Bacterial microcompartment shell protein EutM

UniProtKB accession:  P0ABF4

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UniProtKB description:  Probably a major component of the bacterial microcompartment (BMC) shell dedicated to ethanolamine degradation (Probable). Each homohexamer has a central pore with an opening of up to 8.6 Angstroms. A positively-charged funnel leads to the pore from each side of the hexamer; a phosphate or sulfate ion is found in the pore. The pore probably allows metabolite passage into and out of the BMC (PubMed:20851901, PubMed:20044574).