YecM bacterial protein domain

In molecular biology, YecM refers to a protein domain found in Escherichia coli. It is a conserved, hypothetical protein with sequence homologues found exclusively in bacteria. Several bacterial YecM proteins in this particular family are of unknown function.

YecM
structural genyyecn yecmyeyepomics, protein ec4020
Identifiers
SymbolYecM
PfamPF06185
Pfam clanCL0104
InterProIPR010393
SCOP21k4n / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary

Function

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The precise function of the YecM domain remains to be elucidated. However, YecM structural homologues reveal that all the proteins bind a divalent metal cation. This comparison suggests that YecM may be a metal-binding protein and therefore may function as an enzyme.[1]

Structure

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The protein domain, YecM, is a monomer. The eight, mostly antiparallel beta-strands form around C-terminal alpha-helix. There are four alpha helices in total.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ling SH, Decker CJ, Walsh MA, She M, Parker R, Song H (2008). "Crystal structure of human Edc3 and its functional implications". Mol Cell Biol. 28 (19): 5965–76. doi:10.1128/MCB.00761-08. PMC 2547010. PMID 18678652.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro: IPR010393