This entry represents domain found in accessory protein BppA and related proteins. Given the structural similarity to carbohydrate binding domains, it is likely that this domain is a carbohydrate binding module. BppA is a virion's baseplate component ...
This entry represents domain found in accessory protein BppA and related proteins. Given the structural similarity to carbohydrate binding domains, it is likely that this domain is a carbohydrate binding module. BppA is a virion's baseplate component. The precise role of this protein in absorption is elusive but the presence of a carbohydrate binding domain with an extended saccharidic binding site suggests that this protein probably participates in receptor binding together with the bona fide receptor binding proteins [6].