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* FGGY family of carbohydrate kinases signatures *
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It has been shown [1] that four different type of carbohydrate kinases seem to
be evolutionary related. These enzymes are:

 - Fucokinase (EC 2.7.1.52).
 - Gluconokinase (EC 2.7.1.12).
 - Glycerokinase (EC 2.7.1.30).
 - Xylulokinase (EC 2.7.1.17).

These enzymes are proteins of from 480 to 520 amino acid residues.

As consensus  patterns for this  family  of  kinases we selected two conserved
regions, one in the central section, the other in the C-terminal section.

-Consensus pattern: [LIVMFYGST]-x-[PST]-x(2)-K-[LIVMFYW]-x-W-[LIVMF]-x-[DENR]-
                    [ENH]
-Sequences known to belong to this class detected by the pattern: ALL.
-Other sequence(s) detected in SWISS-PROT: 3.

-Consensus pattern: G-[LIVM]-x(7)-[HEDQ]-[LIVMF]-x(2)-A-[TAV]-[LIVMFY]-[DE]-
                    [SAG]
-Sequences known to belong to this class detected by the pattern: ALL.
-Other sequence(s) detected in SWISS-PROT: bovine endozepine-related protein.

-Expert(s) to contact by email: Reizer J.
                                jreizer@ucsd.edu

-Last update: October 1993 / Patterns and text revised.

[ 1] Reizer A., Deutscher J., Saier M.H. Jr., Reizer J.
     Mol. Microbiol. 5:1081-1089(1991).