Protein Family Models

The GAF domain is named after some of the proteins it is found in, including cGMP-specific phosphodiesterases, adenylyl cyclases and FhlA. It is also found in guanylyl cyclases and phytochromes [1,2]. The structure of a GAF domain shows that the domain shares a similar fold with the PAS domain [3]. This domain can bind O2, CO and NO (Matilla et.al., FEMS Microbiology Reviews, fuab043, 45, 2021, 1. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuab043). [1]. 9433123. The GAF domain: an evolutionary link between diverse phototransducing proteins. Aravind L, Ponting CP;. Trends Biochem Sci 1997;22:458-459. [2]. 20004158. Cyclic nucleotide binding GAF domains from phosphodiesterases: structural and mechanistic insights. Heikaus CC, Pandit J, Klevit RE;. Structure. 2009;17:1551-1557. [3]. 11032796. Structure of the GAF domain, a ubiquitous signaling motif and a new class of cyclic GMP receptor. Ho YS, Burden LM, Hurley JH;. EMBO J. 2000;19:5288-5299. (from Pfam)

Date:

2024-10-16

GAF domain-containing protein; the GAF domain is a small-molecule-binding domain found in proteins including phytochromes, adenylyl and guanylyl cyclases, and cGMP-specific phosphodiesterases

Date:

2024-09-03