LysM domain

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LysM domains have affinity for N-acetylglucosamine polymers (GlcNac) in the lower μM range. A single LysM domain is able to bind carbohydrate ligands and LysM domains act additively to increase the binding-affinity.

B. subtilis proteins containing a LysM domain

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Important reviews

Girbe Buist, Anton Steen, Jan Kok, Oscar P Kuipers
LysM, a widely distributed protein motif for binding to (peptido)glycans.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 68(4);838-47
[PubMed:18430080] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

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