Hypothetical protein; Rv2712c, (MTCY05A6.33c), len: 352 aa. Hypothetical unknown ala-, leu-rich protein.

Probable conserved lipoprotein LppM; A putative lipoprotein that seems to be specialized for the initial steps of macrophage infection. A non-acylated fragment (residues 26-185) binds phosphatidyl-myo-inositol mannosides (PIMs). Limits, in a TLR2-dependent fashion, bacterial uptake by host (mouse); this effect may be mediated by nonacylated fragment 26-185. Plays a TLR2-dependent role in host phagosome maturation arrest. Plays a TLR2-independent role in chemokine production during the first 24 hours of mouse infection.

5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate--homocysteine methyltransferase; Catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from 5- methyltetrahydrofolate to homocysteine resulting in methionine formation; Belongs to the vitamin-B12 independent methionine synthase family.

Rv3015c, (MTV012.29c), len: 337 aa. Conserved hypothetical protein, equivalent to Q9CBR6|ML1706 hypothetical protein from Mycobacterium leprae (337 aa),FASTA scores: opt: 1703, E(): 3.1e-92, (78.05% identity in 337 aa overlap); and (but longer 47 aa) O33101|MLCB637.09 hypothetical 30.0 KDA protein from Mycobacterium leprae (290 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 1564, E(): 2.4e-78, (78.6% identity in 290 aa overlap). Also similar to Q9Z586|SC8D9.05 hypothetical 35.0 KDA protein from Streptomyces coelicolor (331 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 774,E(): 4.7e-38, (43.4% identity in 334 aa overlap); and show [...]

Rv0236A, len: 57 aa. Small secreted protein. A core mycobacterial gene; conserved in mycobacterial strains (See Marmiesse et al., 2004).

S-adenosylmethionine synthase; Catalyzes the formation of S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) from methionine and ATP. The overall synthetic reaction is composed of two sequential steps, AdoMet formation and the subsequent tripolyphosphate hydrolysis which occurs prior to release of AdoMet from the enzyme.

Probable O-succinylhomoserine sulfhydrylase MetZ (OSH sulfhydrylase); Catalyzes the formation of L-homocysteine from O-succinyl-L- homoserine (OSHS) and hydrogen sulfide.

Cystathionine gamma-synthase MetB (CGS) (O-succinylhomoserine [thiol]-lyase); Catalyzes the formation of L-cystathionine from O-succinyl-L- homoserine (OSHS) and L-cysteine, via a gamma-replacement reaction (By similarity). In the absence of thiol, catalyzes gamma-elimination to form 2-oxobutanoate, succinate and ammonia.

Rv2173, (MTV021.06), len: 352 aa. Probable idsA2,geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase, similar to many e.g. Q54193 geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase from Streptomyces griseus (425 aa). Contains PS00723 and PS00444Polyprenyl synthetases signature 1 and 2. FASTA scores: sptr|Q54193|Q54193 geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (425 aa) opt: 744, E(): 0; 39.2% identity in 352 aa overlap.