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virB4 from Brucella suis 1330

Victor ID 967
Gene Name virB4 from Brucella suis 1330
Sequence Strain (Species/Organism) Brucella suis 1330
NCBI Gene ID 1164503
NCBI Protein GI 23499833
Locus Tag BRA0066
Protein Accession NP_699273.1
Other Database IDs UniProtKB-ID: VIRB4_BRUSU
UniRef100: UniRef100_Q9RPY1
UniRef90: UniRef90_Q2YIT8
UniRef50: UniRef50_Q2YIT8
UniParc: UPI00000DD821
EMBL: AF141604
EMBL: AE014292
EMBL-CDS: AAD56614.1
EMBL-CDS: AAN33278.1
RefSeq_NT: NC_004311.2
GenomeReviews: AE014292_GR
KEGG: bms:BRA0066
NMPDR: fig|204722.1.peg.2182
TIGR: BRA0066
HOGENOM: HBG395345
OMA: ASHTEPG
ProtClustDB: CLSK884268
Taxonomy ID 204722
Chromosome No II
Gene Starting Position 62912
Gene Ending Position 65407
Gene Strand (Orientation) -
Protein Name type IV secretion system protein VirB4
DNA Sequence
>gi|56968493:62912-65407 Brucella suis 1330 chromosome II, complete genome
GTCACCTTCCTGTTGATTTGGACGACGCAATGCGTGCTTTCCGGCGCTCCTGGAACACCGGAAGCCATAC
CGAAGGGTCGTCCCCGACTTCGGCAATGACCTGGTCCAGCAACTCGTTGTTGTCCGAGCTGCCTGAGAGG
ATCGCCAGTTCGTCATCAAAGCCATTAAGCTCCAGGCGGCAAATCATCGAATGATGCCCCTGCTTGACCA
GGAACATGCGGCTTTCCTCGCTCATACTGCGGATGATGTCGAACTCCTCGTTCGTCACCTTGAAGCCGTC
CGTGTACTCGTGATAATCGGCTTTCGGATTCGGCAGATAGATTTCCGTTGCCACCTGTTGCACCAGGGCC
GACGCGACTTTGGAGTTGAGCAGGCTGGAGGGCATTTGCGTGGCAAACACGCCCAGGCCGTTTTGCTTGC
GGATGGTAAGCTGCTTGTTATTGGCGAACTCGCTGAATGCTTCGTCGTCTACCCACTTCCACGCCTCGTC
CATCCAGTAGATGAAACGACGCCCGTCGATAGCCAATTCCATACGATGCAGCAGGTACATGGAAATCGGC
GTACGCACGTCGGCGTTGTCGAGGAAGTCGGTGCCATCGAAACCGTAATTGCTATGCGTGTTGAAGTCGA
TCTGGTCTTGCGGGCAATCCAGCACCCACCAGAATGTGCCCCGCTTGCCGGTGCCGTCATCAAAACACCA
CTTCGCGAGCCGCTTCGCCACGCTGTTTTCACGATCTTGGCGGTCGCTGCCTTCGGTAACGTTTTGCAGC
ACCGTCGACAGACGCCGCAGCTCCGGGCGCATGCGCATGACCGTACGTATGGCATGACTGATCCGGCTTT
CGTCCGTTGTGGTCACGTGCTGGCCATCACGCGATACCAGTACCTGTACGAGTTTTTCAAGGAACAGGAT
GTTCCCCGCTGTTGGCTCCATCTGGAATGGGTTGAACCCGGTGGGTTCGCCGTTCCTGATGGCAAGGTAT
TTGCCGCCAATGGCAAGAATAGTCCCTTTCGCGCCTTGATCCTTGTCGAAAAAGACGTTGCACATACCCA
TCGGAGCATTGTGCAAATACTTCTGCGCTTGCGCGAGGCAGAAGTTCATCAGGACAGTTTTACCAGCGCC
GGACTGGCCGATGATGCGGGTATTGCCCAGAAGCTTCTTGTCGAAGTTGTCTTCGTCGCCTTTTGAATAG
TGGAAGTTCAGGTAGGCGGGCTGTCCGGAAGGGGTTTTAAGCAGCGTCAATGCCTGCCCCCAGGGGTTGC
CATCCCGCTTGCCTGCGCGGAAATTATGGAAACATGACAGACCGGCGAAGTTGAGCGAGGTCAGGCCCGC
CACGCGCGGCCGATACCGCCAGTTACATGGCAGTTGTGCATAGAACGCCGCATCCGTGGCCGTGGCGATC
ACCGTCGCCAGAAAACCATTGTCTTGCAGGATGTTCATCGCATGTGATGTGTTGTGGCGCACCGTCTCCA
TGTCTTCGGCAAATACCAGCAGCGAATAATGATATTCACCCATGACGAAATCGCCCCGGCCGAGCTGGTC
GATGGCAATGTCCATTTCCATGATCTGGGATGCGCTGCCGTCTTCGGTATTTTGGAGCCGCTGCTTTTGC
CGTGTCAGGAACTCCTTGCCATCCCGCTTTGTCATGAAGCTGAAGGATTGTGTGATGACGTACTCGTAAT
CGCTATACATCAGGCCGTTCAAAATGCCCGGCTCGGTGTGGCTCGCATAGTCCTTGAAATCGATGCCACG
CGCATAGCGCGTCGCGTTCGCGGTGCGTATCTCGATGGTTTCAGTGCCAGCATACACCCACCCGGTGCCC
AGATATTCATCCAGTGGGCAGGATGGCACGCGCACCTTCTGCCATTCGCCTGAGAGAAGGAAGTTATAAA
ATTCAAGCTGCTGTGAGCACAGTGCGCCGTGTTTGTCCTCATAGGTGCTCAGCACTTCGATGCCACGCCC
GTCATCGCCACCGTAGCGACGCAAGCTGGTTTCAATTTGATTGCCGATTTCGTCCAGCTTGCGGATGGCA
AGCTGCTGCTCCTGTAAGATTTCCGCATGCGAACGATGAACGGCCACGTTGAACAACCTGCTGATCTTCG
CCGGCACTGGCCGGTAAATAACCGTCAGATACAGTTCGTTTGACATCATTCGGTAGCCGGAAAACGATCC
GTAATACTTCTTGTCGAGAGCGTCGCAGAACGGATTGGAAAAGAAGGATTTCAAGTGATCCCAGGTTCTG
CGCCGTACGTTGTGGGACCACAGCGCCACATTGTTTGAGGCGATGGCACGGAACAAGGTGTTAAGCTGGT
CCTTGCGGATCAACAGTTCCTCCTTGTCCTGCGTCTCGAAAGCCAGGCCCGCGATGCGCCATGTGCGCAC
GAAATCACCGTCACGCGTTATCACGGTGGTCGGGCCAACCTGGCTCCTGAAGGGAATGAACGGTGCAAGT
GACCGTTCATTATTGAGCTGTTGCGCGTATTTGGATTGAGCGCCCA
Protein Sequence
>gi|23499833|ref|NP_699273.1| type IV secretion system protein VirB4 [Brucella suis 1330] MGAQSKYAQQLNNERSLAPFIPFRSQVGPTTVITRDGDFVRTWRIAGLAFETQDKEELLIRKDQLNTLFRAIASNNVALWSHNVRRRTWDHLKSFFSNPFCDALDKKYYGSFSGYRMMSNELYLTVIYRPVPAKISRLFNVAVHRSHAEILQEQQLAIRKLDEIGNQIETSLRRYGGDDGRGIEVLSTYEDKHGALCSQQLEFYNFLLSGEWQKVRVPSCPLDEYLGTGWVYAGTETIEIRTANATRYARGIDFKDYASHTEPGILNGLMYSDYEYVITQSFSFMTKRDGKEFLTRQKQRLQNTEDGSASQIMEMDIAIDQLGRGDFVMGEYHYSLLVFAEDMETVRHNTSHAMNILQDNGFLATVIATATDAAFYAQLPCNWRYRPRVAGLTSLNFAGLSCFHNFRAGKRDGNPWGQALTLLKTPSGQPAYLNFHYSKGDEDNFDKKLLGNTRIIGQSGAGKTVLMNFCLAQAQKYLHNAPMGMCNVFFDKDQGAKGTILAIGGKYLAIRNGEPTGFNPFQMEPTAGNILFLEKLVQVLVSRDGQHVTTTDESRISHAIRTVMRMRPELRRLSTVLQNVTEGSDRQDRENSVAKRLAKWCFDDGTGKRGTFWWVLDCPQDQIDFNTHSNYGFDGTDFLDNADVRTPISMYLLHRMELAIDGRRFIYWMDEAWKWVDDEAFSEFANNKQLTIRKQNGLGVFATQMPSSLLNSKVASALVQQVATEIYLPNPKADYHEYTDGFKVTNEEFDIIRSMSEESRMFLVKQGHHSMICRLELNGFDDELAILSGSSDNNELLDQVIAEVGDDPSVWLPVFQERRKARIASSKSTGR
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 (Kim et al., 2004). 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., 2004).

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].