pfam13337: BrxL_ATPase (This model is not part of the current CDD release)
Lon-like protease BrxL-like, ATPase domain
This entry represents the ATPase domain found in BREX system Lon protease-like protein BrxL from Bacillus cereus and similar proteins. BrxL is part of a type 1 BREX system which contains a C-terminal Lon-like protease domain (pfam05362. BREX systems (bacteriophage exclusion) provide immunity against bacteriophage, a system that allows phage adsorption but prevents phage DNA replication, without degradation of the phage DNA. Methylation of bacterial DNA by PglX probably guides self/non-self discrimination. This entry also includes a few uncharacterised viral sequences.