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NAIP

Gene
NAIP
Protein
Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
1403 amino acids
Function
Acts as a sensor component of the NLRC4 inflammasome that specifically recognizes and binds needle protein CprI from pathogenic bacteria C.violaceum. Association of pathogenic bacteria proteins drives in turn drive assembly and activation of the NLRC4 inflammasome, promoting caspase-1 activation, cytokine production and macrophage pyroptosis. The NLRC4 inflammasome is activated as part of the innate immune response to a range of intracellular bacteria such as C.violaceum and L.pneumophila.
Mass
159.582 kDa
Sequence
MATQQKASDERISQFDHNLLPELSALLGLDAVQLAKELEEEEQKERAKMQKGYNSQMRSEAKRLKTFVTYEPYSSWIPQEMAAAGFYFTGVKSGIQCFCCSLILFGAGLTRLPIEDHKRFHPDCGFLLNKDVGNIAKYDIRVKNLKSRLRGGKMRYQEEEARLASFRNWPFYVQGISPCVLSEAGFVFTGKQDTVQCFSCGGCLGNWEEGDDPWKEHAKWFPKCEFLRSKKSSEEITQYIQSYKGFVDITGEHFVNSWVQRELPMASAYCNDSIFAYEELRLDSFKDWPRESAVGVAALAKAGLFYTGIKDIVQCFSCGGCLEKWQEGDDPLDDHTRCFPNCPFLQNMKSSAEVTPDLQSRGELCELLETTSESNLEDSIAVGPIVPEMAQGEAQWFQEAKNLNEQLRAAYTSASFRHMSLLDISSDLATDHLLGCDLSIASKHISKPVQEPLVLPEVFGNLNSVMCVEGEAGSGKTVLLKKIAFLWASGCCPLLNRFQLVFYLSLSSTRPDEGLASIICDQLLEKEGSVTEMCVRNIIQQLKNQVLFLLDDYKEICSIPQVIGKLIQKNHLSRTCLLIAVRTNRARDIRRYLETILEIKAFPFYNTVCILRKLFSHNMTRLRKFMVYFGKNQSLQKIQKTPLFVAAICAHWFQYPFDPSFDDVAVFKSYMERLSLRNKATAEILKATVSSCGELALKGFFSCCFEFNDDDLAEAGVDEDEDLTMCLMSKFTAQRLRPFYRFLSPAFQEFLAGMRLIELLDSDRQEHQDLGLYHLKQINSPMMTVSAYNNFLNYVSSLPSTKAGPKIVSHLLHLVDNKESLENISENDDYLKHQPEISLQMQLLRGLWQICPQAYFSMVSEHLLVLALKTAYQSNTVAACSPFVLQFLQGRTLTLGALNLQYFFDHPESLSLLRSIHFPIRGNKTSPRAHFSVLETCFDKSQVPTIDQDYASAFEPMNEWERNLAEKEDNVKSYMDMQRRASPDLSTGYWKLSPKQYKIPCLEVDVNDIDVVGQDMLEILMTVFSASQRIELHLNHSRGFIESIRPALELSKASVTKCSISKLELSAAEQELLLTLPSLESLEVSGTIQSQDQIFPNLDKFLCLKELSVDLEGNINVFSVIPEEFPNFHHMEKLLIQISAEYDPSKLVKLIQNSPNLHVFHLKCNFFSDFGSLMTMLVSCKKLTEIKFSDSFFQAVPFVASLPNFISLKILNLEGQQFPDEETSEKFAYILGSLSNLEELILPTGDGIYRVAKLIIQQCQQLHCLRVLSFFKTLNDDSVVEIAKVAISGGFQKLENLKLSINHKITEEGYRNFFQALDNMPNLQELDISRHFTECIKAQATTVKSLSQCVLRLPRLIRLNMLSWLLDADDIALLNVMKERHPQSKYLTILQKWILPFSPIIQK

Gene
naiP
Protein
Putative niacin/nicotinamide transporter NaiP
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Length
400 amino acids
Function
Probably involved in the uptake of amidated and deamidated forms of niacin. Increases the growth rate of E.coli that is unable to make niacin de novo; confers increased sensitivity to the toxic niacin analog 6-amino-nicotinamide to wild-type E.coli. There is probably another mechanism for niacin uptake.
Similarity
Belongs to the major facilitator superfamily. Sugar transporter (TC 2.A.1.1) family.
Mass
43.709 kDa
Sequence
MGKQQPISQRKLLGVAGLGWLFDAMDVGILSFIIAALHVEWNLSPEEMKWIGSVNSIGMAAGAFLFGLLADRIGRKKVFIITLLCFSIGSGISAFVTSLSAFLILRFVIGMGLGGELPVASTLVSEAVVPEKRGRVIVLLESFWAVGWLAAALISYFVIPSFGWQAALLLTALTAFYALYLRTSLPDSPKYESLSAKKRSMWENVKSVWARQYIRPTVMLSIVWFCVVFSYYGMFLWLPSVMLLKGFSMIQSFEYVLLMTLAQLPGYFSAAWLIEKAGRKWILVVYLIGTAGSAYFFGTADSLSLLLTAGVLLSFFNLGAWGVLYAYTPEQYPTAIRATGSGTTAAFGRIGGIFGPLLVGTLAARHISFSVIFSIFCIAILLAVACILIMGKETKQTELE