This domain is found in a variety of membrane or lipid associated proteins. It is called the PLAT (Polycystin-1, Lipoxygenase, Alpha-Toxin) domain or LH2 (Lipoxygenase homology) domain. The known structure of pancreatic lipase shows this domain bind ...
This domain is found in a variety of membrane or lipid associated proteins. It is called the PLAT (Polycystin-1, Lipoxygenase, Alpha-Toxin) domain or LH2 (Lipoxygenase homology) domain. The known structure of pancreatic lipase shows this domain binds to procolipase Pfam:PF01114, which mediates membrane association. So it appears possible that this domain mediates membrane attachment via other protein binding partners. The structure of this domain is known for many members of the family and is composed of a beta sandwich.
This family predominantly includes venomous neurotoxins and cytotoxins from snakes, but also structurally similar (non-snake) toxin-like proteins (TOLIPs) such as Lymphocyte antigen 6D and Ly6/PLAUR domain-containing protein. Snake toxins are short ...
This family predominantly includes venomous neurotoxins and cytotoxins from snakes, but also structurally similar (non-snake) toxin-like proteins (TOLIPs) such as Lymphocyte antigen 6D and Ly6/PLAUR domain-containing protein. Snake toxins are short proteins with a compact, disulphide-rich structure. TOLIPs have similar structural features (abundance of spaced cysteine residues, a high frequency of charge residues, a signal peptide for secretion and a compact structure) but, are not associated with a venom gland or poisonous function. They are endogenous animal proteins that are not restricted to poisonous animals [1].