Symbol YecM Pfam clan CL0104 SCOP 1k4n | Pfam PF06185 InterPro IPR010393 SUPERFAMILY 1k4n | |
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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.
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Function
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.
Structure
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.
References
YecM bacterial protein domain Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA