Structural highlights
Function
CCMP_SYNE7 Probably part of the carboxysome shell, a polyhedral inclusion where RuBisCO (ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase, rbcL-rbcS) is sequestered. It is thought that this protein controls transport of RuBisCO reactants in and out of the carboxysome; residual densities in the 4 X-ray structures suggest that differing compounds bind in interior pockets, depending on the open or closed state of the pore.[1]
References
- ↑ Cai F, Sutter M, Cameron JC, Stanley DN, Kinney JN, Kerfeld CA. The structure of CcmP, a tandem bacterial microcompartment domain protein from the beta-carboxysome, forms a subcompartment within a microcompartment. J Biol Chem. 2013 May 31;288(22):16055-63. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.456897. Epub, 2013 Apr 9. PMID:23572529 doi:10.1074/jbc.M113.456897