Structural highlights
Function
A85B_MYCTU The antigen 85 proteins (FbpA, FbpB, FbpC) are responsible for the high affinity of mycobacteria for fibronectin, a large adhesive glycoprotein, which facilitates the attachment of M.tuberculosis to murine alveolar macrophages (AMs). They also help to maintain the integrity of the cell wall by catalyzing the transfer of mycolic acids to cell wall arabinogalactan and through the synthesis of alpha,alpha-trehalose dimycolate (TDM, cord factor). They catalyze the transfer of a mycoloyl residue from one molecule of alpha,alpha-trehalose monomycolate (TMM) to another TMM, leading to the formation of TDM.[1] [2] [3]
Evolutionary Conservation
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See Also
References
- ↑ Abou-Zeid C, Ratliff TL, Wiker HG, Harboe M, Bennedsen J, Rook GA. Characterization of fibronectin-binding antigens released by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis BCG. Infect Immun. 1988 Dec;56(12):3046-51. PMID:3141278
- ↑ Belisle JT, Vissa VD, Sievert T, Takayama K, Brennan PJ, Besra GS. Role of the major antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in cell wall biogenesis. Science. 1997 May 30;276(5317):1420-2. PMID:9162010
- ↑ Puech V, Guilhot C, Perez E, Tropis M, Armitige LY, Gicquel B, Daffe M. Evidence for a partial redundancy of the fibronectin-binding proteins for the transfer of mycoloyl residues onto the cell wall arabinogalactan termini of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mol Microbiol. 2002 May;44(4):1109-22. PMID:12010501
