Immunogenic protein Mpt64 (antigen Mpt64/MPB64); Rv1980c, (MT2032, MTCY39.39), len: 228 aa. Mpt64 (alternate gene name: mpb64), immunogenic protein (alternate gene name: mpb64) (see citations below),identical to MPT64|MPB64 from Mycobacterium bovis (228 aa). Similar to Rv3036c|MTV012.51c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Exported protein containing a N-terminal signal sequence: see notes below about proteomics. Predicted possible vaccine candidate (See Zvi et al.,2008).

Possible hydrolase; Rv0045c, (MTCY21D4.08c), len: 298 aa. Possible hydrolase, showing similarity with others. Also similar to Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins Rv3473c, Rv1123c,Rv1938, Rv3617, Rv3670, etc.

Rv1592c, (MTCY336.12), len: 446 aa. Conserved hypothetical protein, some similarity to Q49629|B1170_F1_46 from Mycobacterium leprae (132 aa), FASTA results: opt: 332, E(): 4.5e-14, (56.3% identity in 87 aa overlap). Nearly identical to truncated Mycobacterium bovis BCG protein (148 aa) AF041819|AF041819_11; Belongs to the AB hydrolase superfamily. Lipase family.

Rv3724A, (MTV025.072), len: 80 aa. Probable cut5a,truncated cutinase precursor, similar to N-terminal end of others e.g. Q9KK87 serine esterase cutinase from Mycobacterium avium (220 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 202, E(): 1.5e-06, (56.45% identity in 62 aa overlap); Q9XB09|RVD2-RV1758 protein (fragment) from Mycobacterium bovis BCG (143 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 200, E(): 1.5e-06,(61.4% identity in 57 aa overlap); and Q00298|CUTI_BOTCI|CUTA cutinase precursor from Botrytis cinerea (Botryotinia fuckeliana) (202 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 108, E(): 2.2, (40.4% identity in 52 aa overlap). Also high [...]

Probable transcriptional regulatory protein (probably LysR-family); Positively regulates the expression of the exporter LysE and represses its own expression. Activity requires the presence of a coinducer, lysine or histidine. Acts by binding to lysG-lysE promoter region. Also up-regulates the expression of ppsB, ppsC and ppsD, by binding to the upstream region of ppsB.

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 [...]

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase/mycolyltransferase Ag85B; 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-treha [...]

Soluble secreted antigen Mpt53 precursor; Disulfide oxidoreductase that catalyzes the oxidation of reduced, unfolded secreted proteins to form disulfide bonds. Despite a weak homology to thioredoxin this cannot serve as a substrate for thioredoxin reductase.

Rv1263, (MTCY50.19c), len: 462 aa. Probable amiB2,amidase. Similar to G1001278 hypothetical 54.3 kDa protein (506 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 767, E(): 7.6e-40, (32.8% identity in 461 aa overlap), also similar to G580673 rhodococcus enantiose lective amidase gene (462 aa), FASTA scores, opt: 668, E(): 7.4e-34, (33.5% identity in 484 aa overlap) also to NYLA_PSES8|P13398 6-aminohexanoate-cyclic-dimer hydrolase (492 aa), FASTA scores opt: 543, E(): 3.1e-26, (33.5% identity in 493 aa overlap). Also similar to MTCY274.19c (33.5% identity in 427 aa overlap). Similar to other putative amidases i [...]