Organism
Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae serovar copenhageni (strain Fiocruz L1-130)
Function
May be involved in virulence. Binds human plasminogen (PLG) and stimulates its proteolytic cleavage to enzymatically active plasmin in the presence of an urokinase-type PLG activator in vitro. Activated plasmin has proteolytic activity which may help the bacteria to spread throughout the host by degrading extracellular matrix components, facilitating tissue penetration and invasion.
Sequence
MNSNPKKKFLKLIKIKSDIILLIPIFLFLVCCKSGDFSLLSSPINREKNGTEIVKFSIHPYKGTVIRLGEEILPFKVLEMDKNIALVEMAIPVYKDEKEIELKLSSPGFQNSSYRIRKPEELNEKLIALDKEGITHRFISRFKTGFQPKSVRFIDNTRLAIPLLEDEGMDVLDINSGQTVRLSPPEKYKKKLGFVETISIPEHNELWVSQMQANAVHVFDLKTLAYKATVDLTGKWSKILLYDPIRDLVYCSNWISEDISVIDRKTKLEIRKTDKIGLPRGLLLSKDGKELYIAQFSASNQESGGGRLGIYSMDKEKLIDTIGPPGNKRHIVSGNTENKIYVSDMCCSKIEVYDLKEKKVQKSIPVFDKPNTIALSPDGKYLYVSCRGPNHPTEGYLKKGLVLGKVYVIDTTTDTVKEFWEAGNQPTGLDVSPDNRYLVISDFLDHQIRVYRRDGF