| Type: | Family | Name: | Oligopeptide transporter OPT |
| Description: | This entry represents a small family of integral membrane proteins from Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, and archaeal species. Members of this family contain 15 to 18 GES predicted transmembrane regions, and this family has extensive homology to a family of yeast tetrapeptide transporters, including isp4 (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) and Opt1 (Candida albicans). EspB, an apparent equivalog from Myxococcus xanthus, shares an operon with a two component system regulatory protein, and is required for the normal timing of sporulation after the aggregation of cells [, ]. This is consistent with a role in transporting oligopeptides as signals across the membrane. | Short Name: | Oligopep_transpt |
| DB identifier | Type | Name |
|---|---|---|
| IPR004813 | Family | Oligopeptide transporter, OPT superfamily |
| DB identifier | UniProt Accession | Secondary Identifier | Organism Name | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38556.m000013 | PAC:16827122 | Ricinus communis |
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