Protein Family Models

TraF protein undergoes proteolytic processing associated with export. The 19 amino acids at the amino terminus of the polypeptides appear to constitute a typical membrane leader peptide - not included in this family, while the remainder of the molecule is predicted to be primarily hydrophilic in character [1]. F plasmid TraF and TraH are required for F pilus assembly and F plasmid transfer, and they are both localised to the outer membrane in the presence of the complete F transfer region, especially TraV, the putative anchor [2]. [1]. 3042757. The product of the F plasmid transfer operon gene, traF, is a. periplasmic protein.. Wu JH, Kathir P, Ippen-Ihler K;. J Bacteriol. 1988;170:3633-3639.. [2]. 20081027. F plasmid TraF and TraH are components of an outer membrane. complex involved in conjugation.. Arutyunov D, Arenson B, Manchak J, Frost LS;. J Bacteriol. 2010;192:1730-1734. (from Pfam)

Gene:

traF

Date:

2024-08-14

Date:

2024-08-14

This family of archaeal proteins contains a C-terminal domain with homology to bacterial and eukaryotic glutaredoxins, including a CPYC motif. There is an N-terminal domain which has even more distant homology to glutaredoxins. The name "glutaredoxin" may be inappropriate in the sense of working in tandem with glutathione and glutathione reductase which may not be present in the archaea. The overall domain structure appears to be related to bacterial alkylhydroperoxide reductases, but the homology may be distant enough that the function of this family is wholly different.

Date:

2019-09-10