Protein
Chain length determinant protein
Organism
Salmonella typhimurium (strain LT2 / SGSC1412 / ATCC 700720)
Function
Confers a modal distribution of chain length on the O-antigen component of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Gives rise to a reduced number of short chain molecules and increases in numbers of longer molecules, with a modal value of 20.
Similarity
Belongs to the WzzB/Cld/Rol family.
Sequence
MTVDSNTSSGRGNDPEQIDLIELLLQLWRGKMTIIVAVIIAILLAVGYLMIAKEKWTSTAIITQPDAAQVATYTNALNVLYGGNAPKISEVQANFISRFSSAFSALSEVLDNQKEREKLTIEQSVKGQALPLSVSYVSTTAEGAQRRLAEYIQQVDEEVAKELEVDLKDNITLQTKTLQESLETQEVVAQEQKDLRIKQIEEALRYADEAKITQPQIQQTQDVTQDTMFLLGSDALKSMIQNEATRPLVFSPAYYQTKQTLLDIKNLKVTADTVHVYRYVMKPTLPVRRDSPKTAITLVLAVLLGGMIGAGIVLGRNALRSYKPKAL