The LAP family: a phylogenetic point of view.
Recently, the LAP (for 'LRR and PDZ') family of adaptor proteins was described in vertebrates and invertebrates. The proteins are involved in cell polarity and receptor targeting, and they contain both LRR and PDZ domains in the same molecule, a combination that is specifically bilaterian. A search of available genome sequences reveals a limited number of lap genes, which we have classified by phylogenetic analysis. We propose a functional hypothesis for the origin of this protein family in bilaterians, and give a phylogenetic interpretation of their diversity.
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D000090263:Leucine-Rich Repeat Proteins; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
D000090263:Leucine-Rich Repeat Proteins; D011506:Proteins