pfam06728: PIG-U (this model, PSSM-Id:399599 is obsolete and has been replaced by 429085)
GPI transamidase subunit PIG-U
Many eukaryotic proteins are anchored to the cell surface via glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI), which is posttranslationally attached to the carboxyl-terminus by GPI transamidase. The mammalian GPI transamidase is a complex of at least four subunits, GPI8, GAA1, PIG-S, and PIG-T. PIG-U is thought to represent a fifth subunit in this complex and may be involved in the recognition of either the GPI attachment signal or the lipid portion of GPI.