protein LP9056 (ERVMER34-1)

Function

• retroviral envelope proteins mediate receptor recognition & membrane fusion during early infection
• endogenous envelope proteins may have kept, lost or modified their original function during evolution (putative)

Structure

• belongs to the gamma type-C retroviral envelope protein family

Compartment

virion (putative) membrane

More general terms

• glycoprotein
• membrane protein
• endogenous retroviral protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9H9K5.html