Protein
Modulator of FtsH protease HflK
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Function
HflC and HflK help govern the stability of phage lambda cII protein, and thereby control the lysogenization frequency of phage lambda. HflKC inhibits the SecY-degrading activity of FtsH, possibly helping quality control of integral membrane proteins.
Similarity
Belongs to the band 7/mec-2 family. HflK subfamily.
Sequence
MAWNQPGNNGQDRDPWGSSKPGGNSEGNGNKGGRDQGPPDLDDIFRKLSKKLGGLGGGKGTGSGGGSSSQGPRPQLGGRVVTIAAAAIVIIWAASGFYTIKEAERGVVTRFGKFSHLVEPGLNWKPTFIDEVKPVNVEAVRELAASGVMLTSDENVVRVEMNVQYRVTNPEKYLYSVTSPDDSLRQATDSALRGVIGKYTMDRILTEGRTVIRSDTQRELEETIRPYDMGITLLDVNFQAARPPEEVKAAFDDAIAARENEQQYIREAEAYTNEVQPRANGQAQRILEEARAYKAQTILEAQGEVARFAKLLPEYKAAPEITRERLYIETMEKVLGNTRKVLVNDKGGNLMVLPLDQMLKGGNAPAAKSDNGASNLLRLPPASSSTTSGASNTSSTSQGDIMDQRRANAQRNDYQRQGE