ORF ID | TF00320 (frame 1) |
Gene ID | BQ12470 |
Position and sequences | 1463341...1463961(206 aa) |
Gene Name/synonym |
trwN
/virB1 |
Organism | Bartonella quintana Toulouse |
Cluster |
20 genes |
Product | Type IV secretion system protein VirB1 homolog |
1stcategory | P-T4SS |
2ndcategory | VirB1 Family |
3rdcategory | Probable effector translocator |
Function | Component of the Trw Bartonela 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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