The GLEYA domain is related to lectin-like binding domains found in the S. cerevisiae Flo proteins and the C. glabrata Epa proteins [1]. It is a carbohydrate-binding domain that is found in fungal adhesins (also referred to as agglutinins or flocculi ...
The GLEYA domain is related to lectin-like binding domains found in the S. cerevisiae Flo proteins and the C. glabrata Epa proteins [1]. It is a carbohydrate-binding domain that is found in fungal adhesins (also referred to as agglutinins or flocculins) [2]. Adhesins with a GLEYA domain possess a typical N-terminal signal peptide and a domain of conserved sequence repeats, but lack glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor attachment signals [3]. They contain a conserved motif G(M/L)(E/A/N/Q)YA, hence the name GLEYA. Based on sequence homology, it is suggested that the GLEYA domain would predominantly contain beta sheets [1]. The GLEYA domain is also found in S. pombe protein Swiss:Q92344, thought to be a kinetochore protein (Sim4 complex subunit), however no direct evidence for kinetochore association has been found [4]. Furthermore, a global protein localisation study in S. pombe identified it as a secreted protein localized to the Golgi complex [5].
