PaAOTO_like An uncharacterized subgroup of the Succinylglutamate desuccinylase (ASTE)/aspartoacylase (ASPA) subfamily which is part of the the M14 family of metallocarboxypeptidases. This subgroup includes Pseudomonas aeruginosa AotO and related proteins. ASTE catalyzes the fifth and last step in arginine catabolism by the arginine succinyltransferase pathway, and aspartoacylase (ASPA, also known as aminoacylase 2, and ACY-2; EC:3.5.1.15) cleaves N-acetyl L-aspartic acid (NAA) into aspartate and acetate. NAA is abundant in the brain, and hydrolysis of NAA by ASPA may help maintain white matter. ASPA is an NAA scavenger in other tissues. Mutations in the gene encoding ASPA cause Canavan disease (CD), a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disorder involving dysmyelination and spongiform degeneration of white matter in children. This enzyme binds zinc which is necessary for activity. Measurement of elevated NAA levels in urine is used in the diagnosis of CD. The gene encoding
Probab=96.12 E-value=0.032 Score=34.59 Aligned_cols=15 Identities=20% Similarity=0.251 Sum_probs=8.6
Q ss_pred EEEECCCCCEEEEEE
Q ss_conf 245368786899999
Q gi|254780674|r 47 MEFESVDEGIIDEIL 61 (423)
Q Consensus 47 ~ev~S~~~G~l~~i~ 61 (423)
T Consensus 3 ~~l~~~~~G~~~~l~ 17 (359)
T cd06250 3 IPLPSPAPGTERELT 17 (359)
T ss_pred CCCCCCCCCCCEEEE
T ss_conf 578988899806888