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Structural highlights

Function

ENCP1_PYRFU Fusion of the shell and cargo protein of a type 1 encapsulin nanocompartment (PubMed:17397865). The nanocompartment is probably involved in iron storage (Probable). Expression in E.coli generates spherical particles (PfSPs) about 30 nm in diameter (PubMed:16091594).^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Art:Faberge Eggs

References

1. ↑ Namba K, Hagiwara K, Tanaka H, Nakaishi Y, Chong KT, Yamashita E, Armah GE, Ono Y, Ishino Y, Omura T, Tsukihara T, Nakagawa A. Expression and molecular characterization of spherical particles derived from the genome of the hyperthermophilic euryarchaeote Pyrococcus furiosus. J Biochem. 2005 Aug;138(2):193-9. PMID:16091594 doi:10.1093/jb/mvi111
2. ↑ Akita F, Chong KT, Tanaka H, Yamashita E, Miyazaki N, Nakaishi Y, Suzuki M, Namba K, Ono Y, Tsukihara T, Nakagawa A. The crystal structure of a virus-like particle from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus provides insight into the evolution of viruses. J Mol Biol. 2007 May 18;368(5):1469-83. Epub 2007 Mar 2. PMID:17397865 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2007.02.075