unipept pept2lca
Returns the taxonomic lowest common ancestor for a given tryptic peptide.

The unipept pept2lca command expects tryptic peptides as input. The source of this input can be command line arguments, a file, or standard input. If input is supplied using multiple sources at the same time, the order of priority as described above is used.

Command line arguments

If input is supplied using command line arguments, the peptides must be separated by spaces.

Example

$ unipept pept2lca AALTER MDGTEYIIVK
peptide,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
AALTER,1,root,no rank
MDGTEYIIVK,1263,Ruminococcus,genus

File input

Use the --input parameter to specify a file to use as input. If input is supplied using a file, a single peptide per line is expected.

Example

$ cat input.txt
AALTER
MDGTEYIIVK
$ unipept pept2lca --input input.txt
peptide,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
AALTER,1,root,no rank
MDGTEYIIVK,1263,Ruminococcus,genus

Standard input

If the command is run without arguments and no file is specified, unipept pept2lca will read its input from standard input. When standard input is used, a single peptide per line is expected.

Example

$ cat input.txt
AALTER
MDGTEYIIVK
$ cat input | unipept pept2lca
peptide,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
AALTER,1,root,no rank
MDGTEYIIVK,1263,Ruminococcus,genus

The unipept pept2lca command outputs the taxonomic lowest common ancestor (LCA) for each of the (tryptic) input peptides that were found in the Unipept database. By default, the NCBI taxon id, taxon name and taxonomic rank of the LCA are returned. By using the --all parameter, this can be supplemented with the full taxonomic lineage of the LCA. Consult the API documentation for a detailed list of output fields. A selection of output fields can be specified with the --select parameter. By default, output is generated in csv format. By using the --format parameter, the format can be changed into json or xml. The output can be written to a file or to standard output.

File output

Use the --output parameter to specify an output file. If the file aready exists, the output will be appended to the end of the file.

$ unipept pept2lca --output output.txt AALTER MDGTEYIIVK
$ cat output.txt
peptide,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
AALTER,1,root,no rank
MDGTEYIIVK,1263,Ruminococcus,genus

Standard output

If no output file is specified, unipept pept2lca will write its output to standard output.

Example

$ unipept pept2lca AALTER MDGTEYIIVK
peptide,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
AALTER,1,root,no rank
MDGTEYIIVK,1263,Ruminococcus,genus
$ unipept pept2lca AALTER MDGTEYIIVK > output.txt
$ cat output.txt
peptide,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
AALTER,1,root,no rank
MDGTEYIIVK,1263,Ruminococcus,genus

The unipept pept2lca command supports input (from any source) in a fasta-like format (for example generated by the prot2pept command). This format consists of a fasta header (a line starting with a >), followed by one or more lines containing one peptide each. When this format is detected, the output will automatically include an extra information field containing the corresponding fasta header.

Example

$ cat input.txt
> header 1
AALTER
MDGTEYIIVK
> header 2
AALTER
$ unipept pept2lca --input input.txt
fasta_header,peptide,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
> header 1,AALTER,1,root,no rank
> header 1,MDGTEYIIVK,1263,Ruminococcus,genus
> header 2,AALTER,1,root,no rank

--equate / -e Equate isoleucine and leucine

If the --equate flag is set, isoleucine (I) and leucine (L) are equated when matching tryptic peptides to UniProt entries. This is similar to checking the Equate I and L? checkbox when performing a search in the Unipept web interface.

Example

$ unipept pept2lca LGAALGAGLAVIGAGIGIGK
peptide,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
LGAALGAGLAVIGAGIGIGK,817,Bacteroides fragilis,species
$ unipept pept2lca --equate LGAALGAGLAVIGAGIGIGK
peptide,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
LGAALGAGLAVIGAGIGIGK,171549,Bacteroidales,order

--input / -i Specify an input file

All Unipept CLI commands can process input from 3 sources: command line arguments, a file, or standard input. The optional --input option allows you to specify an input file. The file should contain a single peptide per line.

Example

$ cat input.txt
AALTER
OMGWTFBBQ
MDGTEYIIVK
$ unipept pept2lca --input input.txt
peptide,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
AALTER,1,root,no rank
MDGTEYIIVK,1263,Ruminococcus,genus

--output / -o Specify an output file

By default, the unipept commands write their output to standard output. Using the optional --output option allows you to specify a file to write the output to. If the file already exists, the output will be appended; if it doesn't, a new file will be created.

Example

$ unipept pept2lca --output output.txt AALTER
$ cat output.txt
peptide,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
AALTER,1,root,no rank

--select / -s Specify the output fields

By default, the Unipept CLI commands output all information fields received from the Unipept server. The --select option allows you to control which fields are returned. A list of fields can be specified by a comma-separated list, or by using multiple --select options. A * can be used as a wildcard for field names. For example, --select peptide,taxon* will return the peptide field and all fields starting with taxon.

Example

$ unipept pept2lca --select peptide,taxon_id AALTER
peptide,taxon_id
AALTER,1
$ unipept pept2lca --select peptide --select *name AALTER
peptide,taxon_name
AALTER,root

--format / -f Specify the output format

By default, the Unipept CLI commands return their output in csv format. The --format option allows you to select another format. Supported formats are csv, json, and xml.

Example

$ unipept pept2lca --format json AALTER MDGTEYIIVK
[{"peptide":"AALTER","taxon_id":1,"taxon_name":"root","taxon_rank":"no rank"},{"peptide":"MDGTEYIIVK","taxon_id":1263,"taxon_name":"Ruminococcus","taxon_rank":"genus"}]
$ unipept pept2lca --format xml AALTER MDGTEYIIVK
<results><result><peptide>AALTER</peptide><taxon_id>1</taxon_id><taxon_name>root</taxon_name><taxon_rank>no rank</taxon_rank></result><result><peptide>MDGTEYIIVK</peptide><taxon_id>1263</taxon_id><taxon_name>Ruminococcus</taxon_name><taxon_rank>genus</taxon_rank></result></results>

--all / -a Request additional information

By default, the Unipept CLI commands only request basic information from the Unipept server. By using the --all flag, you can request additional information fields such as the lineage of the returned taxa. You can use the --select option to select which fields are included in the output.

Example

$ unipept pept2lca --all --select peptide,taxon_id,order* MDGTEYIIVK
peptide,taxon_id,order_id,order_name
MDGTEYIIVK,1263,186802,Clostridiales

--help / -h Display help

This flag displays the help.