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mspC

Gene
mspC
Protein
Leishmanolysin
Organism
Leishmania tropica
Length
657 amino acids
Function
Has an integral role during the infection of macrophages in the mammalian host.
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase M8 family.
Mass
70.343 kDa
Sequence
MSVDSSSSSTHRRRCVAARLVRLAAAGAAVTVAVGTAAAWAHAGALQHRCIHDAMQARVRQSVARHHTAPGAVSAVGLPYVTLDAAHTAAAADPRPGSAPTVVRAANWSTLRVAVSTEDLTDPAYHCARVGQRVNNHAGAIVTCTAEDILTDEKRDILRKYLIPQALQLHTERLKARQVQGKWKVTGMVDEICGDFKVPQAHITEGFSNTDFVMYVASVPSEEGVLAWATTCQVFSDGHPAVGVINIPAANIASRYDQLVTRVVTHEMAHALGFSEEFFTAARIVAHVSNVRHKTLKVPVVNSSTAVAKAREQYGCGTLEYLEIEDQGGAGSAGSHIKMRNAQDELMAPAAAGGYYTALTMAVFQDLGFYQADFNKAKVMPWGRNAGCAFLSEKCMEQNITKWRAMFCNESEDVMRCPTSRLSLGTCGIRGYRPPLPRYWQYFTNASLGGYSPFMDYCPVVIGYANGSCNQDASSAAEFLAAFNVFSEAARCIDGAFTPKNRTAADGYYAGLCANVRCDTATRTYSVQVRGSMDYVSCTPGLRVELSTVSNAFEEGGCITCPPYVEVCQGNVKGAKDFAGDSDSSSSADDAAGKAAMLRWNDRMVGLATAATVLLGMVLSLMALVVVWLLLVSCPWWCCKLGGPPASVTPACSPETE

Gene
mspC
Protein
Porin MspC
Organism
Mycobacterium smegmatis (strain ATCC 700084 / mc(2)155)
Length
215 amino acids
Function
A constitutively expressed secondary porin, forms a water-filled channel which favors the permeation of cations and less efficiently phosphate. There are about 2400 porins in wild-type, 800 in an mspA deletion and 150 in a double mspA-mspC deletion.
Similarity
Belongs to the mycobacterial porin (TC 1.B.24) family.
Mass
22.383 kDa
Sequence
MKAISRVLIAMISALAAAVAGLFVSAGTSHAGLDNELSLVDGQDRTLTVQQWDTFLNGVFPLDRNRLTREWFHSGRAKYIVAGPGADEFEGTLELGYQIGFPWSLGVGINFSYTTPNILIDDGDITGPPFGLESVITPNLFPGVSISADLGNGPGIQEVATFSVDVSGPAGGVAVSNAHGTVTGAAGGVLLRPFARLIASTGDSVTTYGEPWNMN