Type 1 encapsulin shell protein

UniProtKB accession:  Q9WZP2

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UniProtKB description:  Shell component of a type 1 encapsulin nanocompartment. Assembles into proteinaceous shells 23-24 nm in diameter with 2-2.5 nm thick walls. Cargo protein Flp (ferritin-like protein, probably stores iron) is targeted to the interior via its C-terminal extension; empty intact shells can be isolated in the absence of cargo protein (PubMed:19172747, PubMed:27224728, PubMed:32961724, PubMed:30376298, PubMed:33769792, PubMed:33953921, PubMed:34815415, PubMed:35119930). Fe(2+) may be able to pass though the 5-fold and dimer channels in the protein shell (PubMed:33953921) (Probable).