SAG1 protein domain
Prototypic GPI-linked surface antigen of Toxoplasma gondii.
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The SAG1 protein domain is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked surface protein of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It is the prototypic member of the SAG1 related sequence (SRS) family, which coats the parasite surface and is developmentally regulated.
Quick Facts
- Sequence length
- at least 130 amino acids
- Domain size
- 120 amino acids
- Configuration
- homodimeric
- Structural fold
- SRS fold
- Fold analogy
- cupredoxin azurin
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- Wikipedia: SAG1 protein domain (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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