Protein
Zinc metalloprotease ZmpB
Organism
Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 4 (strain ATCC BAA-334 / TIGR4)
Function
Is a virulence factor capable of inducing inflammation in the lower respiratory tract, by increasing tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) concentration in the lungs. Also appears to have other functions important in virulence in models of pneumonia and septicemia.
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase M26 family.
Sequence
MFKKDRFSIRKIKGVVGSVFLGSLLMAPSVVDAATYHYVNKEIISQEAKDLIQTGKPDRNEVVYGLVYQKDQLPQTGTEASVLTAFGLLTVGSLLLIYKRKKIASVFLVGAMGLVVLPSAGAVDPVATLALASREGVVEMEGYRYVGYLSGDILKTLGLDTVLEETSAKPGEVTVVEVETPQSITNQEQARTENQVVETEEAPKEEAPKTEESPKEEPKSEVKPTDDTLPKVEEGKEDSAEPAPVEEVGGEVESKPEEKVAVKPESQPSDKPAEESKVEQAGEPVAPREDEKAPVEPEKQPEAPEEEKAVEETPKQEESTPDTKAEETVEPKEETVNQSIEQPKVETPAVEKQTEPTEEPKVEQAGEPVAPREDEQAPTAPVEPEKQPEVPEEEKAVEETPKPEDKIKGIGTKEPVDKSELNNQIDKASSVSPTDYSTASYNALGPVLETAKGVYASEPVKQPEVNSETNKLKTAIDALNVDKTELNNTIADAKTKVKEHYSDRSWQNLQTEVTKAEKVAANTDAKQSEVNEAVEKLTATIEKLVELSEKPILTLTSTDKKILEREAVAKYTLENQNKTKIKSITAELKKGEEVINTVVLTDDKVTTETISAAFKNLEYYKEYTLSTTMIYDRGNGEETETLENQNIQLDLKKVELKNIKRTDLIKYENGKETNESLITTIPDDKSNYYLKITSNNQKTTLLAVKNIEETTVNGTPVYKVTAIADNLVSRTADNKFEEEYVHYIEKPKVHEDNVYYNFKELVEAIQNDPSKEYRLGQSMSARNVVPNGKSYITKEFTGKLLSSEGKQFAITELEHPLFNVITNATINNVNFENVEIERSGQDNIASLANTMKGSSVITNVKITGTLSGRNNVAGFVNNMNDGTRIENVAFFGKLHSTSGNGSHTGGIAGTNYRGIVRKAYVDATITGNKTRASLLVPKVDYGLTLDHLIGTKALLTESVVKGKIDVSNPVEVGAIASKTWPVGTVSNSVSYAKIIRGEELFGSNDVDDSDYASAHIKDLYAVEGYSSGNRSFRKSKTFTKLTKEQADAKVTTFNITADKLESDLSPLAKLNEEKAYSSIQDYNAEYNQAYKNLEKLIPFYNKDYIVYQGNKLNKEHHLNTKEVLSVTAMNNNEFITNLDEANKIIVHYADGTKDYFNLSSSSEGLSNVKEYTITDLGIKYTPNIVQKDNTTLVNDIKSILESVELQSQTMYQHLNRLGDYRVNAIKDLYLEESFTDVKENLTNLITKLVQNEEHQLNDSPAARQMIRDKVEKNKAALLLGLTYLNRYYGVKFGDVNIKELMLFKPDFYGEKVSVLDRLIEIGSKENNIKGSRTFDAFGQVLAKYTKSGNLDAFLNYNRQLFTNIDNMNDWFIDATEDHVYIAERASEVEEIKNSKHRAFDNLKRSHLRNTILPLLNIDKAHLYLISNYNAIAFGSAERLGKKSLEDIKDIVNKAADGYRNYYDFWYRLASDNVKQRLLRDAVIPIWEGYNAPGGWVEKYGRYNTDKVYTPLREFFGPMDKYYNYNGTGAYAAIYPNSDDIRTDVKYVHLEMVGEYGISVYTHETTHVNDRAIYLGGFGHREGTDAEAYAQGMLQTPVTGSGFDEFGSLGINMVFKRKNDGNQWYITDPKTLKTREDINRYMKGYNDTLTLLDEIEAESVISQQNKDLNSAWFKKIDREYRDNNKLNQWDKIRNLSQEEKNELNIQSVNDLVDQQLMTNRNPGNGIYKPEAISYNDQSPYVGVRMMTGIYGGNTSKGAPGAVSFKHNAFRLWGYYGYENGFLGYASNKYKQQSKTDGESVLSDEYIIKKISNNTFNTIEEFKKAYFKEVKDKATKGLTTFEVNGSSVSSYDDLLTLFKEAVKKDAETLKQEANGNKTVSMNNTVKLKEAVYKKLLQQTNSFKTSIFK