Protein
ESX-2 secretion-associated protein EspG2
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain CDC 1551 / Oshkosh)
Function
Specific chaperone for cognate PE/PPE proteins. Plays an important role in preventing aggregation of PE/PPE dimers.
Similarity
Belongs to the EspG family.
Sequence
MLTTTVDGLWVLQAVTGVEQTCPELGLRPLLPRLDTAERALRHPVAAELMAVGALDQAGNADPMVREWLTVLLRRDLGLLVTIGVPGGEPTRAAICRFATWWVVLERHGNLVRLYPAGTASDEAGAGELVVGQVERLCGVAEAAPLRPVTVDADELLHAVRDAGTLRSYLLSQRLDVDQLQMVTMAADPTRSAHATLVALQAGVGPEKSARILVGDSTVAIVDTAAGRICVESVTSGQRRYQVLSPGSRSDIGGAVQRLIRRLPAGDEWYSYRRVV