This family includes sequences of largely unknown function but which share a number of features in common. They are expressed by bacterial species, and in many cases these bacteria are known to associate symbiotically with plants. Moreover, the majority are coded for by plasmids, which in many cases are known to confer on the organism the ability to interact symbiotically with leguminous plants. An example of such a plasmid is NGR234, which encodes Y4CF, a protein of unknown function that is a member of this family [1]. Other members of this family are expressed by organisms with a documented genomic similarity to plant symbionts [2]. [1]. 9163424. Molecular basis of symbiosis between Rhizobium and legumes.. Freiberg C, Fellay R, Bairoch A, Broughton WJ, Rosenthal A,. Perret X;. Nature 1997;387:394-401.. [2]. 12271122. The Brucella suis genome reveals fundamental similarities. between animal and plant pathogens and symbionts.. Paulsen IT, Seshadri R, Nelson KE, Eisen JA, Heidelberg JF, Read. TD, Dodson RJ, Umayam L, Brinkac LM, Beanan MJ, Daugherty SC,. Deboy RT, Durkin AS, Kolonay JF, Madupu R, Nelson WC, Ayodeji B,. Kraul M, Shetty J, Malek J, Van Aken SE, Riedmuller S, Tettelin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002;99:13148-13153. (from Pfam)
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