FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as A85C_MYCTU, fbpC, mpt45. The antigen 85 proteins (FbpA, FbpB, FbpC) are responsible for the high affinity of mycobacteria to fibronectin, a large adhesive glycoprotein, which facilitates the attachment of M.tuberculosis to murine alveolar macrophages (AMs). They also help to maintain the integrity of the cell wall by catalyzing the transfer of mycolic acids to cell wall arabinogalactan and through the synthesis of alpha, alpha-trehalose dimycolate (TDM, cord factor). They catalyze the transfer of a mycoloyl residue from one molecule of alpha, alpha-trehalose monomycolate (TMM) to another TMM, leading to the formation of TDM. Homodimer.

Also known as A85C_MYCTU, fbpC, mpt45. The antigen 85 proteins (FbpA, FbpB, FbpC) are responsible for the high affinity of mycobacteria to fibronectin, a large adhesive glycoprotein, which facil ...

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fbpC

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase/mycolyltransferase Ag85C

fbpC

Molecular Synopsis