Abstract
Background: Leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) occurring in tandem are 20 - 29 amino acids long. Eleven LRR types have been recognized; they include plant-specific (PS) type with the consensus of LxxLxLxxNxL SGxIPxxIxxLxx of 24 residues and SDS22-like type with the consensus of LxxLxLxxNxL xxIxxIxxLxx of 22 residues.
Objective: A viral LRR protein in metagenome data indicated that most of the LRRs (5/6 = 0.83) are represented by the consensus of LxxLDLxxTxV SGKLSDLxxLTN of 23 residues. This LRR shows a dual characteristic of PS and SDS22-like LRRs (called PS/SDS22-like LRR). A comprehensive similarity search was performed under the hypothesis that many proteins contain LRR domains consisting of only or mainly PS/SDS22-like LRR.
Methods: Sequence similarity search by the FASTA and BLAST programs was performed using the sequence of this PS/SDS22-like LRR domain as a query sequence. The presence of PS/SDS22-like LRR was screened within the LRR domains in known structures.
Results: Over 280 LRR proteins were identified from protists, fungi, and bacteria; ~ 40% come from the SAR group (the phyla Alveolate and Stramenopiles). The secondary structure analysis of PS/SDS22-like LRRs occurring sporadically in the known structures indicates three or four type patterns of secondary structures.
Conclusion: PS/SDS22-like LRR forms an LRR class with PS, SDS22-like and Leptospira-like LRRs. It appears that PS/SDS22-like LRR is a chameleon-like sequence. A duality of two LRR types brings diversity.
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