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. 2012 Jul 26;3(3):461–480. doi: 10.3390/genes3030461

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Variable coding TRs modulate cell to cell adhesion. The Flo1 protein binds cell wall polysaccharides (orange and blue hexagons) through its N-terminal domain (green) thus linking two yeast cells. Long FLO1 repeats result in a longer Flo1 protein capable of stronger cell wall binding.