Protein
Inclusion membrane protein A
Organism
Chlamydia trachomatis serovar L2 (strain 434/Bu / ATCC VR-902B)
Function
Chlamydia replicate within a host intracellular vacuole, termed an inclusion, which is formed by fusion of many smaller inclusion bodies. IncA may be involved in the homotypic fusion of inclusions; injection of anti-IncA antibodies prevents homotypic fusion, but not fusion with exocytic vesicles.
Similarity
Belongs to the IncA family.
Sequence
MTTPTLIVTPPSPPAPSYSANRVPQPSLMDKIKKIAAIASLILIGTIGFLALLGHLVGFLIAPQITIVLLALFITSLAGNALYLQKTANLHLYQDLQREVGSLKEINFMLSVLQKEFLHLSKEFATTSKDLSAVSQDFYSCLQGFRDNYKGFESLLDEYKNSTEEMRKLFSQEIIADLKGSVASLREEIRFLTPLAEEVRRLAHNQESLTAAIEELKTIRDSLRDEIGQLSQLSKTLTSQIALQRKESSDLCSQIRETLSSPRKSASPSTKSS