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diff --git a/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblRestClient.java b/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblRestClient.java
index 5960f81..2437588 100644
--- a/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblRestClient.java
+++ b/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblRestClient.java
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ abstract class EnsemblRestClient extends EnsemblSequenceFetcher
 
   private final static long VERSION_RETEST_INTERVAL = 1000L * 3600; // 1 hr
 
+  private static final Regex PROTEIN_REGEX = new Regex(
+          "(ENS)([A-Z]{3}|)P[0-9]{11}$");
+
   private static final Regex TRANSCRIPT_REGEX = new Regex(
           "(ENS)([A-Z]{3}|)T[0-9]{11}$");
 
@@ -125,6 +128,18 @@ abstract class EnsemblRestClient extends EnsemblSequenceFetcher
 
   /**
    * Answers true if the query matches the regular expression pattern for an
+   * Ensembl protein stable identifier
+   * 
+   * @param query
+   * @return
+   */
+  public boolean isProteinIdentifier(String query)
+  {
+    return query == null ? false : PROTEIN_REGEX.search(query);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Answers true if the query matches the regular expression pattern for an
    * Ensembl gene stable identifier
    * 
    * @param query