Protegen ID Gene Name Sequence Strain (Species/Organism) NCBI Gene ID NCBI Nucleotide GI NCBI Protein GI Locus Tag Genbank Accession Protein Accession Protein Name Protein Annotation Molecule Role Molecule Role Annotation COG PMID 4482 A2 Leishmania infantum 546453 546454 AAB30592.1 stage-specific S antigen homolog Virulence factor MUTATION: RNA silencing of A2 gene leads to attenuated virulence in mice [Ref7020:Zhang and Matlashewski, 1997].; 9238059 5186 CPA Leishmania infantum JPCM5 5068524 146084829 LINJ_19_1460 FR796451 XP_001465113 Virulence factor Individual disruption of MIC1 or MIC3 genes slightly reduced virulence in the mouse, whereas doubly depleted parasites were severely impaired in virulence and conferred protection against subsequent challenge. [Ref7620:Denise et al., 2006]; 17101050