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Cicer data from the Legume Information System
Type | Domain |
Description | This entry represents the conserved β-barrel fold of the 'cupin' superfamily ('cupa' is the Latin term for a small barrel). This family contains 11S and 7S plant seed storage proteins, and germins. Plant seed storage proteins provide the major nitrogen source for the developing plant [ , , ].This domain can also be found as a central component of many microbial proteins including certain types of phosphomannose isomerase, polyketide synthase, epimerase, and dioxygenase [ ]. |
Short Name | Cupin_1 |