Protein
Probable outer membrane usher protein ElfC
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Function
Part of the elfADCG-ycbUVF fimbrial operon, which promotes adhesion of bacteria to different abiotic surfaces. Could be involved in the export and assembly of the ElfA fimbrial subunits across the outer membrane.
Similarity
Belongs to the fimbrial export usher family.
Sequence
MYRTHRQHSLLSSGGVPSFIGGLVVFVSAAFNAQAETWFDPAFFKDDPSMVADLSRFEKGQKITPGVYRVDIVLNQTIVDTRNVNFVEITPEKGIAACLTTESLDAMGVNTDAFPAFKQLDKQACVPLAEIIPDASVTFNVNKLRLEISVPQIAIKSNARGYVPPERWDEGINALLLGYSFSGANSIHSSADSDSGDSYFLNLNSGVNLGPWRLRNNSTWSRSSGQTAEWKNLSSYLQRAVIPLKGELTVGDDYTAGDFFDSVSFRGVQLASDDNMLPDSLKGFAPVVRGIAKSNAQITIKQNGYTIYQTYVSPGAFEISDLYSTSSSGDLLVEIKEADGSVNSYSVPFSSVPLLQRQGRIKYAVTLAKYRTNSNEQQESKFAQATLQWGGPWGTTWYGGGQYAEYYRAAMFGLGFNLGDFGAISFDATQAKSTLADQSEHKGQSYRFLYAKTLNHLGTNFQLMGYRYSTSGFYTLSDTMYKHMDGYEFNDGDDEDTPMWSRYYNLFYTKRGKLQVNISQQLGEYGSFYLSGSQQTYWHTDQQDRLLQFGYNTQIKDLSLGISWNYSKSRGQPDADQVFALNFSLPLNLLLPRSNDSYTRKKNYAWMTSNTSIDNEGHTTQNLGLTETLLDDGNLSYSVQQGYNSEGKTANGSASMDYKGAFADARVGYNYSDNGSQQQLNYALSGSLVAHSQGITLGQSLGETNVLIAAPGAENTRVANSTGLKTDWRGYTVVPYATSYRENRIALDAASLKRNVDLENAVVNVVPTKGALVLAEFNAHAGARVLMKTSKQGIPLRFGAIATLDGVQANSGIIDDDGSLYMAGLPAKGTISVRWGEAPDQICHINYELTEQQINSAITRMDAICR