Protein
Capsule biosynthesis protein CapB
Organism
Bacillus anthracis
Function
Essential for the synthesis of the polyglutamate capsule of B.anthracis which is one of the principal virulence factors during anthrax infection. May form a polyglutamyl synthetase complex together with proteins CapA and CapC.
Sequence
MKNIKIVRILKHDEAIRIEHRISELYSDEFGVVYAGNHLIFNWYQRLYLSRNILISKKSKSRKGLIQMIFIIGICTVFLIIYGIWEQRCHQKRLNSIPIRVNINGIRGKSTVTRLITGVVQEAKYKTVGKTTGTSARMIYWFTDEEQPIKRRKEGPNIGEQRRVVKEAADLEAEALICECMAVQPDYQIIFQNKMIQANVGVIVNVLEDHMDVMGPTLDEVAEAFTATIPYNGHLVTIESEYLDYFKEVAEERNTKVIVADNSRISEEFLRKFDYMVFPDNASLALAVAEALGIDEETAFRGMLNAHPDPGAMRITRFADQSKPAFFVNGFAANDPSSTLRIWERVDDFGYSNLAPIVIMNCRPDRVDRTEQFARDVLPYIKAEIVIAIGETTAPITSAFEKGDIPTQEYWNLEGWSTSEIMSRMRPYLKNRIVYGVGNIHGAAEPLIDMIMEEQIGKKQAKVI