Gasdermin-like protein rcd-1-2

UniProtKB accession:  P0DW10

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UniProtKB description:  Gasdermin-like protein involved in heterokaryon incompatibility, a process that ensures that during spontaneous vegetative cell fusion, only compatible cells from the same colony survive (non-self-recognition) (PubMed:31636083, PubMed:32703806). In N.crassa, the rcd-1 locus exists as 2 incompatible alleles, rcd-1-1 (AC Q7SBA0) and rcd-1-2 (this entry) (PubMed:31636083). During the allorecognition process, forms a heterooligomer with rcd-1-1, thereby forming a functional gasdermin-like complex that binds to membranes and forms pores, triggering cell death (PubMed:32703806). Binds negatively charged phospholipids, such as cardiolipin and phosphatidylserine (PubMed:32703806). Also binds to phosphoinositides, preferentially to phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PtdIns-3-P), PtdIns-5-P and PtdIns-3,5-P2 (PubMed:32703806).