Organism
Myxococcus xanthus (strain DK 1622)
Function
Makes up the pili which are long filamentous (less than 10 nm thick and up to 10 um long) polarly located appendages. They are required for social (S) motility.
Similarity
Belongs to the N-Me-Phe pilin family.
Sequence
MRVSRFNPRNRGFTLIELMIVVAIIGILAAIAIPNFIKFQARSKQSEAKTNLKALYTAQKSFFSEKDRYSDFANEIGFAPERGNRYGYRVSAAAGDCEVRNAADLPVPAAGVPCISNDSFRFGANSAIDDPTPVVARFVPQGAAGWNTTLGVQPTIADCPNCNFFAGARGNADNEATFDDWVIAGFEGSGQVGPCSEAGNVASGTPYNTRNDVACDGAAQ