Structural highlights
Function
LOVHK_BRUA2 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.[1]
References
- ↑ Swartz TE, Tseng TS, Frederickson MA, Paris G, Comerci DJ, Rajashekara G, Kim JG, Mudgett MB, Splitter GA, Ugalde RA, Goldbaum FA, Briggs WR, Bogomolni RA. Blue-light-activated histidine kinases: two-component sensors in bacteria. Science. 2007 Aug 24;317(5841):1090-3. PMID:17717187 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1144306
