Protein Domain : Agglutinin-like protein repeat IPR008440

Type	Repeat
Description	Adhesive properties in fungi are conveyed by a group of cell-surface proteins called adhesins (sometimes also referred to as agglutinins or flocculins). Several fungal adhesins have been described to date, including the the Candida albicans Als (agglutinin-like sequence) proteins [ ]. Als proteins are cell-surface glycoproteins and have a three-domain structure. Each Als protein has a relatively conserved N-terminal domain, a central domain consisting of a tandemly repeated motif of variable number, and a serine-threonine-rich C-terminal domain that is relatively variable across the family. The Als family exhibits several types of variability that indicate the importance of considering strain and allelic differences when studying als genes and their encoded proteins [].This entry represents the tandem repeat found in the central domain of the Als proteins.
Short Name	Agglutinin-like_ALS_rpt