Probable carboxylesterase LipQ; Shows lipase activity. Is highly immunogenic and may play an important role in the virulence and pathogenesis of M.tuberculosis infection, by altering the balance of cytokines. Significantly down-regulates the expression level of pro- inflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma) and up-regulates the level of anti-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-4 and IL-10 as compared to LPS stimulated macrophages. Also inhibits the expression of iNOS, TLR2 and transcription factor NF-kappa-B in LPS stimulated macrophages whereas the expression of TLR-4 remains unc [...]

Rv1551, (MT1601, MTCY48.14c), len: 621 aa. Possible plsB1, acyltransferase, similar to PLSB_HAEIN|P44857 glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase from Haemophilus influenzae (810 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 434, E(): 6.2e-22,(27.6% identity in 395 aa overlap). Also similar to Rv2482c|plsB2 Probable glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (789 aa).

Rv0458, (MTV038.02), len: 507 aa. Probable aldehyde dehydrogenase, highly similar to many, closest to P46369|THCA_RHOER EPTC-inducible aldehyde dehydrogenase from Rhodococcus erythropolis (506 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 2767, E(): 0, (79.7% identity in 507 aa overlap); AAC13641.1|AF029733 chloroacetaldehyde dehydrogenase from Xanthobacter autotrophicus (505 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 2563, E(): 0, (75.4% identity in 492 aa overlap); Q9RJZ6|DHAL_STRCO probable aldehyde dehydrogenase from Streptomyces coelicolor (507 aa). Also similar to other semialdehyde dehydrogenases in Mycobacterium tuber [...]

Rv0166, (MTCI28.06), len: 554 aa. Probable fadD5,fatty-acid-CoA synthetase, similar to many eg LCFA_ECOLI|P29212 long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase (561 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 612, E(): 0, (29.4% identity in 534 aa overlap). Also similar to many other fatty-acid-CoA ligases from Mycobacterium tuberculosis e.g. MTCY07A7.11c FASTA score: (35.3% identity in 487 aa overlap), MTV013_10,MTY25D10_30, etc. Contains PS00455 putative AMP-binding domain signature.

Fatty-acid-CoA ligase FadD14; Rv1058, (MTV017.11), len: 543 aa. Probable fadD14,medium-chain fatty-acid-CoA synthetase, highly similar to many e.g. CAC32346.1|AL583945 putative fatty acid CoA ligase from Streptomyces coelicolor (558 aa); N-terminus of NP_419738.1|NC_002696 medium-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase from Caulobacter crescentus (1006 aa); Q00594|ALKK_PSEOL medium-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase from Pseudomonas oleovorans (546 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 1468, E(): 0,(41.1% identity in 538 aa overlap); etc. Contains PS00455 Putative AMP-binding domain signature. Belongs to the ATP-dep [...]

Possible enoyl-CoA hydratase; Rv1136, (MTCI65.03), len: 113 aa. Probable enoyl-CoA hydratase (possible gene fragment). Some similarity to N-terminus of carnitine racemases and enoyl-CoA hydratases (but much shorter) e.g. I41014 carnitine racemase from Escherichia coli (297 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 258, E(): 2.5e-11, (44.5% identity in 110 aa overlap); and Rv0222 putative enoyl-CoA hydratase from M. tuberculosis (262 aa).

Probable guanylate kinase Gmk; Essential for recycling GMP and indirectly, cGMP.

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.

Rv3140, (MTCY03A2.18c), len: 401 aa. Probable fadE23, acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (1.3.99.-) (see citation below), equivalent to O32891|MLCB1779.31|FADE23|ML0660 putative acyl-CoA dehydrogenase from Mycobacterium leprae (400 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 2307, E(): 3e-136, (89.5% identity in 401 aa overlap). Also similar to others e.g. Q9HUH1|PA4994 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (402 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 1558, E(): 1.2e-89, (61.0% identity in 400 aa overlap); O31251 from Acinetobacter sp. ADP1 (401 aa),FASTA scores: opt: 1509, E(): 1.3e-86, (58.2% identity in 402 aa overlap); Q9K6D1|ACDA or BH37 [...]