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pagP | PhoPQ-activated gene; Transfers a palmitate residue from the sn-1 position of a phospholipid to the N-linked hydroxymyristate on the proximal unit of lipid A or its precursors. Required for resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs). Modifications of lipid A with a palmitate chain allow to evade host immune defenses by resisting antimicrobial peptides and attenuating the inflammatory response to infection triggered by lipopolysaccharide through the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signal transduction pathway. (190 aa) | ||||
phoQ | Sensory kinase protein in two-component regulatory system with PhoP; Member of the two-component regulatory system PhoP/PhoQ which regulates the expression of genes involved in virulence, adaptation to acidic and low Mg(2+) environments and resistance to host defense antimicrobial peptides. Essential for intramacrophage survival of S.typhimurium. In low periplasmic Mg(2+), PhoQ functions as a membrane- associated protein kinase that undergoes autophosphorylation and subsequently transfers the phosphate to PhoP, resulting in the expression of PhoP-activated genes (PAG) and repression of [...] (487 aa) | ||||
phoP | Response regulator in two-component regulatory system with PhoQ; Member of the two-component regulatory system PhoP/PhoQ which regulates the expression of genes involved in virulence, adaptation to acidic and low Mg(2+) environments and resistance to host defense antimicrobial peptides. Essential for intramacrophage survival of S.typhimurium. In low periplasmic Mg(2+), PhoQ phosphorylates PhoP, resulting in the expression of PhoP-activated genes (PAG) and repression of PhoP-repressed genes (PRG). In high periplasmic Mg(2+), PhoQ dephosphorylates phospho-PhoP, resulting in the repressio [...] (224 aa) | ||||
STM1328 | Putative outer membrane protein. (319 aa) | ||||
yobG | Putative inner membrane protein; PhoP-regulated transcription is redox-sensitive, being activated when the periplasm becomes more reducing. MgrB acts between DsbA/DsbB and PhoP/PhoQ in this pathway. Represses PhoP/PhoQ signaling, possibly by binding to the periplasmic domain of PhoQ, altering its activity and that of downstream effector PhoP. (47 aa) | ||||
msbB | Myristoyl transferase in lipid A biosynthesis; Catalyzes the transfer of myristate from myristoyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) to Kdo(2)-(lauroyl)-lipid IV(A) to form Kdo(2)- lipid A. (323 aa) | ||||
yeiU | Putative permease; Involved in the modification of the lipid A domain of lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Transfers a phosphate group from undecaprenyl pyrophosphate (C55-PP) to lipid A to form lipid A 1- diphosphate. Contributes to the recycling of undecaprenyl phosphate (C55-P); Belongs to the LpxT phosphotransferase family. (239 aa) | ||||
yfbE | Putative DegT/DnrJ/EryC1/StrS family; Catalyzes the conversion of UDP-4-keto-arabinose (UDP-Ara4O) to UDP-4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose (UDP-L-Ara4N). The modified arabinose is attached to lipid A and is required for resistance to polymyxin and cationic antimicrobial peptides (By similarity); Belongs to the DegT/DnrJ/EryC1 family. ArnB subfamily. (385 aa) | ||||
pmrF | Putative glycosyl transferase; Catalyzes the transfer of 4-deoxy-4-formamido-L-arabinose from UDP to undecaprenyl phosphate. The modified arabinose is attached to lipid A and is required for resistance to polymyxin and cationic antimicrobial peptides. Plays an important role in pathogenesis by providing resistance to antimicrobial peptides within macrophages or at other anatomic sites encountered during infection. Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 2 family. (327 aa) | ||||
yfbG | Putative transformylase; Bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of UDP-glucuronic acid (UDP-GlcUA) to UDP-4-keto- arabinose (UDP-Ara4O) and the addition of a formyl group to UDP-4- amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose (UDP-L-Ara4N) to form UDP-L-4-formamido- arabinose (UDP-L-Ara4FN). The modified arabinose is attached to lipid A and is required for resistance to polymyxin and cationic antimicrobial peptides (By similarity); In the N-terminal section; belongs to the Fmt family. UDP- L-Ara4N formyltransferase subfamily. (660 aa) | ||||
arnD | Putative cytoplasmic protein; Catalyzes the deformylation of 4-deoxy-4-formamido-L- arabinose-phosphoundecaprenol to 4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose- phosphoundecaprenol. The modified arabinose is attached to lipid A and is required for resistance to polymyxin and cationic antimicrobial peptides (Probable). (299 aa) | ||||
pqaB | Putative melittin resistance protein; Catalyzes the transfer of the L-Ara4N moiety of the glycolipid undecaprenyl phosphate-alpha-L-Ara4N to lipid A. The modified arabinose is attached to lipid A and is required for resistance to polymyxin and cationic antimicrobial peptides. Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 83 family. (548 aa) | ||||
arnE | Putative inner membrane protein; Translocates 4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose-phosphoundecaprenol (alpha-L-Ara4N-phosphoundecaprenol) from the cytoplasmic to the periplasmic side of the inner membrane; Belongs to the ArnE family. (111 aa) | ||||
arnF | Putative inner membrane protein; Translocates 4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose-phosphoundecaprenol (alpha-L-Ara4N-phosphoundecaprenol) from the cytoplasmic to the periplasmic side of the inner membrane. (125 aa) | ||||
pmrD | Polymyxin resistance protein B; Interacts with phosphorylated BasR protein to mediate transcriptional induction of BasR-activated genes to induce polymyxin resistance; Belongs to the PmrD family. (85 aa) | ||||
yhjW | Putative membrane-associated metal-dependent hydrolase; Catalyzes the addition of a phosphoethanolamine (pEtN) moiety to the outer 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid (Kdo) residue of a Kdo(2)-lipid A. Phosphatidylethanolamines with one unsaturated acyl group functions as pEtN donors and the reaction releases diacylglycerol. (563 aa) | ||||
lpxO | Putative dioxygenase for synthesis of lipid; Putative dioxygenase; LpxO (gi|9454389). (302 aa) | ||||
basS | Sensory kinase in two-component regulatory system with BasR; Member of the two-component regulatory system BasS/BasR. Autophosphorylates and activates BasR by phosphorylation. Plays a role in the adaptation of the organism to the host environment, in particular to neutrophils, and therefore it plays a role in virulence as well. (356 aa) | ||||
basR | Response regulator in two-component regulatory system with BasS; Member of the two-component regulatory system BasS/BasR. BasR induces the transcription of the ugd, ais, arnBCADTEF and eptA-basRS loci, all involved in resistance to polymyxin. Represses the transcription of pmrD. Plays a role in the adaptation of the organism to the host environment, in particular to neutrophils, and therefore it plays a role in virulence as well. (222 aa) | ||||
yjdB | Putative integral membrane protein; Catalyzes the addition of a phosphoethanolamine moiety to the lipid A. The phosphoethanolamine modification is required for resistance to polymyxin; Belongs to the phosphoethanolamine transferase family. EptA subfamily. (547 aa) |