Scanprosite Tools

Configuration File: scanprosite_tools.json Tool Type: Local Tools Count: 1

This page contains all tools defined in the scanprosite_tools.json configuration file.

Available Tools

ScanProsite_scan_protein (Type: BaseRESTTool)

Scan a protein against the PROSITE database of protein motifs, domains, and families. Given a Uni…

ScanProsite_scan_protein tool specification

Tool Information:

  • Name: ScanProsite_scan_protein

  • Type: BaseRESTTool

  • Description: Scan a protein against the PROSITE database of protein motifs, domains, and families. Given a UniProt accession (e.g., P04637 for TP53, P01308 for insulin), identifies all PROSITE pattern matches in the protein sequence. Returns matched PROSITE signature accessions and IDs with start/end positions. PROSITE is part of the ExPASy/SIB suite and contains 1,800+ patterns and profiles for protein functional sites and domains. Essential for identifying conserved motifs like zinc fingers, kinase activation loops, or receptor binding sites. Note: only patterns (PS00xxx) are scanned; profile matches require the ScanProsite web interface.

Parameters:

  • seq (string) (required) UniProt accession to scan for PROSITE motifs. Examples: ‘P04637’ (TP53, returns PS00348 p53 signature), ‘P01308’ (insulin, returns PS00262 insulin family), ‘Q9UHC1’ (MLH3, returns PS00058 DNA mismatch repair). Can also accept a raw amino acid sequence.

Example Usage:

query = {
    "name": "ScanProsite_scan_protein",
    "arguments": {
        "seq": "example_value"
    }
}
result = tu.run(query)