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virb4 from Brucella melitensis bv. 1 str. 16M

Victor ID 1331
Gene Name virb4 from Brucella melitensis bv. 1 str. 16M
Sequence Strain (Species/Organism) Brucella melitensis bv. 1 str. 16M
NCBI Gene ID 1197799
NCBI Protein GI 17988372
Locus Tag BMEII0028
Protein Accession NP_541005.1
Other Database IDs UniProtKB-ID: D0B5R8_BRUME
UniRef100: UniRef100_Q8YDZ4
UniRef90: UniRef90_Q2YIT8
UniRef50: UniRef50_Q2YIT8
UniParc: UPI000005830B
EMBL: GG703779
EMBL-CDS: EEW86960.1
RefSeq_NT: NC_003318.1
OMA: DYASHTE
Taxonomy ID 224914
Chromosome No II
Gene Starting Position 26694
Gene Ending Position 29189
Gene Strand (Orientation) +
Protein Name ATPASE VIRB4 HOMOLOG
DNA Sequence
>gi|17988344:26694-29189 Brucella melitensis bv. 1 str. 16M chromosome chromosome II, complete sequence
AATGGGCGCTCAATCCAAATACGCGCAACAGCTCAATAATGAACGGTCACTTGCACCGTTCATTCCCTTC
AGGAGCCAGGTTGGCCCGACCACCGTGATAACGCGTGACGGTGATTTCGTGCGCACATGGCGCATCGCGG
GCCTGGCTTTCGAGACGCAGGACAAGGAGAAACTGTTGATCCGCAAGGACCAGCTTAACACCTTGTTCCG
TGCCATCGCCTCAAACAATGTGGCGCTGTGGTCCCACAACGTACGGCGCAGAACCTGGGATCACTTGAAA
TCCTTCTTTTCCAATCCGTTCTGCGACGCTCTCGACAAGAAGTATTACGGATCGTTTTCCGGCTACCGAA
TGATGTCAAACGAACTGTATCTGACGGTTATTTACCGGCCAGTGCCGGCGAAGATCAGCAGGTTGTTCAA
CGTGGCCGTTCATCGTTCGCATGCGGAAATCTTACAGGAGCAGAAGCTTGCCATCCGCAAGCTGGACGAA
ATCGGCAATCAAATTGAAACCAGCTTGCGTCGCTACGGTGGCGATGACGGGCGTGGCATCGAAGTGCTGA
GCACCTATGAGGACAAACACGGCGCACTGTGCTCACAGCAGCTTGAATTTTATAACTTCCTTCTCTCAGG
CGAATGGCAGAAGGTGCGCGTGCCATCCTGCCCACTGGATGAATATCTGGGCACCGGGTGGGTGTATGCT
GGCACTGAAACCATCGAGATACGCACCGCGAGCGCGACGCGCTATGCGCGTGGCATCGATTTCAAGGACT
ATGCGAACCACACCGAGCCGGGCATTTTGAACGGCCTGATGTATAGCGATTACGAGTACGTCATCACACA
ATCCTTCAGCTTCATGACAAAGCGGGATGGCAAGGAGTTCCTGACACGGCAAAAGCAGCGGCTCCAAAAT
ACCGAAGACGGCAGCGCATCCCAGATCATGGAAATGGACATTGCCATCGACCAGCTCGGCCGGGGCGATT
TCGTCATGGGTGAATATCATTATTCGCTGCTGGTATTTGCCGAAGACATGGAGACGGTGCGCCACAACAC
ATCACATGCGATGAACATCCTGCAAGACAATGGTTTTCTGGCGACGGTGATCGCCACGGCCACGGATGCG
GCGTTCTATGCACAACTGCCATGTAACTGGCGGTATCGGCCGCGCGTGGCGGGCCTGACCTCGCTCAACT
TCGCCGGTCTGTCATGTTTCCATAATTTCCGCGCAGGCAAGCGGGATGGCAACCCCTGGGGGCAGGCATT
GACGCTGCTCAAAACCCCTTCCGGACAGCCCGCCTACCTGAACTTCCACTATTCAAAAGGCGACGAAGAC
AACTTCGACAAGAAGCTTCTGGGCAATACCCGCATCATCGGCCAGTCCGGCGCTGGTAAAACTGTCCTGA
TGAACTTCTGCCTCGCGCAAGCGCAGAAGTATTTGCACAATGCTCCGATGGGTATGTGCAACGTCTTTTT
CGACAAGGATCAAGGCGCGAAAGGGACTATTCTTGCCATTGGCGGCAAATACCTTGCCATCAGGAACGGC
GAACCCACCGGGTTCAACCCATTCCAGATGGAGCCAACAGCGGGGAACATCCTGTTCCTTGAAAAACTCG
TACAGGTACTGGTATCGCGTGATGGCCAGCACGTGACCACAACGGACGAAAGCCGGATCAGTCATGCCAT
ACGTACGGTCATGCGCATGCGCCCGGAGCTGCGGCGTCTGTCGACGGTGCTGCAAAACGTTACCGAAGGC
AGCGACCGCCAAGATCGTGAAAACAGCGTGGCGAAGCGGCTCGCGAAGTGGTGTTTTGATGACGGCACCG
GCAAGCGGGGCACATTCTGGTGGGTGCTGGATTGCCCGCAAGACCAGATCGACTTCAACACGCATAGCAA
TTACGGTTTCGATGGCACCGACTTCCTCGACAACGCCGACGTGCGTACGCCGATTTCCATGTACCTGCTG
CATCGTATGGAATTGGCTATCGACGGGCGTCGTTTCATCTACTGGATGGACGAGGCGTGGAAGTGGGTAG
ACGACGAAGCATTCAGCGAGTTCGCCAATAACAAGCAGCTTACCATCCGCAAGCAAAACGGCCTGGGCGT
GTTTGCCACGCAAATGCCCTCCAGCCTGCTCAACTCCAAAGTCGCGTCGGCCCTGGTGCAACAGGTGGCG
ACGGAAATCTATCTGCCGAATCCGAAAGCCGATTATCACGAGTACACGGACGGCTTCAAGGTGACGAACG
AGGAGTTCGACATCATCCGCAGTATGAGCGAGGAAAGCCGCATGTTCCTGGTCAAGCAGGGGCATCATTC
GATGATTTGCCGCCTGGAGCTTAATGGCTTTGATGACGAACTGGCGATCCTCTCAGGCAGCTCGGACAAC
AACGAGTTGCTGGACCAGGTCATTGCCGAAGTCGGGGACGACCCTTCGGTATGGCTTCCGGTGTTCCAGG
AGCGCCGGAAAGCACGCATTGCGTCGTCCAAATCAACAGGAAGGTG
Protein Sequence
>gi|17988372|ref|NP_541005.1| ATPase VIRB4-like protein [Brucella melitensis bv. 1 str. 16M] MGAQSKYAQQLNNERSLAPFIPFRSQVGPTTVITRDGDFVRTWRIAGLAFETQDKEKLLIRKDQLNTLFRAIASNNVALWSHNVRRRTWDHLKSFFSNPFCDALDKKYYGSFSGYRMMSNELYLTVIYRPVPAKISRLFNVAVHRSHAEILQEQKLAIRKLDEIGNQIETSLRRYGGDDGRGIEVLSTYEDKHGALCSQQLEFYNFLLSGEWQKVRVPSCPLDEYLGTGWVYAGTETIEIRTASATRYARGIDFKDYANHTEPGILNGLMYSDYEYVITQSFSFMTKRDGKEFLTRQKQRLQNTEDGSASQIMEMDIAIDQLGRGDFVMGEYHYSLLVFAEDMETVRHNTSHAMNILQDNGFLATVIATATDAAFYAQLPCNWRYRPRVAGLTSLNFAGLSCFHNFRAGKRDGNPWGQALTLLKTPSGQPAYLNFHYSKGDEDNFDKKLLGNTRIIGQSGAGKTVLMNFCLAQAQKYLHNAPMGMCNVFFDKDQGAKGTILAIGGKYLAIRNGEPTGFNPFQMEPTAGNILFLEKLVQVLVSRDGQHVTTTDESRISHAIRTVMRMRPELRRLSTVLQNVTEGSDRQDRENSVAKRLAKWCFDDGTGKRGTFWWVLDCPQDQIDFNTHSNYGFDGTDFLDNADVRTPISMYLLHRMELAIDGRRFIYWMDEAWKWVDDEAFSEFANNKQLTIRKQNGLGVFATQMPSSLLNSKVASALVQQVATEIYLPNPKADYHEYTDGFKVTNEEFDIIRSMSEESRMFLVKQGHHSMICRLELNGFDDELAILSGSSDNNELLDQVIAEVGDDPSVWLPVFQERRKARIASSKSTGR
Molecule Role Virulence factor
Molecule Role Annotation MUTATION: A mutant strain of B abortus that contains an in-frame deletion in virB4 is unable to replicate in macrophages and survives in mice (Watarai et al., 2002). ntracellular replication was inhibited in wild-type B abortus after introducing a plasmid expressing a mutant VirB4 altered in the NTP -binding region. VirB4 containing the intact NTP -binding region is essential for evasion of fusion with lysosomes (11988518).

The ruffling associated with internalization of the virB4 mutant results in a more rapid uptake than for the wild-type strain. The virB4 mutant shows primarily small regions of phalloidin staining at the sites of binding. Macrophages incubated simultaneously with B abortus and the fluid-phase marker tetramethyl rhodamine isothiocyanate (TRITC)-dextran accumulate the marker in large vacuoles containing the wild-type strain, but little or no marker accumulates in phagosomes containing the virB4 mutant. Similarly, phase-contrast micrographs have shown the wild-type strain in large phase-transparent compartments, but the virB4 mutant is in much smaller compartments (14738898).

Intracellular growth-defective virB4 mutant and attenuated vaccine strain S19 did not induce abortion (Kim et al., 2005).

The B abortus virB4 mutant was completely cleared from the spleens of mice after 4 weeks, while the pncA mutant showed a 1.5-log reduction of the number of bacteria isolated from spleens after 10 weeks. Splenomegaly was not observed at all in mice infected with virB4 mutant (Kim et al., 2004).
COG COG3451U, under U: Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport
References
Kim et al., 2004: Kim S, Kurokawa D, Watanabe K, Makino S, Shirahata T, Watarai M. Brucella abortus nicotinamidase (PncA) contributes to its intracellular replication and infectivity in mice. FEMS microbiology letters. 2004; 234(2); 289-295. [PubMed: 15135535].
Kim et al., 2005: Kim S, Lee DS, Watanabe K, Furuoka H, Suzuki H, Watarai M. Interferon-gamma promotes abortion due to Brucella infection in pregnant mice. BMC microbiology. 2005; 5; 22. [PubMed: 15869716].
Watarai et al., 2002: Watarai M, Makino S, Shirahata T. An essential virulence protein of Brucella abortus, VirB4, requires an intact nucleoside-triphosphate-binding domain. Microbiology (Reading, England). 2002; 148(Pt 5); 1439-1446. [PubMed: 11988518].