Bateman A, Murzin A G, Teichmann S A
Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Protein Sci. 1998 Jun;7(6):1477-80. doi: 10.1002/pro.5560070625.
We report the discovery of a novel family of proteins, each member contains tandem pentapeptide (five residue) repeats, described by the motif A(D/N)LXX. Members of this family are both membrane bound and cytoplasmic. The function of these repeats is uncertain, but they may have a targeting or structural function rather than enzymatic activity. This family is most common in cyanobacteria, suggesting a function related to cyanobacterial-specific metabolism. Although no experimental information is available for the structure of this family, it is predicted that the tandem pentapeptide repeats will form a right-handed beta-helical structure. A structural model of the pentapeptide repeats is presented.
我们报告了一个新的蛋白质家族的发现,该家族的每个成员都包含串联五肽(五个残基)重复序列,其基序为A(D/N)LXX。这个家族的成员既有膜结合的,也有胞质的。这些重复序列的功能尚不确定,但它们可能具有靶向或结构功能,而非酶活性。这个家族在蓝细菌中最为常见,这表明其功能与蓝细菌特有的代谢有关。尽管目前尚无关于该家族结构的实验信息,但据预测,串联五肽重复序列将形成右手β-螺旋结构。本文给出了五肽重复序列的结构模型。