pfam18518: TcA_RBD (This model is not part of the current CDD release)
TcA receptor binding domain
Tc toxin complexes are virulence factors of many bacteria such as the plague pathogen Yersinia pestis. Tc toxins are composed of TcA, TcB and TcC subunits. TcA forms a large bell-shaped pentameric structure and enters the membrane like a syringe, forming a translocation channel through which the cytotoxic domain is probably transported into the cytoplasm. TcA has four receptor-binding domains. This domain is one of 4 receptor binding domains found in TcA. All four domains have an immunoglobulin (Ig)-like beta-sandwich fold of two sheets with antiparallel beta-strands. The domains are structurally reminiscent of the receptor-binding domains of the diphtheria and anthrax toxins.