BBE31 from the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi, known to play an important role in successful colonization of the mammalian host, shows the ability to bind glutathione - Brangulis, Kalvis; Akopjana, Inara; Petrovskis, Ivars; Kazaks, Andris; Zelencova, Diana; Jekabsons, Atis; Jaudzems, Kristaps; Tars, Kaspars (Biochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects, 2020)
Keywords: BbCRASP-1 fold; blood; Borrelia burgdorferi; Borrelia spielmanii; chemical bonding; crystal structure; genes; glutathione; hematophagy; hemolymph; Ixodes scapularis; Ixodes ticks; Lyme disease; mammals; mass spectrometry; Orthologous proteins; Outer surface protein; Protein glutathionylation; salivary glands; surface proteins; ticks; Ixodes ticks; Orthologous proteins; Protein glutathionylation; BbCRASP-1 fold; Outer surface protein