ORF ID | TF02190 (frame 1) |
Gene ID | BQ12640 |
Position and sequences | 1475030...1475173(47 aa) |
Gene Name/synonym |
trwH2
/virB7 |
Organism | Bartonella quintana Toulouse |
Cluster |
2 genes |
Product | Type IV secretion system protein VirB7 homolog |
1stcategory | P-T4SS |
2ndcategory | VirB7-like Family |
3rdcategory | Probable effector translocator |
Function | Component of the Trw Bartonella T4S system that may be required for invasion of the erythrocytes in the mammalian host.TrwH is associated with the anchoring of the pilus to the outer and inner membranes. |
Miscellaneus | Trw system may have been recently acquired to one of the Bartonella lineages by horizontal gene transfer, followed by a functional switch from plasmid conjugation to host association.
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References |
PubMed:18065487 
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