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IPR007544

Type 1 encapsulin shell protein

InterPro entry
Short nameENCAP

Description

This protein family includes Type 1 encapsulin shell proteins found in prokaryotes. These proteins form nanocompartments within the bacterium which contain ferritin-like proteins or peroxidases, enzymes involved in oxidative-stress response. These enzymes are targeted to the interior of encapsulins via unique C-terminal extensions
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References

1.Structural basis of enzyme encapsulation into a bacterial nanocompartment. Sutter M, Boehringer D, Gutmann S, Gunther S, Prangishvili D, Loessner MJ, Stetter KO, Weber-Ban E, Ban N. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 15, 939-47, (2008). View articlePMID: 19172747

Further reading

2. Widespread distribution of encapsulin nanocompartments reveals functional diversity. Giessen TW, Silver PA. Nat Microbiol 2, 17029, (2017). PMID: 28263314

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