| Literature DB >> 25664047 |
Yi Jiang1, Haican Liu1, Yan Qiu1, Guilian Li1, Xiangfeng Dou2, Kanglin Wan1.
Abstract
FtsK/SpoIIIE family ATPases are conserved throughout bacteria and are involved in the translocation of DNA and proteins through membrane-spanning pores. Through comparison of 26 whole-genome-sequenced M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains downloaded from NCBI website, we found that FtsK/SpoIIIE protein presented polymorphisms. One M. bovis strain and three BCG strains even showed the two T cell epitopes missing. Then we chose 159 clinical M. tuberculosis isolates from China, amplified gene encoding FtsK/SpoIIIE protein (Rv3871) and compared the sequences. The results showed that there are polymorphisms existed in FtsK/SpoIIIE protein among MTBC, which may affect both protein function and host immune reaction. In addition, position 1497 could be used as a good phylogenetic marker for Beijing strains.Entities:
Keywords: FtsK/SpoIIIE protein; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; polymorphisms
Year: 2014 PMID: 25664047 PMCID: PMC4307494
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Clin Exp Med ISSN: 1940-5901