Research Article

Cysteine-Free Proteins in the Immunobiology of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

Table 3

Domains associated with secreted CFPs in four species of arthropod-borne Alphaproteobacteria.

SpeciesDomains

A. phagocytophilumOEP, Peptidase_M16, Peptidase_M17,
Peptidase_S49, TPR_2

B. bacilliformisABC_sub_bind, Ami_3, Autotransporter,
Bac_surface_Ag, BPD_transp_1, DPBB_1, DUF165, DUF374, DUF541, FlgH, Flgl, FliP, HAMP, HATPase_C, HisKA, HlyD, Lipoprotein_9, LolA, MotA_ExbB, OEP, Oxidored_q3, PDZ, Peptidase_M23, Peripla_BP_2, Pertactin, Porin_2, SBP_bac_9, Surf_Ag_VNR, TolB_N, PD40, Trypsin, TSPc

E. chaffeensisBac_surface_Ag, BON, OEP, PDZ,
Peptidase_S49, Surf_Ag_VNR, TerC, Trypsin

R. rickettsiiAAA, Bac_surface_Ag, DUF6, FTR1, OmpW,
PBPb, PDZ, Peptidase_M23, Surf_Ag_VNR, Trypsin, TSPc

Bold font domains selected for definition of cysteine-abundance and distribution patterns (Figure 3).