Protein
Serine/threonine-protein kinase PknD
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25618 / H37Rv)
Function
Key microbial factor required for central nervous system tuberculosis. Required for invasion of host brain endothelia, but not macrophages, lung epithelia or other endothelia. Phosphorylates the anti-anti-sigma factor homolog Rv0516c, which inhibits binding of Rv0516c to Rv2638, another anti-anti-sigma factor. Can also phosphorylate the FHA domain of Rv1747.
Similarity
Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Ser/Thr protein kinase family.
Sequence
MSDAVPQVGSQFGPYQLLRLLGRGGMGEVYEAEDTRKHRVVALKLISPQYSDNAVFRARMQREADTAGRLTEPHIVPIHDYGEINGQFFVEMRMIDGTSLRALLKQYGPLTPARAVAIVRQIAAALDAAHANGVTHRDVKPENILVTASDFAYLVDFGIARAASDPGLTQTGTAVGTYNYMAPERFTGDEVTYRADIYALACVLGECLTGAPPYRADSVERLIAAHLMDPAPQPSQLRPGRVPPALDQVIAKGMAKNPAERFMSAGDLAIAAHDALTTSEQHQATTILRRGDNATLLATPADTGLSQSESGIAGAGTGPPTPGAARWSPGDSATVAGPLAADSRGGNWPSQTGHSPAVPNALQASLGHAVPPAGNKRKVWAVVGAAAIVLVAIVAAAGYLVLRPSWSPTQASGQTVLPFTGIDFRLSPSGVAVDSAGNVYVTSEGMYGRVVKLATGSTGTTVLPFNGLYQPQGLAVDGAGTVYVTDFNNRVVTLAAGSNNQTVLPFDGLNYPEGLAVDTQGAVYVADRGNNRVVKLAAGSKTQTVLPFTGLNDPDGVAVDNSGNVYVTDTDNNRVVKLEAESNNQVVLPFTDITAPWGIAVDEAGTVYVTEHNTNQVVKLLAGSTTSTVLPFTGLNTPLAVAVDSDRTVYVADRGNDRVVKLTS