FEATURES

DESCRIPTION

Also known as LOVHK_BRUA2, BAB2_0652. Photosensitive kinase that is involved in increased bacterial virulence upon exposure to light. Once ejected from an infected animal host, sunlight acts as an environmental signal that increases the virulence of the bacterium, preparing it for infection of the next host (By similarity). This photoreceptor protein is directly related to the bacterium's survival and replication within host macrophages, as it is required for optimal replication of bacteria inside macrophages.

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enzyme classification

BAB2_0652

Blue-light-activated histidine kinase

BAB2_0652

Molecular Synopsis