HMM Summary Page: TIGR03017

AccessionTIGR03017
NameEpsF
Functionchain length determinant protein EpsF
Gene SymbolepsF
Trusted Cutoff422.75
Domain Trusted Cutoff422.75
Noise Cutoff328.55
Domain Noise Cutoff328.55
Isology Typehypoth_equivalog
HMM Length444
AuthorSelengut J
Entry DateJul 25 2006 2:47PM
Last ModifiedFeb 14 2011 3:27PM
CommentSequences in this family of proteins are members of the chain length determinant family (PF02706) which includes the wzc protein from E.coli. This family of proteins are homologous to the EpsF protein of the methanolan biosynthesis operon of Methylobacillus species strain 12S [1]. The distribution of this protein appears to be restricted to a subset of exopolysaccharide operons containing a syntenic grouping of genes including a variant of the EpsH exosortase protein [2]. Exosortase has been proposed to be involved in the targetting and processing of proteins containing the PEP-CTERM domain to the exopolysaccharide layer.
ReferencesRN [1] RM 12624205 RA Yoshida T, Ayabe Y, Yasunaga M, Usami Y, Habe H, Nojiri H, Omori T RT Genes involved in the synthesis of the exopolysaccharide methanolan by the obligate methylotroph Methylobacillus sp strain 12S. RL Microbiology. 2003 Feb;149(Pt 2):431-44. RN [2] RA Haft DH, Paulsen IT, Ward N, Selengut JD RT Exopolysaccharide-associated protein sorting in environmental organisms by the PEP-CTERM/EpsH system: application of a novel phylogenetic profiling heuristic. RL BMC Biol., in press, 2006
Genome PropertyGenProp0655: exopolysaccharide biosynthesis, exosortase B-associated (HMM)