Prediction of the structural similarity between spermidine/putrescine-binding protein and maltose-binding protein.
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Matsuo Y, Nishikawa K
Prediction of the structural similarity between spermidine/putrescine-binding protein and maltose-binding protein.
FEBS Lett. 1994 May 23;345(1):23-6.
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A structural similarity between spermidine/putrescine-binding protein and maltose-binding protein has been predicted by a sequence-structure compatibility method. The sequence alignment obtained by this method revealed a consensus sequence motif located on the surface loop between the first alpha-helix and the second beta-strand, and the further analysis identified a similar motif in iron-binding protein. The conservation of this motif among certain bacterial periplasmic binding proteins suggests a common functional role for this region as well as an evolutionary relationship between them.