D-ribose ABC transporter substrate-binding protein such as Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis ribose binding protein (ttRBP)
Periplasmic sugar-binding domain of the thermophilic Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis ribose binding protein (ttRBP) and its mesophilic homologs. Members of this group are belonging to the type 1 periplasmic binding protein superfamily, whose members are involved in chemotaxis, ATP-binding cassette transport, and intercellular communication in central nervous system. The thermophilic and mesophilic ribose-binding proteins are structurally very similar, but differ substantially in thermal stability.