pfam12018: FAP206 (This model is not part of the current CDD release)
Domain of unknown function
This domain of about 280 residues is found in eukaryotes. There are two conserved sequence motifs: GFC and GLL. This family is also known as UPF0704. This domain is found FAP206, a protein associated with cilia and flagella. In the ciliate Tetrahymena, the cilium has radial spokes, each of which is a macromolecular complex essential for motility. A triplet of three radial spokes, RS1, RS2, and RS3, is repeated every 96 nm along the doublet microtubule. Each spoke has a distinct base that docks to the doublet and is linked to different inner dynein arms. Knockout of the FAP206 gene results in slow cell motility and the 96-nm repeats lack RS2 and dynein c. FAP206 is probably part of the front prong and docks RS2 and dynein c to the microtubule.