pfam14496: NEL (This model is not part of the current CDD release)
C-terminal novel E3 ligase, LRR-interacting
This NEL or novel E3 ligase domain is found at the C-terminus of bacterial virulence factors. Its sequence is different from those of the eukaryotic HECT and RING-finger E3 ligases, and it subverts the host ubiquitination process. At the N-terminus of the family-members there is a series of LRR repeats, and the NEL domain interacts with the most N-terminal repeat. The key residue for the ligation step is the cysteine. The LRR section sequesters this active site until invasion has occurred.
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