Cyclebase 3.0

Cell-cycle regulation database

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 ...

Linkouts:  STRING  UniProt