Protein
Serine protease Rv3671c
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25618 / H37Rv)
Function
Required for M.tuberculosis resistance to oxidative stress in addition to its role in resistance to acid, which is essential for virulence. It protects M.tuberculosis against phagolysosomal concentrations of acid and maintains its intrabacterial pH when phagocytosed by IFN-gamma-activated macrophages.
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase S1C family.
Sequence
MTPSQWLDIAVLAVAFIAAISGWRAGALGSMLSFGGVLLGATAGVLLAPHIVSQISAPRAKLFAALFLILALVVVGEVAGVVLGRAVRGAIRNRPIRLIDSVIGVGVQLVVVLTAAWLLAMPLTQSKEQPELAAAVKGSRVLARVNEAAPTWLKTVPKRLSALLNTSGLPAVLEPFSRTPVIPVASPDPALVNNPVVAATEPSVVKIRSLAPRCQKVLEGTGFVISPDRVMTNAHVVAGSNNVTVYAGDKPFEATVVSYDPSVDVAILAVPHLPPPPLVFAAEPAKTGADVVVLGYPGGGNFTATPARIREAIRLSGPDIYGDPEPVTRDVYTIRADVEQGDSGGPLIDLNGQVLGVVFGAAIDDAETGFVLTAGEVAGQLAKIGATQPVGTGACVS