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virulence, detoxification, adaptation
information pathways
cell wall and cell processes
stable RNAs
insertion seqs and phages
PE/PPE
intermediary metabolism and respiration
unknown
regulatory proteins
conserved hypotheticals
lipid metabolism
pseudogenes
General annotation
TypeCDS
FunctionInvolved in iron storage; ferritin is an intracellular molecule that stores iron in a soluble, nontoxic, readily available form. The functional molecule, which is composed of 24 chains, is roughly spherical and contains a central cavity in which the polymeric ferric iron core is deposited.
ProductBacterioferritin BfrB
CommentsRv3841, (MTCY01A6.28c), len: 181 aa. bfrB, bacterioferritin, similar to other ferritin or hypothetical proteins e.g. O26261|MTH158|RSGA ferritin like protein from Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus (171 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 277, E(): 6.6e-11, (30.1% identity in 166 aa overlap); Q99SZ3|SA1709 hypothetical protein from Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus N315 (166 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 275, E(): 8.7e-11, (33.35% identity in 156 aa overlap); Q9X0L2|TM1128 ferritin from Thermotoga maritima (164 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 247, E(): 5.3e-09, (25.65% identity in 156 aa overlap); Q9KDT7|BH1124 ferritin from Bacillus halodurans (169 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 246, E(): 6.3e-09, (28.95% identity in 152 aa overlap); O29424|AF0834 putative ferritin from Archaeoglobus fulgidu (169 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 246, E(): 6.3e-09, (28.95% identity in 152 aa overlap); etc. Also shows similarity with Rv1876|MTCY180.42|BFRA probable bacterioferritin from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (159 aa). Seems belong to the bacterioferritin family.
Functional categoryIntermediary metabolism and respiration
ProteomicsIdentified at the Statens Serum Institute (Denmark) under aerobic and low oxygen conditions (see Rosenkrands et al., 2000). Identified in immunodominant fractions of M. tuberculosis H37Rv culture filtrate using 2D-LPE, 2D-PAGE, and LC-MS or LC-MS/MS (See Covert et al., 2001). Identified in the membrane fraction of M. tuberculosis H37Rv using 1D-SDS-PAGE and uLC-MS/MS (See Gu et al., 2003). Identified in the culture supernatant of M. tuberculosis H37Rv using mass spectrometry (See Mattow et al., 2003). Identified in the cytosol and cell membrane fraction of M. tuberculosis H37Rv using 2DLC/MS (See Mawuenyega et al., 2005). Identified in the membrane fraction of M. tuberculosis H37Rv using nanoLC-MS/MS (See Xiong et al., 2005). Identified in the aqueous phase of Triton X-114 extracts of M. tuberculosis H37Rv membranes using 1-DGE, 2-DGE, and MALDI-TOF-MS (See Sinha et al., 2005). Identified in culture filtrates of M. tuberculosis H37Rv (See Malen et al., 2007). Putative glycoprotein identified by LC/ESI-MS/MS in the culture filtrate of M. tuberculosis H37Rv (See Gonzalez-Zamorano et al., 2009). Identified by mass spectrometry in Triton X-114 extracts of M. tuberculosis H37Rv (See Malen et al., 2010). Identified by mass spectrometry in the culture filtrate, membrane protein fraction, and whole cell lysates of M. tuberculosis H37Rv (See de Souza et al., 2011). Translational start site supported by proteomics data (See Kelkar et al., 2011).
TranscriptomicsmRNA identified by microarray analysis: gene induced by hypoxia (see Sherman et al., 2001). DNA microarrays indicate induction by iron and IdeR|Rv2711 in M. tuberculosis H37Rv (See Rodriguez et al., 2002). Up-regulated at high temperatures and possibly down-regulated by hspR|Rv0353 (see Stewart et al., 2002).
MutantNon-essential gene for in vitro growth of H37Rv in a MtbYM rich medium, by Himar1 transposon mutagenesis (see Minato et al. 2019). Non-essential gene for in vitro growth of H37Rv, by analysis of saturated Himar1 transposon libraries (see DeJesus et al. 2017). Non essential gene by Himar1 transposon mutagenesis in H37Rv strain (see Sassetti et al., 2003).
Check for mutants available at TARGET website
Coordinates
TypeStartEndOrientation
CDS43141784314723+
Genomic sequence
Feature type Upstream flanking region (bp) Downstream flanking region (bp) Update
       
Protein sequence
>Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv|Rv3841|bfrB
MTEYEGPKTKFHALMQEQIHNEFTAAQQYVAIAVYFDSEDLPQLAKHFYSQAVEERNHAMMLVQHLLDRDLRVEIPGVDTVRNQFDRPREALALALDQERTVTDQVGRLTAVARDEGDFLGEQFMQWFLQEQIEEVALMATLVRVADRAGANLFELENFVAREVDVAPAASGAPHAAGGRL
      
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