unipept pept2prot
Returns the set of UniProt entries containing a given tryptic peptide.

The unipept pept2prot 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 pept2prot MDGTEYIIVK ISVAQGASK
peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_id
MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41,10 kDa chaperonin,457412
ISVAQGASK,Q9Y6R7,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
ISVAQGASK,A0A087WXI2,IgGFc-binding protein,9606

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
MDGTEYIIVK
ISVAQGASK
$ unipept pept2prot --input input.txt
peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_id
MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41,10 kDa chaperonin,457412
ISVAQGASK,Q9Y6R7,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
ISVAQGASK,A0A087WXI2,IgGFc-binding protein,9606

Standard input

If the command is run without arguments and no file is specified, unipept pept2prot will read its input from standard input. When standard input is used, a single peptide per line is expected.

Example

$ cat input.txt
MDGTEYIIVK
ISVAQGASK
$ cat input | unipept pept2prot
peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_id
MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41,10 kDa chaperonin,457412
ISVAQGASK,Q9Y6R7,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
ISVAQGASK,A0A087WXI2,IgGFc-binding protein,9606

The unipept pept2prot command outputs all UniProt entries that contain the given (tryptic) input peptides. By default, for each of the matching UniProt entries, the accession number, the name of the protein and the NCBI taxon id are returned. By using the --all parameter, this can be supplemented with the name of the associated taxon and several cross referenes such as the the associated EC numbers and GO terms. 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 pept2prot --output output.txt MDGTEYIIVK ISVAQGASK
$ cat output.txt
peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_id
MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41,10 kDa chaperonin,457412
ISVAQGASK,Q9Y6R7,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
ISVAQGASK,A0A087WXI2,IgGFc-binding protein,9606

Standard output

If no output file is specified, unipept pept2prot will write its output to standard output.

Example

$ unipept pept2prot MDGTEYIIVK ISVAQGASK
peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_id
MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41,10 kDa chaperonin,457412
ISVAQGASK,Q9Y6R7,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
ISVAQGASK,A0A087WXI2,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
$ unipept pept2prot MDGTEYIIVK ISVAQGASK > output.txt
$ cat output.txt
peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_id
MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41,10 kDa chaperonin,457412
ISVAQGASK,Q9Y6R7,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
ISVAQGASK,A0A087WXI2,IgGFc-binding protein,9606

The unipept pept2prot 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
ISVAQGASK
MDGTEYIIVK
> header 2
ISVAQGASK
$ unipept pept2prot --input input.txt
fasta_header,peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_id
> header 1,MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41,10 kDa chaperonin,457412
> header 1,ISVAQGASK,Q9Y6R7,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
> header 1,ISVAQGASK,A0A087WXI2,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
> header 2,MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41,10 kDa chaperonin,457412

--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 pept2prot FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK
peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_id
FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK,D1PLT2,Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase,411471
FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK,K1TWG3,"Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase, long form",408170
$ unipept pept2prot --equate FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK
peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_id
FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK,D4K7A9,Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase,657322
FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK,D4K112,Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase,718252
FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK,D1PLT2,Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase,411471
FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK,A8SH27,Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase,411485
FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK,K1TWG3,"Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase, long form",408170
FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK,E2ZLF5,Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase,748224
FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK,R6Q2J6,Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase,1262898
FEALLGDGSQYGLHLQYK,C7HAW8,Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase,411483

--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
ISVAQGASK
OMGWTFBBQ
MDGTEYIIVK
$ unipept pept2prot --input input.txt
peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_id
ISVAQGASK,Q9Y6R7,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
ISVAQGASK,A0A087WXI2,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41,10 kDa chaperonin,457412

--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 pept2prot --output output.txt ISVAQGASK MDGTEYIIVK
$ cat output.txt
peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_id
ISVAQGASK,Q9Y6R7,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
ISVAQGASK,A0A087WXI2,IgGFc-binding protein,9606
MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41,10 kDa chaperonin,457412

--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 pept2prot --select peptide,uniprot_id MDGTEYIIVK
peptide,uniprot_id
MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41
$ unipept pept2prot --select peptide --select *id MDGTEYIIVK
peptide,uniprot_id,taxon_id
MDGTEYIIVK,C6JD41,457412

--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 pept2prot --format json ISVAQGASK MDGTEYIIVK
[{"peptide":"ISVAQGASK","uniprot_id":"Q9Y6R7","protein_name":"IgGFc-binding protein","taxon_id":9606},{"peptide":"ISVAQGASK","uniprot_id":"A0A087WXI2","protein_name":"IgGFc-binding protein","taxon_id":9606},{"peptide":"MDGTEYIIVK","uniprot_id":"C6JD41","protein_name":"10 kDa chaperonin","taxon_id":457412}]
$ unipept pept2prot --format xml ISVAQGASK MDGTEYIIVK
<results><result><peptide>ISVAQGASK</peptide><uniprot_id>Q9Y6R7</uniprot_id><protein_name>IgGFc-binding protein</protein_name><taxon_id>9606</taxon_id></result><result><peptide>ISVAQGASK</peptide><uniprot_id>A0A087WXI2</uniprot_id><protein_name>IgGFc-binding protein</protein_name><taxon_id>9606</taxon_id></result><result><peptide>MDGTEYIIVK</peptide><uniprot_id>C6JD41</uniprot_id><protein_name>10 kDa chaperonin</protein_name><taxon_id>457412</taxon_id></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 cross references of the returned UniProt entries. You can use the --select option to select which fields are included in the output.

Example

$ unipept pept2prot --all --select peptide,uniprot_id,*name,go_references ISVAQGASK
peptide,uniprot_id,protein_name,taxon_name,go_references
ISVAQGASK,Q9Y6R7,IgGFc-binding protein,Homo sapiens,GO:0070062
ISVAQGASK,A0A087WXI2,IgGFc-binding protein,Homo sapiens,

--help / -h Display help

This flag displays the help.

The unipept pept2prot command can be used in combination with Megan, for example to perform a functional analysis of the sample. This requires using the --meganize option that was added in version 1.2.0.

Example

$ unipept pept2prot --meganize MDGTEYIIVK ISVAQGASK
MDGTEYIIVK	ref|WP_008705701.1|	100	10	0	0	0	10	0	10	1e-100	100
ISVAQGASK	ref|NP_003881.2 XP_011547112.1 XP_011547113.1|	100	10	0	0	0	10	0	10	1e-100	100

The generated output can be saved to a file and imported into Megan using the following settings:

• Import from blast
• Select the file with the unipept pept2prot --meganize output
• Set format to blastTab and mode to blastp
• Remove the fasta mapping that was automatically added
• Enable the tabs you want (taxonomy/interpro2go/...), but always select the "use accession" option for this
• Go back to the first tab and make sure it says blasttab and blastp, because sometimes it changes back when you switch tabs
• Click apply