ORF ID | TF00237 (frame 1) |
Gene ID | BH15680 |
Position and sequences | 1811167...1812051(294 aa) |
Gene Name/synonym |
trwI1
/virB6 |
Organism | Bartonella henselae str. Houston-1 |
Cluster |
67 genes |
Product | Type IV secretion system protein VirB6 homolog |
1stcategory | P-T4SS |
2ndcategory | VirB6/TrbL 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. |
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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