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lsr2 | Iron-regulated H-NS-like protein Lsr2; DNA-bridging protein that has both architectural and regulatory roles. Influences the organization of chromatin and gene expression by binding non-specifically to DNA, with a preference for AT-rich sequences, and bridging distant DNA segments. Binds in the minor groove of AT-rich DNA. Represses expression of multiple genes involved in a broad range of cellular processes, including major virulence factors or antibiotic-induced genes, such as iniBAC or efpA , and genes important for adaptation of changing O(2) levels. May also activate expression of [...] (112 aa) | ||||
fbpA | Diacylglycerol acyltransferase/mycolyltransferase Ag85A; The antigen 85 proteins (FbpA, FbpB, FbpC) are responsible for the high affinity of mycobacteria for fibronectin, a large adhesive glycoprotein, which facilitates the attachment of M.tuberculosis to murine alveolar macrophages (AMs). They also help to maintain the integrity of the cell wall by catalyzing the transfer of mycolic acids to cell wall arabinogalactan, and through the synthesis of alpha,alpha- trehalose dimycolate (TDM, cord factor). They catalyze the transfer of a mycoloyl residue from one molecule of alpha,alpha-treh [...] (338 aa) | ||||
pks2 | Polyketide synthase Pks2; Catalyzes the synthesis of the hepta- and octamethyl phthioceranic acids and/or hydroxyphthioceranic acids that are the major acyl constituents of sulfolipids. (2126 aa) | ||||
eccCa1 | ESX-1 secretion system protein EccCa1; Part of the ESX-1 specialized secretion system, which delivers several virulence factors to host cells during infection, including the key virulence factors EsxA (ESAT-6) and EsxB (CFP-10). (747 aa) | ||||
esxB | 10 kDa culture filtrate antigen EsxB (LHP) (CFP10); A secreted protein. Acts as a strong host (human) T-cell antigen. Involved in translocation of bacteria from the host (human) phagolysosome to the host cytoplasm. Might serve as a chaperone to prevent uncontrolled membrane lysis by its partner EsxA; native protein binds poorly to artificial liposomes in the absence or presence of EsxA. EsxA and EsxA-EsxB are cytotoxic to pneumocytes. EsxB (and EsxA-EsxB but not EsxA alone) activates human neutrophils; EsxB transiently induces host (human) intracellular Ca(2+) mobility in a dose-depend [...] (100 aa) | ||||
esxA | 6 kDa early secretory antigenic target EsxA (ESAT-6); A secreted protein that plays a number of roles in modulating the host's immune response to infection as well as being responsible for bacterial escape into the host cytoplasm. Acts as a strong host (human) T-cell antigen. Inhibits IL- 12 p40 (IL12B) and TNF-alpha expression by infected host (mouse) macrophages, reduces the nitric oxide response by about 75%. In mice previously exposed to the bacterium, elicits high level of IFN-gamma production by T-cells upon subsequent challenge by M.tuberculosis, in the first phase of a protecti [...] (95 aa) | ||||
eccC3 | ESX conserved component EccC3. ESX-3 type VII secretion system protein. Possible membrane protein; Part of the ESX-3 specialized secretion system, which is important for iron and zinc uptake or homeostasis. (1330 aa) | ||||
eccD3 | ESX-3 secretion system protein EccD3; Part of the ESX-3 specialized secretion system, which is important for iron and zinc uptake or homeostasis. (472 aa) | ||||
eccE3 | ESX-3 secretion system protein EccE3; Part of the ESX-3 specialized secretion system, which is important for iron and zinc uptake or homeostasis. Belongs to the EccE family. (331 aa) | ||||
groEL2 | 60 kDa chaperonin 2; Prevents aggregation of substrate proteins and promotes their refolding. (540 aa) | ||||
esxI | Rv1037c, (MTCY10G2.12), len: 94 aa. EsxI, ESAT-6 like protein (see citations below), highly similar to Q49946|ES6X_MYCLE|U1756D putative ESAT-6 like protein X from Mycobacterium leprae (95 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 409,E(): 6.3e-23, (64.15% identity in 92 aa overlap); Rv3619c,Rv1198, Rv2346c, etc from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Strictly identical to P96364|ES61_MYCTU|Rv3619c|MTCY15C10.33|MTCY07H7B.03|MT3721 putative ESAT-6 like protein 1 (94 aa). Belongs to the ESAT6 family. (94 aa) | ||||
prpC | Probable methylcitrate synthase PrpC; Involved in the catabolism of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) via the tricarboxylic acid (TCA)(acetyl degradation route) and via the 2-methylcitrate cycle I (propionate degradation route). Catalyzes the Claisen condensation of propionyl-CoA and oxaloacetate (OAA) to yield 2-methylcitrate (2-MC) and CoA. Also catalyzes the condensation of oxaloacetate with acetyl-CoA. (393 aa) | ||||
pks4 | Probable polyketide beta-ketoacyl synthase Pks4; Polyketide synthase involved in the biosynthesis of methyl- branched fatty acids such as mycolipanoic, mycolipenic (phthienoic) and mycolipodienoic acids required for the synthesis of a major class of polyacylated trehaloses. Catalyzes the elongation of CoA esters of long-chain fatty acids by incorporation of three methylmalonyl (but not malonyl) residues, to form trimethyl-branched fatty-acids. (1582 aa) | ||||
atpH | Probable ATP synthase delta chain AtpH; F(1)F(0) ATP synthase produces ATP from ADP in the presence of a proton or sodium gradient. F-type ATPases consist of two structural domains, F(1) containing the extramembraneous catalytic core and F(0) containing the membrane proton channel, linked together by a central stalk and a peripheral stalk. During catalysis, ATP synthesis in the catalytic domain of F(1) is coupled via a rotary mechanism of the central stalk subunits to proton translocation (By similarity). In the C-terminal section; belongs to the ATPase delta chain family. (446 aa) | ||||
atpA | Probable ATP synthase alpha chain AtpA; Produces ATP from ADP in the presence of a proton gradient across the membrane. The alpha chain is a regulatory subunit. Belongs to the ATPase alpha/beta chains family. (549 aa) | ||||
atpG | Probable ATP synthase gamma chain AtpG; Produces ATP from ADP in the presence of a proton gradient across the membrane. The gamma chain is believed to be important in regulating ATPase activity and the flow of protons through the CF(0) complex. (305 aa) | ||||
atpD | Probable ATP synthase beta chain AtpD; Produces ATP from ADP in the presence of a proton gradient across the membrane. The catalytic sites are hosted primarily by the beta subunits; Belongs to the ATPase alpha/beta chains family. (486 aa) | ||||
atpC | Probable ATP synthase epsilon chain AtpC; Produces ATP from ADP in the presence of a proton gradient across the membrane; Belongs to the ATPase epsilon chain family. (121 aa) | ||||
vapC11 | Possible toxin VapC11; Toxic component of a type II toxin-antitoxin (TA) system. Acts as an RNase. Upon expression in E.coli and M.smegmatis inhibits translation, cell growth and colony formation. Its toxic effects on cell growth and colony formation are neutralized by coexpression with cognate antitoxin VapB11; the effect on translation has not been tested but is probably also neutralized. (134 aa) | ||||
Rv1638A | Rv1638A, len: 85 aa. Conserved hypothetical protein,similar to C-terminal part of P31511|35KD_MYCTU 35kd immunogenic protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (270 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 159, E(): 0.002, (50.90% identity in 55 aa overlap); and to Mycobacterium leprae ML0981 possible pseudogene, an orthologue of 35kd immunogenic protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Size difference suggests possible gene fragment. (85 aa) | ||||
pks8 | Rv1662, (MTCY275.01-MTCY06H11.27), len: 1602 aa. Probable pks8, polyketide synthase, similar to many polyketide synthases e.g. ERY2_SACER|Q03132 erythronolide synthase, modules 3 and 4 from Saccharopolyspora erythraea (Streptomyces erythraeus) (3567 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 3319, E(): 0, (45.8% identity in 1619 aa overlap). Also similar to other Mycobacterium tuberculosis probable polyketide synthases e.g. pks7 and pks12. Contains PS00606 Beta-ketoacyl synthases active site and PS01162 Quinone oxidoreductase/zeta-crystallin signature. Note that the similarity extends into the downstream [...] (1602 aa) | ||||
eccB5 | ESX conserved component EccB5. ESX-5 type VII secretion system protein. Probable membrane protein; An ATPase (shown for residues 80-506). Part of the ESX-5 specialized secretion system, which is responsible for the secretion of EsxN and a number of PE_PGRS and PPE proteins, including PPE41.; Belongs to the EccB family. (506 aa) | ||||
eccC5 | ESX conserved component EccC5. ESX-5 type VII secretion system protein; Part of the ESX-5 specialized secretion system, which is responsible for the secretion of EsxN and a number of PE_PGRS and PPE proteins, including PPE41. (1391 aa) | ||||
eccE5 | ESX conserved component EccE5. ESX-5 type VII secretion system protein. Probable membrane protein; Part of the ESX-5 specialized secretion system, which is responsible for the secretion of EsxN and a number of PE_PGRS and PPE proteins, including PPE41. (406 aa) | ||||
furA | Ferric uptake regulation protein FurA (fur); Represses transcription of the catalase-peroxidase gene katG and its own transcription by binding to the promoter region in a redox- dependent manner; Belongs to the Fur family. (147 aa) | ||||
higB | Possible toxin HigB; Toxic component of an atypical, type II toxin-antitoxin chaperone (TAC) system. Upon expression in M.smegmatis inhibits colony formation and cell growth. Ectopic expression in wild-type M.tuberculosis has no effect on cell growth; ectopic expression in a triple higB1-higA1-Rv1957 (delta TAC) disruption mutant causes growth arrest, killing a considerable proportion of the cells. Increased ectopic expression leads to decreased levels of IdeR- and Zur-regulated genes as well as cleavage within the mRNA region of tmRNA (transfer-mRNA), strongly suggesting it is an endo [...] (125 aa) | ||||
mazF6 | Toxin MazF6; Toxic component of a type II toxin-antitoxin (TA) system. Upon expression in E.coli and in M.smegmatis partially inhibits cell growth and colony formation; its toxic effect is neutralized by coexpression with cognate antitoxin MazE6. Acts as an mRNA interferase on ssRNA, cleaving between the second and third bases in the sequences CUCCU and UUCCU. Further experiments demonstrate that it digests between the first and second bases of UCCUU, yielding a 5'- hydroxyl end; digests M.tuberculosis mRNA (in coding as well as the 5'- and 3'-UTR regions) and 23S rRNA, digests E.coli [...] (114 aa) | ||||
vapC15 | Toxin VapC15; Toxic component of a type II toxin-antitoxin (TA) system. Degrades total E.coli RNA, which is partially inhibited by cognate antitoxin VapB15. Upon expression in M.smegmatis inhibits colony formation, which is neutralized by coexpression with VapB15. (132 aa) | ||||
pks12 | Polyketide synthase Pks12; Rv2048c, (MTV018.35c), len: 4151 aa. Pks12,polyketide synthase similar to many. Contains 2x PS00012 Phosphopantetheine attachment site, 2x PS00606 Beta-ketoacyl synthases active site, and PS00343 Gram-positive cocci surface proteins 'anchoring' hexapeptide. Nucleotide position 2297976 in the genome sequence has been corrected, G:A resulting in S3004L. (4151 aa) | ||||
Rv2228c | Multifunctional protein. Has RNASE H,alpha-ribazole phosphatase, and acid phosphatase activities; Endonuclease that displays both RNase H activity with a hybrid RNA/DNA substrate as well as double-stranded RNase activity. As the only authenticated RNase HI in M.tuberculosis, probably plays an important role in the physiology of this organism, being likely involved in bacterial replication. (364 aa) | ||||
acpM | Meromycolate extension acyl carrier protein AcpM; Acyl carrier protein involved in meromycolate extension. Belongs to the acyl carrier protein (ACP) family. (115 aa) | ||||
kasA | 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier protein] synthase 1 KasA (beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase) (KAS I); Catalyzes the condensation reaction of fatty acid synthesis by the addition to an acyl acceptor of two carbons from malonyl-ACP. Belongs to the thiolase-like superfamily. Beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthases family. (416 aa) | ||||
kasB | 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier protein] synthase 2 KasB (beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase) (KAS I); Catalyzes the condensation reaction of fatty acid synthesis by the addition to an acyl acceptor of two carbons from malonyl-ACP. (438 aa) | ||||
cfp2 | Low molecular weight antigen CFP2 (low molecular weight protein antigen 2) (CFP-2); May play a role in the development of protective immune responses; Belongs to the MTB12 family. (168 aa) | ||||
ahpC | Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase C protein AhpC (alkyl hydroperoxidase C); Thiol-specific peroxidase that catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides to water and alcohols, respectively. Plays a role in cell protection against oxidative stress by detoxifying peroxides. Together with AhpD, DlaT and Lpd, constitutes an NADH-dependent peroxidase active against hydrogen and alkyl peroxides as well as serving as a peroxynitrite reductase, thus protecting the bacterium against reactive nitrogen intermediates and oxidative stress generated by the host immune system. D [...] (195 aa) | ||||
vapC22 | Possible toxin VapC22; Toxic component of a type II toxin-antitoxin (TA) system. An RNase (By similarity). Upon expression in M.smegmatis inhibits translation and colony formation. Its toxic effect on colony formation is neutralized by coexpression with cognate antitoxin VapB22; the effect on translation has not been tested but is probably neutralized also. (130 aa) | ||||
vapB22 | Possible antitoxin VapB22; Antitoxin component of a type II toxin-antitoxin (TA) system. Upon expression in M.smegmatis neutralizes the effect of cognate toxin VapC22. (71 aa) | ||||
echA16 | Probable enoyl-CoA hydratase EchA16 (enoyl hydrase) (unsaturated acyl-CoA hydratase) (crotonase); Rv2831, (MTCY16B7.11c), len: 249 aa. Probable echA16, enoyl-CoA hydratase, similar to others e.g. O23468|AT4G16210 from Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) (244 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 491, E(): 7.3e-25,(42.1% identity in 190 aa overlap); Q98LI4|MLL1009 from Rhizobium loti (Mesorhizobium loti) (258 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 491, E(): 7.6e-25, (40.75% identity in 248 aa overlap); O07137|ECH8_MYCLE|ML2402|MLCB1306.05c from Mycobacterium leprae (257 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 478, E(): 5.3e-24, [...] (249 aa) | ||||
ppsC | Phenolpthiocerol synthesis type-I polyketide synthase PpsC; Involved in the elongation of either C22-24 fatty acids by the addition of malonyl-CoA and methylmalonyl-CoA extender units to yield phthiocerol derivatives. (2188 aa) | ||||
ppsE | Phenolpthiocerol synthesis type-I polyketide synthase PpsE; Involved in the elongation of either C22-24 fatty acids by the addition of malonyl-CoA and methylmalonyl-CoA extender units to yield phthiocerol derivatives. (1488 aa) | ||||
drrA | Daunorubicin-dim-transport ATP-binding protein ABC transporter DrrA; Part of the ABC transporter complex DrrABC involved in doxorubicin resistance. Responsible for energy coupling to the transport system. Binds ATP; Belongs to the ABC transporter superfamily. Drug exporter-1 (DrugE1) (TC 3.A.1.105) family. (331 aa) | ||||
papA5 | Possible conserved polyketide synthase associated protein PapA5; Catalyzes diesterification of phthiocerol, phthiodiolone, and phenolphthiocerol with mycocerosic acids, the final step in the phthiocerol, phthiodiolone and phenolphthiocerol dimycocerosate esters (PDIM) synthesis. Can directly transfer the mycocerosate bound to the mycocerosic acid synthase (mas) onto the substrate alcohols. Is also able to catalyze acyl transfer using various nucleophiles as acceptors and several acyl-CoA thioesters as donors in vitro; preference is observed for saturated medium chain alcohols and long [...] (422 aa) | ||||
pks1 | Probable polyketide synthase Pks1; May play a role in phthiocerol biosynthesis. (1616 aa) | ||||
pks15 | Rv2947c, (MTCY24G1.02), len: 496 aa. Probable pks15,polyketide synthase. Almost identical to G560508|Q50469 PKS002B protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (495 aa),FASTA scores: opt: 3270, E(): 0, (99.6% identity in 496 a a overlap). Similar to Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins MTCY338.20|RV2931|PPSA_MYCTU ppsA phenolpthiocerol synthesis (1876 aa) (49.9% identity in 465 aa overlap); MTCY24G1.09|RV2940C|P96291 Putative mas, mycocerosic acid synthase (2111 aa) (50.2% identity in 454 aa overlap); and MTCY22H8.03|RV2382C|P71718 hypothetical protein (444 aa) (47.6% identity in 437 aa ove [...] (496 aa) | ||||
cfp6 | Rv3004, (MT3084.1, MTV012.18), len: 112 aa. Cfp6,low molecular weight protein antigen 6 (CFP-6) (See Bhaskar et al., 2000). Weak homology with Q9RKZ5|SC6D7.02 putative membrane protein from Streptomyces coelicolor (156 aa),FASTA scores: opt: 109, E(): 0.78, (39.4% identity in 122 aa overlap). Caution: the initiator methionine may be further upstream making the sequence a precursor. Predicted to be an outer membrane protein (See Song et al., 2008). (112 aa) | ||||
nuoC | Probable NADH dehydrogenase I (chain C) NuoC (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain C); NDH-1 shuttles electrons from NADH, via FMN and iron-sulfur (Fe-S) centers, to quinones in the respiratory chain. The immediate electron acceptor for the enzyme in this species is believed to be a menaquinone. Couples the redox reaction to proton translocation (for every two electrons transferred, four hydrogen ions are translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane), and thus conserves the redox energy in a proton gradient; Belongs to the complex I 30 kDa subunit family. (236 aa) | ||||
nuoE | Probable NADH dehydrogenase I (chain E) NuoE (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain E); NDH-1 shuttles electrons from NADH, via FMN and iron-sulfur (Fe-S) centers, to quinones in the respiratory chain. The immediate electron acceptor for the enzyme in this species is believed to be menaquinone. Couples the redox reaction to proton translocation (for every two electrons transferred, four hydrogen ions are translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane), and thus conserves the redox energy in a proton gradient (By similarity). (252 aa) | ||||
nuoF | Probable NADH dehydrogenase I (chain F) NuoF (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain F); NDH-1 shuttles electrons from NADH, via FMN and iron-sulfur (Fe-S) centers, to quinones in the respiratory chain. The immediate electron acceptor for the enzyme in this species is believed to be menaquinone. Couples the redox reaction to proton translocation (for every two electrons transferred, four hydrogen ions are translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane), and thus conserves the redox energy in a proton gradient (By similarity); Belongs to the complex I 51 kDa subunit family. (445 aa) | ||||
nuoG | Probable NADH dehydrogenase I (chain G) NuoG (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain G); NDH-1 shuttles electrons from NADH, via FMN and iron-sulfur (Fe-S) centers, to quinones in the respiratory chain. The immediate electron acceptor for the enzyme in this species is believed to be menaquinone. Couples the redox reaction to proton translocation (for every two electrons transferred, four hydrogen ions are translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane), and thus conserves the redox energy in a proton gradient (By similarity). (806 aa) | ||||
nuoH | Probable NADH dehydrogenase I (chain H) NuoH (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain H); NDH-1 shuttles electrons from NADH, via FMN and iron-sulfur (Fe-S) centers, to quinones in the respiratory chain. The immediate electron acceptor for the enzyme in this species is believed to be menaquinone. Couples the redox reaction to proton translocation (for every two electrons transferred, four hydrogen ions are translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane), and thus conserves the redox energy in a proton gradient. (410 aa) | ||||
nuoL | Probable NADH dehydrogenase I (chain L) NuoL (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain L); NDH-1 shuttles electrons from NADH, via FMN and iron-sulfur (Fe-S) centers, to quinones in the respiratory chain. The immediate electron acceptor for the enzyme in this species is believed to be menaquinone. Couples the redox reaction to proton translocation (for every two electrons transferred, four hydrogen ions are translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane), and thus conserves the redox energy in a proton gradient (By similarity). (633 aa) | ||||
nuoM | Probable NADH dehydrogenase I (chain M) NUOK (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain M); NDH-1 shuttles electrons from NADH, via FMN and iron-sulfur (Fe-S) centers, to quinones in the respiratory chain. The immediate electron acceptor for the enzyme in this species is believed to be menaquinone. Couples the redox reaction to proton translocation (for every two electrons transferred, four hydrogen ions are translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane), and thus conserves the redox energy in a proton gradient (By similarity). (553 aa) | ||||
nuoN | Probable NADH dehydrogenase I (chain N) NuoN (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain N); NDH-1 shuttles electrons from NADH, via FMN and iron-sulfur (Fe-S) centers, to quinones in the respiratory chain. The immediate electron acceptor for the enzyme in this species is believed to be a menaquinone. Couples the redox reaction to proton translocation (for every two electrons transferred, four hydrogen ions are translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane), and thus conserves the redox energy in a proton gradient; Belongs to the complex I subunit 2 family. (531 aa) | ||||
whiB7 | Probable transcriptional regulatory protein WhiB-like WhiB7; The apo- but not holo-form probably binds DNA (By similarity). Acts as a transcriptional regulator. Probably redox- responsive. Upon overproduction at least 10 other genes are up- regulated, among them are Rv1258c, Rv1988, Rv2301, Rv2416c, Rv2725c and whiB7 itself. Probably redox-responsive. The apo-form has been shown to act as a protein disulfide reductase. (92 aa) | ||||
whiB1 | Transcriptional regulatory protein WhiB-like WhiB1. Contains [4FE-4S]2+ cluster; Acts as a transcriptional repressor, inhibiting expression in vitro. Probably redox-responsive. The apo- but not holo-form binds to its own promoter as well as that of groEL2. Oxidized apo-form and nitrosylated holo-form also bind DNA. The apo-form has been shown to act as a protein disulfide reductase , but also not to act as a protein disulfide reductase. (84 aa) | ||||
PE31 | Rv3477, (MTCY13E12.30), len: 98 aa. PE31, Member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE family (see Brennan & Delogu 2002), similar to O53941|Rv1791|MTV049.13 (99 aa),FASTA scores: opt: 373, E(): 4.3e-18, (64.65% identity in 99 aa overlap); MTCI364.07; MTCY21C12.10c; MTCY1A11.25c; MTC1A11.04; MTCY359.33; etc. (98 aa) | ||||
PPE60 | Rv3478, (MTCY13E12.31), len: 393 aa. PPE60 (alternate gene name: mtb39c). Member of the M. tuberculosis PPE family, highly similar to others e.g. Q11031|YD61_MYCTU|Rv1361c|MT1406|MTCY02B10.25c (396 aa),FASTA scores: opt: 2165, E(): 1.1e-109, (85.35% identity in 396 aa overlap); MTCI364.08; MTCY10G2.10; MTCY03A2.22c; MTCY274.23c; MTCY164.34c; MTCY98.0029c; etc. Note that expression of Rv3478 was demonstrated in lysates by immunodetection (see Dillon et al., 1999). (393 aa) | ||||
Rv3479 | Rv3479, (MTCY13E12.32), len: 1021 aa. Possible transmembrane protein, with hydrophobic stretches at C-terminus. Start changed since first submission (-54 aa). Alternative nucleotide at position 3896340 (T->G; L174R) has been observed. (1021 aa) | ||||
espD | ESX-1 secretion-associated protein EspD; Required for ESX-1 function. Required for the maintenance of adequate cellular levels of both EspA and EspC. Facilitates EsxA secretion. (184 aa) | ||||
espC | ESX-1 secretion-associated protein EspC; Required for ESX-1 function. Required for either stability or expression of EspA. (103 aa) | ||||
espA | ESX-1 secretion-associated protein A, EspA; Required for secretion of EsxA (ESAT-6) and EsxB (CFP-10) and for virulence. Involved in translocation of bacteria from the host (human) phagolysosome to the host cytoplasm. (392 aa) | ||||
esxV | Rv3619c, (MTCY15C10.33, MTCY07H7B.03, MT3721), len: 94 aa. EsxV, ESAT-6 like protein (see citations below),highly similar to many Mycobacterial ESAT-6 like proteins e.g. O53942|ES65_MYCTU putative ESAT-6 like protein 5 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (94 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 582,E(): 4.4e-33, (92.55% identity in 94 aa overlap); Q49946|ES6X_MYCLE|U1756D putative ESAT-6 like protein X from Mycobacterium leprae (95 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 409,E(): 2.5e-21, (64.15% identity in 92 aa overlap); etc. Strictly identical to P96364|ES61_MYCTU|Rv1037c|MT1066|MTCY10G2.12 putative ESAT-6 like pr [...] (94 aa) |