Proteins with an Euonymus lectin-like domain are ubiquitous in Embryophyta.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cloning of the Euonymus lectin led to the discovery of a novel domain that also occurs in some stress-induced plant proteins. The distribution and the diversity of proteins with an Euonymus lectin (EUL) domain were investigated using detailed analysis of sequences in publicly accessible genome and transcriptome databases.

Results

Comprehensive in silico analyses indicate that the recently identified Euonymus europaeus lectin domain represents a conserved structural unit of a novel family of putative carbohydrate-binding proteins, which will further be referred to as the Euonymus lectin (EUL) family. The EUL domain is widespread among plants. Analysis of retrieved sequences revealed that some sequences consist of a single EUL domain linked to an unrelated N-termina

SUBMITTER: Fouquaert E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2788552 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature