This entry represents the nucleotidyltransferase domain found in LICD family of proteins which show high sequence similarity and are involved in phosphorylcholine metabolism. There is evidence to show that LicD2 mutants have a reduced ability to take ...
This entry represents the nucleotidyltransferase domain found in LICD family of proteins which show high sequence similarity and are involved in phosphorylcholine metabolism. There is evidence to show that LicD2 mutants have a reduced ability to take up choline, have decreased ability to adhere to host cells and are less virulent [1,2]. This domain is also found in Ribitol-5-phosphate transferase FKTN (also known as Fukutin), a member of the LicD family, a mammal protein which may be involved in the modification of glycan moieties of alpha-dystroglycan; defects in Fukutin are associated with congential muscular dystrophy [3,4]. Ribitol 5-phosphate transferase FKRP (also known as Fukutin-related protein), responsible for the second step in the formation of the ribose 5-phosphate tandem repeat after FKTN activity [5, 6], has N-terminal stem and C-terminal catalytic domains, and adopts a tetramer assembly [7].