Member database | Pfam |
Pfam type | domain |
Short name | Cupin_1 |
Clan | Cupin |
Author | Griffiths-Jones SR;0000-0001-6043-807X |
Sequence Ontology | 0000417 |
Description
This family represents the conserved barrel domain of the 'cupin' superfamily
[1] ('cupa' is the Latin term for a small barrel). This family contains 11S and 7S plant seed storage proteins, and germins. Plant seed storage proteins provide the major nitrogen source for the developing plant.