id: Pfam:PF09861
pfam_id: PF09861
name: Lactate racemase N-terminal domain
short_name: Lar_N
seed_status: EX_DUF
characterization_status: UNSCORED
curation_status: SEEDED
source_url: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/api/entry/pfam/PF09861
counters:
  proteins: 3790
  matches: 3797
  proteomes: 2308
  taxa: 4356
  structures: 14
  alphafold_models: 2673
  domain_architectures: 10
provenance:
  snapshot_id: interpro-pfam-duf-2026-10-10
  path: data/worklists/interpro-pfam-duf-2026-10-10.json
  sha256: 17fb625876c9326ed284263a47bcd84e0d7844a31c040dc06cd2260c36f1c383
  generated_at: '2026-10-10T07:44:21.614711Z'
  source_url: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/api/entry/pfam/
interpro_id: InterPro:IPR018657
description: This is the N-terminal domain found in Lactate racemase enzymes [ec:5.1.2.1]. LarA is a nickel-dependent
  lactate racemase from the larA-E operon of Lactobacillus plantarum, whereas LarB, LarC and LarE are
  accessory proteins required for the incorporation of Ni in the lactate racemase apoprotein. LarA contains
  18 beta-strands and 16 alpha-helices arranged in a novel fold composed of two domains of similar size.
  This entry represents the N-terminal domain of LarA and related proteins [[cite:PUB00085157]].