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Thus, all GOLD-domain proteins can be divided into two architectural categories: the p24-like category, in which the GOLD domains project into the lumen, anchored in the membrane by the membrane-spanning helix (category 1); and proteins in which the GOLD domain occurs at the extreme amino or carboxyl terminus, with additional domains that are known to interact with lipid membranes (category 2) (Figure 2).
However, the question of what plasma membrane-spanning protein serves as the scaffold for Shc binding and beyond remains to be answered.
All identified proteins have eight predicted membrane-spanning domains (TM1 - TM8) and share the completely conserved amino acid triplet C (cysteine) - W (tryptophan) - E (glutamic acid), predicted to be located in the extracellular loop upstream of TM6 (Figure 2).
The initial accumulation of LHCPs in the chloroplast envelope implies that Chl interacts with these proteins, likely by binding to the conserved motif in the first membrane-spanning region (helix-1) [ 25 26 ] when transit through the envelope is initiated.
Pro-SI is anchored in the membrane by a 20 amino acid membrane-spanning segment.