FLO5 [YHR211W]
Flocculation protein FLO5; Lectin-like cell wall protein (flocculin) involved in flocculation; binds mannose chains on the surface of other cells, confers floc-forming ability that is chymotrypsin resistant but heat labile; important for co-flocculation with other yeasts, mediating interaction with specific species; FLO5 has a paralog, FLO1, that arose from a segmental duplication; Belongs to the flocculin family.
Synonyms: FLO5, FLO5p, P38894, P38894p, YHR211W ...