Bacterial microcompartment shell protein EutS

UniProtKB accession:  Q187M0

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UniProtKB description:  A component of the bacterial microcompartment (BMC) shell dedicated to ethanolamine degradation. Expression of the eut operon may allow this bacteria to use ethanolamine as a carbon, nitrogen and energy source (Probable). Unlike its S.typhimurium homolog, does not make BMCs when expressed in E.coli (PubMed:23144756). Targets at least 2 proteins (EutC and EutE) to the interior of the BMC (By similarity). Proteins such as EutS containing circularly permuted BMC domains may play a key role in conferring heterogeneity and flexibility in this BMC (Probable).