Protein Domain : Membrane lipoprotein, lipid attachment site IPR012640

Type	Conserved_site
Description	In prokaryotes, membrane lipoproteins are synthesized with a precursor signal peptide, which is cleaved by a specific lipoprotein signal peptidase (signal peptidase II). The peptidase recognises a conserved sequence and cuts upstream of a cysteine residue to which a glyceride-fatty acid lipid is attached [ , ]. This lipid attachment site is found in homologues of the VirB proteins of type IV secretion systems (T4SS). Conjugal transfer across the cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria is mediated by a supramolecular structure termed mating pair formation (Mpf) complex. Collectively, secretion pathways ancestrally related to bacterial conjugation systems are now known as T4SS. T4SS are involved in the delivery of effector molecules to eukaryotic target cells; each of these systems exports distinct DNA or protein substrates to effect a myriad of changes in host cell physiology during infection [ ].
Short Name	Membr_lipoprot_lipid_attach_CS