PF06386

Gas vesicle synthesis protein GvpL/GvpF

Pfam entry
Member databasePfam
Pfam typefamily
Short nameGvpL_GvpF
Author Moxon SJ;0000-0003-4644-1816 El-Gebali S;0000-0003-1378-5495
Sequence Ontology0100021

Description

This family consists of several bacterial and archaeal gas vesicle synthesis protein (GvpL/GvpF) sequences. The exact function of this family is unknown
[2]
. GvpL/GvpF qualify as possible candidates for nucleation proteins. Two hypothesized roles for these proteins are in initiation of gas vesicle synthesis and in determination of the curvature of the vesicle membrane
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References

1.Complexity of gas vesicle biogenesis in Halobacterium sp. strain NRC-1: identification of five new proteins. Shukla HD, DasSarma S. J. Bacteriol. 186, 3182-6, (2004). View articlePMID: 15126480

2.Genes encoding proteins homologous to halobacterial Gvps N, J, K, F & L are located downstream of gvpC in the cyanobacterium Anabaena flos-aquae. Kinsman R, Hayes PK. DNA Seq. 7, 97-106, (1997). PMID: 9063646

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