Protein
Flotillin-like protein 4
Organism
Medicago truncatula
Function
May act as a scaffolding protein within caveolar membranes, functionally participating in formation of caveolae or caveolae-like vesicles (By similarity). Required for normal infection threads initiation and elongation and nodulation. Probably involved in polar growth of the infection thread.
Similarity
Belongs to the band 7/mec-2 family. Flotillin subfamily.
Sequence
MYKVAKASQYLVITGIGIKDIKLAKKAWILPGQSYSVFDLSPVNYTFEVQAMSAEKLPFVLPAVFTIGPRVDDKESLLKYAKLISPHDKLSNHVKELVQGIIEGETRVLAASMTMEEVFRGTKEFKQEVFGKVQLELNQFGLLIYNANVKQLVDVPGHEYFSYLGQKTQMEAANQARVDVSEAKMKGEIGSKLREGQTLQNAAKIDAETKIIAMQRAGEGDKEGIKVRTEVKVFENQREAEVAEANSELAKKKAAWTKAAQVAEVEAAKAVALRDAELQGEVERMNALTTTEKLKAEFLSKASVQYETKVQEANWELYKKQKEAEAILYEKKAEAEAQKALADATFYARTQAAEAELYAKKKEAEGIVTLGNAQGVYLSALLNALGNNYTAVRDFLMINGGMFQEIAKINAEAVRGLEPKISIWTNGGDNSGGEGAMKEVAGVYKMLPPLFKTVHEQTGMLPPAWMGVLPDKNLN