Protein
60 kDa chaperonin 2
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25618 / H37Rv)
Function
Recombinant extracellular protein activates expression of NF-kappa-B in immortalized human dermal endothelial cells in a TLR4-dependent, TLR2-independent manner. Activation occurs via MYD88-dependent and -independent pathways and requires TIRAP, TRIF, TRAM and MD-2 (some experiments done in mouse cells, mice do not usually catch tuberculosis) (PubMed:15809303).
Similarity
Belongs to the chaperonin (HSP60) family.
Sequence
MAKTIAYDEEARRGLERGLNALADAVKVTLGPKGRNVVLEKKWGAPTITNDGVSIAKEIELEDPYEKIGAELVKEVAKKTDDVAGDGTTTATVLAQALVREGLRNVAAGANPLGLKRGIEKAVEKVTETLLKGAKEVETKEQIAATAAISAGDQSIGDLIAEAMDKVGNEGVITVEESNTFGLQLELTEGMRFDKGYISGYFVTDPERQEAVLEDPYILLVSSKVSTVKDLLPLLEKVIGAGKPLLIIAEDVEGEALSTLVVNKIRGTFKSVAVKAPGFGDRRKAMLQDMAILTGGQVISEEVGLTLENADLSLLGKARKVVVTKDETTIVEGAGDTDAIAGRVAQIRQEIENSDSDYDREKLQERLAKLAGGVAVIKAGAATEVELKERKHRIEDAVRNAKAAVEEGIVAGGGVTLLQAAPTLDELKLEGDEATGANIVKVALEAPLKQIAFNSGLEPGVVAEKVRNLPAGHGLNAQTGVYEDLLAAGVADPVKVTRSALQNAASIAGLFLTTEAVVADKPEKEKASVPGGGDMGGMDF